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About texpatfaith

I'm a returned Christian expat living in Texas after several years residing in the Middle East and the South Pacific. I have the great privilege of writing about my experiences through the eyes of my faith, and to know and love my brothers and sisters serving in Christ's name all over the world. I have a special heart for the missionary community whom I now serve through the Missionary Care Team at my church. I am a writer, researcher, teacher, and archaeology enthusiast who also loves peering into the heavens any chance I get - but most importantly I am a wife, mother and grandmother who loves the Lord. "The fact that I am a woman does not make me a different kind of Christian, but the fact that I am a Christian makes me a different kind of woman." Elisabeth Elliott Shirley Ralston (MA Christian Education, Dallas Theological Seminary)

Worship – Papua New Guinea Style

Posted on August 21, 2013 by texpatfaith

When my husband and I moved to Papua New Guinea, our first priority was to find a church we could attend. For me, worship is the glue that holds my shifting expat life together. Worship steadies my soul when I’m … Continue reading →

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A Psalm for the Expatriate

Posted on August 4, 2013 by texpatfaith

“Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? If I go up to heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. If I live at the eastern … Continue reading →

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The Watcher

Posted on July 6, 2013 by texpatfaith

           2 Corinthians 5 “Absent from the body, present with the Lord”   The Watcher She always leaned to watch for us, Anxious if we were late, In winter by the window, In summer by the … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day – What Legacy Will You Leave?

Posted on May 28, 2013 by texpatfaith

Matthew 16:25–26 (HCSB) — 25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will find it. 26 What will it benefit a man if he gains the whole world yet … Continue reading →

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An Alien Arrival in Papua New Guinea

Posted on May 11, 2013 by texpatfaith

Greetings from Papua New Guinea! I arrived safely after a grueling 30 hours of travel from Houston that took me through Dallas, Brisbane, Australia and then to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. Someone told me the Dallas to Brisbane … Continue reading →

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Alien Abroad ~ Saying Goodbye to Dubai

Posted on May 4, 2013 by texpatfaith

On January 11, 2012, I boarded Emirates flight 211 – Dubai to Houston, probably for the last time. The inevitable relocation notice came in October that my husband and I were moving on to another assignment in Papua New Guinea. … Continue reading →

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What is the fear of God in a God-Fearer?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by texpatfaith

I recently heard a story about a large international company conducting job interviews in a remote area specific to one of their projects. When local interviewees were asked about their goals in life, some replied, “I want to be a … Continue reading →

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Ripples of a Revolution

Posted on October 10, 2012 by texpatfaith

  When I look around our worship service on Fridays, I see a gathering that has come full circle since the day of Pentecost 2000 years ago. For many of the worshippers, the nations represented in Acts 2:9-11 are their … Continue reading →

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The Perfect GPS

Posted on October 1, 2012 by texpatfaith

The Way that Changed the World: Acts 1-2:13 The Perfect GPS It is in the deepest darkness of the starless midnight that men learn how to hold on to the hidden Hand most tightly and how that Hand holds them; … Continue reading →

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C. S. Lewis Blog: Happy 75th Birthday to The Hobbit!

Posted on September 23, 2012 by texpatfaith

  C. S. Lewis Blog: Happy 75th Birthday to The Hobbit!. I first read the Chronicles of Narnia when I was 11 yrs. old. My brother had bought them as a gift for my younger sister, but somehow they found … Continue reading →

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