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I recently was able to accompany my mom at her church’s annual conference. It was an encouraging time, as different ministries of the church shared how God was moving in the city and beyond, an elder presented a challenge from the Scriptures, and the finance committee highlighted all the good works being accomplished through tithing. […]

Do you have any recipes from your mother, aunt, or grandmother?  For many years, Ginger has had a desire to make a recipe book of our favorite meals from our families, from other missionaries, and from friends. As we have lived for many years in the Philippines, most of these recipes are prepared from scratch […]

Roadtrip We just returned from a roadtrip to visit Shari’s family and some other friends, share at a supporting church in Iowa and to attend the wedding of our former co-worker, Lori Morley (to Joseph Smith on Sept. 21st). After the wedding we visited our son Jason and his wife Geordan and her family then […]

  MONDAY, September 30, 2024 “Oh, you were here super recently, so you don’t need to fill out any forms,” the receptionist at the orthopedic urgent care said to me brightly. I definitely did not share her happiness at the statement. “And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in […]

Sometimes expressions are funny across languages.  Yesterday I learned a new one here in My Language: “Ka ba ŋũɛ̃ ʼpee nĩĩgire.”  Literally, it means, “Donʼt say it a second time.”  And itʼs used to confirm that you are totally in agreement with what the other person just said, or that he said what you were […]

à ʼbɛɛ sa ʼpii Yesu tũrũ, yuwe yi ʼoo lɔɔlɔ yo,ã ʼbɛɛ sa ʼpii yi tũrũ, yuwe yi ʼoo lɔɔlɔ. Let’s follow Jesus, He’s the One who is the Savior, oh!Let’s follow Jesus, He’s the One who is the Savior. Imagine a group of My People, gathered under a big tree in one of their […]

Dear PRAYing family and friends, Thank you so much for your prayers last month! With God’s grace and wisdom, I, Darcy, was able to finish translating the Literacy Manual for our national teams working in A-P. It is good to refocus on Bible translation again with my dear team in Asia-Pacific. Speaking of my team, […]