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How do you help your children succeed in life?

How do you help your children succeed in life?

For those of you who are parents, what do you do to help your children succeed? Do you read books to them? Send them to a good school? Enroll them in extra-curricular activities? Bring them to church? Try to help them make good friends? Or do you sacrifice a goat or two and shave their […]
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Ready to Return to the Field

Ready to Return to the Field

We have purchased our tickets to return to Asia Pacific and will be leaving in the first week of June. We would have loved to say that we were able to visit each and every one of you during our home assignment, however we are thankful for the time that we had with each of […]
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Yet Another Curve Ball

Yet Another Curve Ball

As many of you already know, we are currently in Parsons, KS addressing our medical urgency for Phoebe. Our doctor at the mission clinic in PNG suspected that Phoebe has Perthes disease. The blood flow has shut off to her right leg in the hip ball area. You can look up the longer explanation if […]
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Bittersweet Event … Again

Bittersweet Event … Again

It’s that time of year … again … to say, “good-bye” to our students who are seniors.  We are happy for them but sad for us.  We are thankful for the “season” that God has allowed us to have with these students.  It’s definitely a worthwhile journey … and … one that is not over. […]
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From Chaos to Peace at Home – Plus a Tech Services Trip

From Chaos to Peace at Home – Plus a Tech Services Trip

The chaos in our house has gone away! And now it is looking a lot more like our home! We are more settled then we were at Easter when we last wrote. 😊 Thank you for your prayers! We have our own furniture, family photos are hung and almost everything is organized and put away. […]
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Words are Important

Words are Important

When we teach and translate in the Pal language, we have to be very careful as we choose the words to use. A deep understanding of the language is necessary because a simple transfer of words from English to Pal will sometimes result in unintended meanings. We often remind ourselves that it doesn’t matter what […]
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May 2022     

May 2022     

Dear PRAYing friends and family, The year is flying by, and May is already half over! We are enjoying the warmer weather and being outside more. Monday night we sat on our driveway with some neighbors to watch the amazing lunar eclipse! Embaloh Bible Reprint & Rina: My Embaloh co-worker, Rina, has been very busy […]
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Thank you for praying and keep it up!

Thank you for praying and keep it up!

” Commit your actions to the LORD, and your plans will succeed.” Proverbs 16:3 (NLT) We greatly appreciate your prayers! We just received word that Garrett’s PNG visa was approved! We are so thankful, but time is very short for purchasing our airline tickets. I have mailed his passport to the PNG Embassy in Washington […]
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