Author Archives: mjstearns

About mjstearns

We are Mark, Jenni, Tate and Theo Stearns. We currently live in Beaverton, Oregon, but are planning to move to Nicaragua within the next six months. We'll be serving as missionaries to Verbo Church, a non denominational church with several Nicaraguan locations. Specifically we'll be working at Casa Bernabe, an orphanage run by the church, assisting in vocational training and transition programs for the older boys.

Thursday Ramblings

Posted on March 14, 2013 by mjstearns

We just keep swimming.  Mark made two trips to the hospital yesterday with Casa Bernabe kids.  One for a regular appointment, the other with a boy who had to get stitches.  By the end of the day, he was plumb … Continue reading →

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Last Week

Posted on March 11, 2013 by mjstearns

We survived. I realize I probably sound overly dramatic, but it was a long week for Casa Bernabe. We had illnesses, injuries, minor car accidents. Kids here lost family members unexpectedly. While everyone is physically on the mend, I think … Continue reading →

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When Kevin Came to Stay

Posted on March 9, 2013 by mjstearns

When we first met Kevin, he looked like this…(he’s on the right, and that’s my mom in the middle) And we loved him. A year and a half later he was removed from the orphanage. Then he repented and asked … Continue reading →

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Word-spiration

Posted on February 28, 2013 by mjstearns

Ouch. Image Credit A huge thanks to Anneke at This, That & Life for this inspirational quote!

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Daily Life

Posted on February 26, 2013 by mjstearns

I’ve thought a lot about writing a daily life summary for quite a while.  Every time I’ve sit down to write it I’ve come up empty.  It’s not that there isn’t stuff to write about, it’s just that it’s hard … Continue reading →

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A big update

Posted on February 6, 2013 by mjstearns

Life keeps on marching forward, doesn’t it?  I swear yesterday was just New Years, and here we are and it’s February!   We have had a lot of forced fun the past few weeks, so we certainly can’t complain.  We … Continue reading →

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The Comfort of Routine

Posted on January 17, 2013 by mjstearns

We are back into our routine.  Tate is in school, Theo isn’t yet (next month he’ll start) but we all appreciate waking up knowing more or less what is coming.  It might not never turns out to be exactly what we … Continue reading →

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When We Get Discouraged

Posted on January 9, 2013 by mjstearns

The past couple of weeks have been tough.  I could probably write about 12 long posts about the reasons why but there’s not really any point in dwelling on it.  The point is, we have had more moments of questioning … Continue reading →

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The Past Month In Numbers

Posted on January 8, 2013 by mjstearns

The least amount of people we have fed at a meal at our house…9 The number of visitors we had…3!  My parents and our friend Christina New puppies…1  New puppy accidents cleaned (during the day, night doesn’t count!)…3 Times we’ve … Continue reading →

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Nueva Guinea

Posted on January 5, 2013 by mjstearns

  I love these boys.  Especially that big pale guy in the middle 🙂

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