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Crossing Cultures Making Disciples Memoir

In memory

In memory of Glenn Ingouf, my mother. 

On November 10, 2024, she passed through death into unimaginable joy and immeasurable peace. She rests now in the presence of her Savior, Lord, and King.

These are some personal thoughts I posted on January 23, 2022, when she celebrated her 90th birthday. I’ve added some recent updates.

She was one of the strongest, most determined women I’ve ever known. And funny. A devoted follower of Christ. And gifted teacher. Wife, mom, grandmother (Nani), and, just this year, great-grandmother.

Countless are the ways her life impacted mine. Every time I try to put it down on paper, I fall short of words. 

Give thanks to the Lord with me. Hers was a life well-lived for His glory.

Mom and Dad. 2024.
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Devotional Memoir

Pain

The problem of pain sits in shadows. Valleys. Sometimes hidden.

Walking by faith, we navigate broken streets. And journey with hurting people.

Face to face with a biblical reality.

“For we know that the whole creation groans…” (Romans 8:22 NASB).

Path of pain. Image by Peter Forster on Unsplash.
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Crossing Cultures Making Disciples Memoir

Sent ones

It hit me in a different way that day.

The gathering of family and friends to commission this latest group of sent ones. Newly trained. Now on their way. To places all over the globe.

It hit me when I saw the expressions. On parents’ faces. 

Pride. Joy. Grief. And for some—uncertainty. Perhaps, even anger. 

The time had come. For releasing their kids and grandkids. To travel across oceans and borders. Into a new and different life of serving in another culture. 

Praying for sent ones. Image by imb.org
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