Why We Go to Tanzania
Authenticity Book House started with the foundational idea of publishing as ministry. While developing the organization over time, the Lord brought us a ministry connection in Tanzania which provided...
View ArticleLessons from a Bake Sale
Recently, my wife, daughter, and I attended an informational meeting at our church regarding middle school missions trips. Linnea, my daughter, found excitement building inside, as she learned about...
View ArticleThe Ache of a Lie and the Joy of Truth
I received a joy-packed email today, flooding me with sadness while stirring up dejection. A contradiction? For sure! The email contained the very work of God on Kome Island: 1,134 Tanzanians heard the...
View ArticleThe God of Tanzania, Texas, the World!
A typical day in the Tanzanian sun finds me with a headband in my hair, a camera bag on my arm, and a smile on my face. After the initial shock of arriving in a brand-new country, surrounded by the...
View ArticleThe Joy of Sorrow
“I think ten years is the magic number for me,” I told my friend. “I’m good.” Two days later I cried the “ugly cry.” Ten years of loss overwhelmed me, and I couldn’t contain the emotion. Truly, on most...
View ArticleGod Did It Again!
Scarcely a month has passed and already our time on Kome Island seems remote. The pace of modern life, I guess. I titled my pre-trip blog in April “Here We Go Again!” Well, just like last year, God did...
View ArticleThe Glue that Binds
My husband and I recently moved from Texas to a house perched on a pine studded ridge in Maine. Multiple reasons for this relocation exist, the most pressing being the sudden loss of my parents and a...
View ArticleEverything You Need to Know about the July Event
We had no choice—we decided to put on an event. Post-Tanzania work, summer travel, and two staff members moving made for a busy July, but we felt compelled to connect with our supporters in a new way....
View ArticleA Beautiful Honestness
“That is so hard-hitting!” I exclaimed in the middle of our Starbucks conversation. I sat, a glass of cold water in hand, across from Authenticity Book House president, Fran Geiger Joslin, a speaker at...
View ArticleWe’re Gonna Make it, Babe!
Have you ever experienced loss so heart-rending it threw you into great darkness, making you question if you’d ever see light again? Did you wonder if you could connect with anyone who might remotely...
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