Two women walking in a field with their arms wrapped around each other

Life on the Frontier

New beginnings are hard. Whether we’re talking about a first date or the start of a new project at work or just Mondays in general, the frontier of something new always demands a lot from us.

clouds in the sky, trees, shrubs, and huts

So Much More Than Mud Huts

Until I lived there, South Sudan was more of a concept than an actual place. But in the spring of 2018, I got an email from a Jesuit priest who was the Country Director for the Jesuit Refugee Service in South Sudan.