Author Archives: Jake + Kathryn

It’s Kathryn here!! I’m bringing y’all the most words. This story is so near and dear to my heart, I pray that I can give God glory in my jumble and inability to put words to His goodness. In 2014, I had the opportunity to go on my first trip to Rwanda. We visited NkomboContinue reading “Florence”

God is too good friends!! He continues to align our hearts more closely to His, so we’ve got some sweet news. In the beginning of our journey, after talking to friends in Rwanda, we had ministry opportunities waiting for us in the capital city, Kigali, but God has some different plans for us. When weContinue reading “Clarity”

This evening, Jacob and I ate dinner on our back porch, overlooking the only town we’ve ever known as home. And in less than a week, we will be over looking our future home. It’s hard to express the excitement, the joy, and the odd sense of security in the current unknown, that will oneContinue reading “Home”

We got married!! WHOOP WHOOP It was truly a day from heaven. After a week of rain, the sun finally made an appearance. It turned out to be pretty hot but it was altogether perfect. (Shout out to all our peeps who made the trip to be there, we are forever grateful.) As you know,Continue reading “Amen + amen”

Our names are Jacob and Kathryn Otterman and we got married in May of 2018. Separately, we each have always felt called to pursue a life of long-term, overseas, mission work, but did not know when or where. Before meeting, we both attempted to pursue this calling, but continuously hit road blocks, and knew itContinue reading “The beginning”