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The Same I AM…

October 17, 2011

It’s a ‘classic’ Bible story. Moses, having somewhat recently taken the life of an Egyptian, has fled from the comfortable life he knew as the ‘grandson’ of the then Pharaoh and traded it in for the life of a nomadic Midianite. The man who had likely tasted the best of what civilization at that time had to offer, […]

Heading Back to PNG

October 16, 2011

Its hard to believe that our maternity leave is finally over. When we left our tiny island in Papua New Guinea almost six months ago it felt like it would be so long before we returned. And yet here we are placing the last few items in our bags, almost ready to head out. Weird. […]

Weekend to Remember

October 7, 2011

We’ve never hidden the fact that our first eight months on the field was difficult on our marriage. Marriage can be hard in general thanks to a myriad of factors, such as family backgrounds, personal expectations, normal life challenges, etc., all of which are affected by our natural bent towards self-interest and self-protection. Export these […]

Ha Ha Tonka!

October 6, 2011

No, it’s not funny, and no, it’s not about a truck. 🙂 (well ok, I still think it’s a little bit funny…) Ha Ha Tonka is the name of the lovely state park just a couple miles away, where we explored a bit last weekend. Our girls, Naya (4) and Jocellyn (almost 2) are really […]

Earning Grace

September 27, 2011

A few years ago a friend and I were at a missions conference when we got into a discussion about the “right” way to eat bananas. I laughed at first, but after hearing his arguments, I became convinced that he was on to something. The first thing he shared with me was how bananas grow […]

God’s Love Never Fails…Please Pray

September 22, 2011

Something that could only controlled by God’s sovereignty happened in the last 36 hours. I’ve been involved, in small ways, in preparing to have tribal church planters Mike and Libby Wild, speak during chapel here at NTBI this Thursday morning. I met Mike and Libby almost exactly 4 years ago. We had just arrived to […]

FOUR!

September 21, 2011

On September 9th, our lovely older daughter Naya turned 4! She got to choose a ‘theme’ for her birthday party, and her choice was Strawberry Shortcake. As the picture shows, she had a Strawberry Shortcake cake, and some strawberry-ish cupcakes. We are blessed to have her in our family… she is such a sweet little […]

Meeting Gracia

September 13, 2011

If you had told me many years ago when I was watching the news reports of the captured missionaries in the Philippines that one day one of them would be rescued and I would eventually meet them in person, I would have thought you were crazy. Remembering back to the reports of the tragic capturing […]

Growing Anticipation

September 12, 2011

If we could have known the future we would not have been surprised by the fact that Iris’ paperwork took longer than we originally anticipated. As things stand right now, we will be back in the United States for another four weeks. For certain, the next four weeks will be packed with experiences and opportunities […]

Vacaville Venture

September 4, 2011

My heart is smiling as I sit down to write this blog. It is amazing how being in the body of Christ can knit you together with people you have never even met; how you can sit down and speak face to face with a person for the first time and truly connect, be blessed […]