Tag: Teaching

Fourth Quarter Finale

Fourth Quarter Finale

2014 was quite the year. We had our moments abroad traveling by car on the dusty roads of Africa, hiking up mountains to remote villages in Papua New Guinea, crossing open seas in a small banana boat, and gazing down on passing islands from a helicopter. But most of our time was spent in our […]
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Dressed up as Satan

Dressed up as Satan

When Lori and I were dating, on occasion we would sing to each other a part of song that was popular then…“Do you dream of me?” It was a romantic gesture and felt good knowing that we were being ‘dreamed’ about. Now, I am being dreamed about again, but the feeling isn’t good. In America […]
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Heavy Rain and Light Burden

Heavy Rain and Light Burden

Aaron had left the village ahead of me to head home with the 3 older girls. As I walked in the rain down the dirt road holding Briella and an umbrella, I sensed someone behind me on the road. I turned to see who it was, and it was one of the ladies that comes […]
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Hand-off

Hand-off

Yesterday, Lori and I sat in on the Patpatar adult literacy class. We each took a minute to thank the teachers and to encourage the students to continue to work hard and finish well. As we were getting ready to leave, one of the students stood and thanked us for developing the program, training teachers, […]
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“He died in my place”

“He died in my place”

“It’s not just about the story of the cross and how Jesus died on it, it is about belief,” one of the Patpatar men told me after hearing the Gospel presentation yesterday on Good Friday. I questioned him further, “Belief? Belief in what?” “Belief that Jesus’ died to make the payment for sin,” he replied. […]
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We Gather Together

We Gather Together

“So Adam and Eve disobeyed God’s Word and ate from the fruit, right? They were separated from God and put outside the garden, true? The road to get back was blocked by an angel with a flaming sword and there was no way to sneak around, trick the angel, go in at night or anything; […]
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Update

Update

Lori speaking at the literacy graduation. We have found that at times life for everyone presents itself as a juggling act that we all must perform.   In this update, I will present to you the different events that have happened in the last month and a half or so that have kept us juggling. In […]
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Hungry

Hungry

In our first days back in Patpatar this last March I had a lot of questions.  What happened while we were gone?  How are our brothers and sisters doing here?  What is going to happen this time back? There is a certain believer here that always seems to amaze me.  I actually find him quite […]
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