In 2009, Shari Tvrdik, a self-proclaimed soccer mom from a small midwestern town, along with her husband, Troy, and their four children, left their home in the United States and bravely followed God into full-time mission work in a strange land halfway across the world. Truth be known, Shari and her husband had no idea what they were doing except obeying God and accepting an invitation into a holy work bigger than them.
As their journey took them to an impoverished community in Mongolia, Shari and her family soon realized that God works through the ordinary, qualifies the unqualified, and can do whatever He pleases with a person willing to obey. Still, the struggle of humanity made obedience hard. As Shari chronicles her fascinating experiences, she details both the miraculous as well as the ugly truths of her missionary story with the intent of encouraging all believers to release their fears and follow Jesus wherever He leads.
Swimming in Awkward shares the inspiring journey of a Christian missionary in Mongolia as she discovers she is an incredibly ordinary believer surrounded by the absolute miraculous.