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There are several songs that have been going through my head lately; let me share just a few lines from a few of them: “What if Your blessings come through raindrops, what if Your healing comes through tears?  What if a thousand sleepless nights is what it takes to know you’re near?” (from “Blessings” by […]

It’s been a quick month and we are half way through August already! We have had some extra travelling going on this month, and perhaps that is why it seems like time is going so quickly! The first weekend took us to the west side of Florida to visit friends we hadn’t seen in quite […]

Despite the heavy and constant rains, we were able to navigate the river and reach the three villages south. The objectives were achieved beyond our expectations.

“Forget about tying the hands of time.  Give every moment to the One who’s given today.” – Joy Williams Summer is almost over.I’ve always grieved the end of summer in Minnesota, but never as much as this year.  These past two months in the States have flown by, and I’m really sad that our only […]

Long before the internet existed I had twenty-six different translations of the English Bible in my office.  Today, websites like Bible Gateway, Bible Hub and others offer an array of over sixty Bible translations in English.  While some individuals will make arguments over specific translations, most people fail to investigate the purpose behind each translation […]

We love meeting people but we’re not so good at remembering names… especially when Joyce and I awaken in the morning and ask one another, “Who are you?”  Well, ok… it’s not gotten to that point (yet), but with the thousands of people we meet in our ministry travels it’s just difficult recalling names.   There […]

Sometimes it’s hard to explain what a linguist actually does.  I mean, we work with languages.  And everybody uses language to some extent or another.  So how is being a linguist actually like a real job and anything more than what everyone else does?  That’s what I often wonder.  And then I heard a really […]