The Surprises of Life Continue…

February 16, 2019

Just one day after we sent out our latest newsletter, talking about the “Surprises of Life” that God takes us through, we had another one come our way… Naomi fell and broke her leg too! Yes, it is true! For those following us on Facebook, thank you for all your prayers! Naomi was just walking […]

Restoration

February 15, 2019

You might remember the prayer request for Mario last month. He is in a spiritually better place these last 4-5 weeks as Father God brought him to a crisis point and in his own words he said he felt like God woke him up. He says that hearing the Word taught brings him joy now and his […]

Ground breaking!

February 15, 2019

A few weeks back we received a handwritten letter in Guanano from Orlando upriver. It read something like this “Do you remember a while ago when we talked about it being time that we Guanano started to do what Jesus told us, to spread His Word and to develop the habit of mutual encouragement with […]

THankful THirteenTH

February 13, 2019

Relationships Built The stories I could tell of all that these people have done for me! I am thankful for these friends who came alongside of me as I adjusted to life in Paraguay and learned Spanish. They are brothers and sisters in Christ who have blessed me tremendously and have shown once again how […]

secret ingredient

February 11, 2019

Our ministry is focused on literacy: teaching people to read so they can have full access to the translated Word of God in their own language. This certainly involves printed words in the literacy curriculum that we develop. But there is a secret ingredient that goes into the reading materials. It is the illustrations! Great […]

Happy 1st Birthday, Mathayo!

February 11, 2019

I vividly remember the day that I found out I was pregnant with Mathayo. After over 4 childless years since Elias, we were not expecting to have another baby. Especially not one that was going to be born in Africa. But there they were, those two pink lines that would be the beginning of yet […]

PQQ

February 10, 2019

PQQ A big name, for a big job. Pronounced – Puda-kay-kwada Our motto: “Developing in excellence disciples of Jesus Christ.” Why? So our coworkers can continue the work of tribal church planting in Brazil. To further the reach of the Gospel, engaging on the edge. That there may be a thriving church for every people.

A Normal Day

February 8, 2019

#14 in my series of what a normal day looks like

Health, Education, and Ministry

February 8, 2019

Thank you so much for your continued prayers for Tyndale! Praise the Lord, he has managed to stay healthy (other than a very mild cold a week or so ago) for this whole month while he has been on steroid treatments. The plan is for him to finish his course of steroids on Feb. 14 […]

Tanguat Trip

February 8, 2019

A couple weeks ago I took my first trip ever as a CLA consultant in training. I spent a couple days with the Swensons and Chens among the Tanguat people group of Papua New Guinea. CLA stands for culture and language acquisition, and I had the privilege of accompanying Aaron Weatherl as he kicked-off the […]