They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Enjoy this photo collection gathered from trips near and far in 2025 as God opened amazing doors and did more than we could think or imagine!
Many thanks to all who have united to walk with us through what some have termed an epic journey of sacrificial love and a previous gift of new life.
When God opens a pathway for you to go and do something, I have learned to go.
Karla and I safely returned to El Paso two weeks ago, and we are still recovering from, and are processing ALL that God did during this amazing trip, along with searching for His Wisdom on what He desires to do going forward.
Freedom. We often take it for granted.
2024 has been a full year for SU. Three trips to Iraq have been completed, with a fourth about to start. SU made return trips to Kenya in January, and Pakistan in August, with both trips launching from Iraq. In addition to these in person trips, SU has been pouring help into their country partners in Kenya and Pakistan, along...
Do you ever have one of those times where you make plans. It feels right head to toe! It feels good in the gut, and in your heart! And then changes out of your control happen?
Summers in Iraq reach temperatures of 125. Most expats leave. We though travel there, in part due to annual renewals of both SU Kurdistan and our visas. But it opens up opportunities to join with our friends in Iraq who don't have options to leave. The theme of "family" was central to this trip, with a desire to strengthen the...
Nine breath-taking days. Just as the weather started to cool in Iraq, Eric and Karla left Iraq to go to Pakistan where there was both heat AND humidity. The focus was not the weather though, but to bring help, encouragement and assistance to three groups working within Pakistan.
People who work in Iraq say that you reassess your mission there at least once every two years. This trip to Iraq was that trip, specifically whether to continue to operate a base that offers housing to distressed and disenfranchised individuals.
Karla begins every new year with a twenty-one day water only fast. She also uses this time for reaching out to others in need as God gives her strength.
2023 was a full year, with first time trips to Kenya and Pakistan, a return trip to the villages near the Russian frontline in Ukraine, and tremendous growth over seven months spend on two trips into Iraq.
