Not “Just” a Mechanic

July 28, 2019

For almost 2 decades now when people find out I work in aviation, hands-down the most frequent question I get is, “Oh, so you’re a pilot?” The easiest response is to simply say, “No, I’m a mechanic.” That saves the time of explaining that I actually do hold my commercial, single-/multi-engine, & instrument ratings and […]

Reaching the top…by Stephen & Ginger Jordan

July 26, 2019

July 24, 2019 Written by Stephen and Ginger Jordan Installing trusses Six months ago, we dug down to build up. As of last Saturday, we reached the highest point with the completion of the roof installation. We are so excited with this milestone. Now that the roof is on the new church building, we have […]

The Greatest Missionary

July 26, 2019

Cameron Townsend, founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators, once said, “The greatest missionary is the Bible in the mother tongue.” When you have God’s Word in your native language, you can understood it at the heart level. One man from Papua New Guinea recently explained it this way: “God’s word is like this massive tree. When […]

Roofing It Up

July 25, 2019

Due to some very special circumstances and some very old construction and with the help of some very determined termites, our garage roof has been transitioning from roof to sieve. Most of the beams are weakened and some are downright useless. The time has come for a new roof: beams and all. Over the last […]

An Update on Matt

July 24, 2019

We’re home! July 24, 2019 Thank you everyone SO much for praying for us while we were in Australia! I am sorry I haven’t sent out an update sooner! It has been a crazy time. Basically, we got GOOD news from the doctors! As we shared in our last letter, all of Matt’s tests showed that […]

A Medical Scare and a God who Cares

July 24, 2019

SATURDAY July 6, 2019Our Urgent Trip to Australia The LONG and Short of itSo, guess what? We are in Australia.About a week and a half ago, on a Wednesday, Matt had symptoms that appeared to be a TIA or mini stroke. Our clinic checked him out to make sure that all his vitals seemed ok, and […]

Life Lessons

July 24, 2019

A few of the lessons my parents have taught me over the years.

Good buy and hello!

July 24, 2019

And just like that, 365 sleeps in South Africa is over…well almost… 5 days to go before we GO! this was our third furlough since we left for PNG in 2007 and it was by far our best one yet!!! I want to mention 4 things that stood out for us as we reflect over […]

Every Need Met

July 24, 2019

Lately, Naomi has started her mornings by asking, “Where are we going today?” In June, we traveled from Wisconsin, to Florida, to Pennsylvania, and now that we are “settled” in Pennsylvania, we have kept up a busy schedule of meetings, visits, and local traveling. Even so, God has provided: we are blessed to live above […]

Reaching the Top

July 24, 2019

Six months ago, we dug down to build up. As of last Saturday, we reached the highest point with the completion of the roof installation. We are so excited with this milestone. Now that the roof is on the new church building, we have a list of things to do under the roof, beginning with […]