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Population: 2.5 million people. Religion: 95% Muslim, 1% Christian. Fun Facts: The Gambia is officially the smallest country on the continent of Africa, fully surrounded by the country of Senegal. Number of full-time Cru staff: Two. Andy's Trip to The Gambia Half of the adventure of GOING TO The Gambia is GETTING TO The Gambia.… Continue reading Ministry in The Gambia

While Harrison played chess at Queens College in Manhattan, “Ali,” a student from Kuwait, approached to watch. Harrison steered the conversation toward God using a spiritual card game. He soon discovered Ali felt distant from his religion and was curious about how Christians grow close to God. Right there, at the table, Harrison shared the… Continue reading God is Pursuing People to Come to Faith

The first weekend in March, Andy and I attended the wedding of my second Belcher nephew, Samuel, to his fiancé, Maddie. There are seven Belcher nieces and nephews (ten counting spouses and significant others) — five Texas Belchers and two Maine Belchers. (Eliza was unable to travel.) My mom, Barbara, had a full heart! This… Continue reading Numbers

Thousands of college students from various schools gathered together to grow in their walk with Jesus over the past two months. More than 7,200 students attended one of our 12 Winter Conferences. In Raleigh over MLK weekend, I had the fun of serving as the Information Desk Manager at the North Carolina Winter Conference! I… Continue reading Winter Conference

In early December I (Andy) had the pleasure of taking my first trip outside of the country for my new role. I had quite a memorable time, and I’d love to tell you about it! In my new role, my work now is very similar to what I have done before: helping our staff to… Continue reading Douala, Cameroon, Africa!

Looking back at this year, I am overwhelmed by the number of blessings God has bestowed on us, our family, and ministries around the world. The Spirit of God has been calling people to salvation and life by the many hundreds. What greater blessing is there?? We began the year living with Andy’s dad, Doug,… Continue reading 2025 — A Year Very Full of God’s Blessings

Happy Back to School, fall, autumn, late summer. The first day of school comes earlier and earlier on the calendar. All of our grands have begun the school routine. Becca has Murphy in first grade, Jameson in Pre-K3. Cady and her girls are into the daily homeschool rhythm with a new challenge, they got a… Continue reading Prayer, Prayer, Prayer!

Happy late summer (except it may not feel like that for those of you in Orlando!). I am so excited to tell you about our U.S. National Ministry Conference! It went SO WELL in SO MANY WAYS! Thank you for your prayers. This is the second time we have held this conference in Wisconsin. As… Continue reading Milwaukee!

Have you ever planted a seed? A garden? I planted some dill seeds recently. I put them in the dirt, watered, and waited. And waited. And watered, and waited. I do not like to be a “waiter.” I love that I can cook things in seconds in the microwave. Yet sometimes, we need to wait,… Continue reading Waiting for Growth

Andy and I moved to Mint Hill, North Carolina, in August, 2024. It was our plan to spend a few weeks in Andy’s dad’s rental home as we looked for a house, and the three of us would then move together. Andy and his dad wanted a place to work with their tools. I wanted… Continue reading We Have a new Address!!