Liz Ortiz

The school year is off to a great start. During the first week of classes, the Bible school and language school ladies were invited over...

“Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday, dear Papa Bear! Happy birthday to you!” The room was filled with laughter and clapping. It was a...

3..2..1..Blast off!! The rocket shoots up to the sky! The crowd’s eyes quickly follow. Some begin to point and shout, “I see it!” and...

It had been a long drive from Quebec to Pennsylvania, but the trip was good. Léonie and I were headed to ABWE headquarters for the...

After a long Québec winter, it is finally Summer! I have always enjoyed this season. Growing up in West Michigan, summer meant lots of...

Being 9 years old, the one thing I wanted more than anything in the world was to be able to ride a bike without training wheels. My...

I was sitting in the auditorium of my home church on the day of my missionary commissioning service. I closed my eyes and was taken back...

My phone lit up with a new message: “Can we throw a surprise birthday party for your roommate, Léonie, at your apartment?” I texted back...

Learning a new language isn’t easy. If I were learning French just for fun, I would have quit a long time ago. During the difficult days...

2022 was a year filled with laughter, tears, joy, sorrow, love and loss. A lot happened this past year. I moved to Canada and began...