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Let this mind be in you! (08-Sept)

Let this mind be in you! (08-Sept)

Verses for the day: Introduction We have enjoyed watching our grandchildren grow. We appreciated how their parents (our kids) are raising them and seeking to train them up to follow God and live pleasing to Him. But, it has also been fun to watch how much they imitate their parents. Sometimes they are almost like […]
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Update on Walt’s Surgery

Update on Walt’s Surgery

Here is an update on Walt’s eye surgery. His surgery was at 6:30 am September 7 and it went well but I didn’t get to talk with the doctor then. We had to go back for a post op check, today, September 8. We saw the doctor who assisted in the surgery. He explained a […]
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Why the laughter

Why the laughter

While working with Fredy, I started playing with words, trying to translate from Spanish into ko'revaju a word he himself used, "father of the family." When I threw my translation into ko'revaju at Fredy (I thought), he laughed a little.
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News of God’s work that you need to hear!

News of God’s work that you need to hear!

I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. Psalm 9:1 (NKJV) Please pray: Since our last update we have been busy: Praise: Health: Our eye doctor says that Lance has cataracts that need to eventually be removed. It’s not an urgent matter and he says that we […]
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You See Me When I Travel

You See Me When I Travel

As I was anticipating the gradual decent into Goroka, absorbed in cleaning out the photos on my phone as I always do when I’m flying, I felt the momentum of the plane change. Instead of steadily going down, we were accelerating and turning. Several minutes passed before the pilot came over the intercom to say […]
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Urgent Prayer Requests

Urgent Prayer Requests

I have been concerned about my vision for a while so I finally went to my retina specialist. (I had a detached retina several years ago.) He immediately ordered two tests which confirmed that I have a detached retina in my other eye. I will have surgery this Saturday (Friday evening in the US). While […]
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All Hands On Deck …

All Hands On Deck …

Our move-in days, registration, orientation, and yes … even the first day of classes … are now in the past. As I think back on it all … I am amazed at how many people were “hands on” and “involved” in these events. In fact, all staff, student leaders, and interns had a part! As […]
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“Island Witness” – The full story behind this MK’s name! 

“Island Witness” – The full story behind this MK’s name! 

In the year, 2000, we set our minds to head to the islands of Papua New Guinea. Our goal was to go to a remote people group, learn the language and culture, translate God’s Word, teach them how to read, preach the Gospel, and establish churches that glorify God. In short, we wanted to be […]
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Trials and Hardship – Part of God’s Grace for you – 1 Peter 5:12

Trials and Hardship – Part of God’s Grace for you – 1 Peter 5:12

26 August 2024 – CBM Songs: Personal Testimony: Introduce myself Share my story of the last 9 months (Jan 19) I know my cancer is terminal. I will die from it. How do I feel about it? I’m not afraid to die. I know I have a direct flight, a one way ticket. I know my destination is heaven.  I know […]
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Passing the Pail

Passing the Pail

You are familiar with phrases like “Passing the Plate” and “Passing the Baton,” but are you familiar with “Passing the Pail?”  As far as we know, this isn’t an idiom but literally what has been happening here in the Philippines.  After completing the church building in 2019 for the believers of Faith Bible Church, they […]
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