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His Mercy is More (13 December)

His Mercy is More (13 December)

Verses for the day Jonah 2:7-10 As my life was slipping away I remembered the Lord. … I will offer sacrifices to your with songs of praise and I will fulfill all my vows. For my salvation comes from the Lord alone. Then the Lord ordered the fish to spit Jonah out on to the […]
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Friendship With the World (29 December)

Friendship With the World (29 December)

Verses for the day Thoughts As I begin to write this morning, I am praying the words of 1 Thess 5:14 and asking the Father what do you need to hear from the Father today? If you need a reminder of the gifts He has given you, may he remind you. If it’s encouragement in […]
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2024 in Review

2024 in Review

As the saying goes, a picture speaks a thousand words. With that in mind we are sending along a 3.44 minute video with lots of pictures and some video from this year. Our hope is that this will give you a little taste of our life and ministry here in Asia Pacific over the past […]
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Making friends being sensitive

Making friends being sensitive

As we visit the neighbors, we chat, make jokes, introduce ourselves and get to know them; they communicate words to us in the language and reveal aspects of their culture, which we take into account by recording them and then analyzing the language to learn their way of seeing life and their explanation of how things work.
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Merry Christmas from Halfway Across the World

Merry Christmas from Halfway Across the World

What is going on? Merry, merry Christmas!! I write this the day after Christmas in Papua New Guinea, and Christmas Day in America. This Christmas has been a unique one. I spent Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the day after Christmas fellowshipping with believers in the tribe where I grew up. I had the opportunity to […]
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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from Chihuahua, México! O hearken ye who would believeThe gracious tidings now receiveGloria, Gloria in excelsis Deo The mighty Lord of heav’n and earthToday is come to human birth!Gloria, Gloria in excelsis Deo O hearken ye who long for peaceYour troubled searching now may ceaseGloria, Gloria in excelsis Deo For at His cradle […]
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What a year that was! What did we learn? 

What a year that was! What did we learn? 

Reflections on the Year When we last checked in with you all, we were just crawling out of a hospital stay, a pneumonia recovery, and a totaled car…yeah, that’s what October brought. But as we reflect on the year, there were so many opportunities to see God breaking through. We hope you can see that […]
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Not What I Wanted

Not What I Wanted

Supporting Tribal Church Planting in Papua New Guinea “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.” -Romans 8:28 When I was eight years old, what I really wanted for Christmas was a Playskool dollhouse.  I just […]
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Extra

Extra

Like many of you, December is a busy month with . . . extra shopping, extra cooking, extra cleaning, and extra events.  For us, December is full of all those items plus extra evangelism!  Last week, Stephen had the opportunity to share a Christmas message with the students and relatives of the local preschools. And […]
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