Author: Lance and Laura Ostman

Forty-two years – God is faithful!

Forty-two years – God is faithful!

Now may the God of peace Himself, sanctify you completely… Faithful is He who calls you, who also will do it. 1Thess 5:23,24 (NKJV) Forty-two years ago. Greetings! Today, August 28, marks 42 years since we moved into the village to partner with Ron and Michelle Jennings in ministry to the Higaunon. The above picture […]
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Of taking a break, celebrating a New Testament and other things!

Of taking a break, celebrating a New Testament and other things!

“I know that You can do everything,And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You. Job 42:2 (NKJV) Greetings once again from our jungle home. What a joy it is to see God at work in and through His children. He is fulfilling His purpose and for that, we are eternally grateful. Here’s a […]
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Ezekiel and Hosea are checked!

Ezekiel and Hosea are checked!

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised. Psalm 145:3a (NKJV) Greeting from our jungle home. We hope this finds you doing well and that you are encouraged by all God is doing in your life. Checking progress: We arrived in the village on January 20th and after spending just two days settling in, […]
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Praise the Lord for travel, 26 baptized and tickets!

Praise the Lord for travel, 26 baptized and tickets!

Join us in praising the Lord. We are thrilled to share the latest news from our Higaunon brothers and sisters in Christ. Just last week, we received a message from one of the outreach villages reporting that 26 new believers were baptized! While we usually see pictures of baptisms in rivers, this time the baptism […]
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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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Thankful and blessed, our hearts are full!

Thankful and blessed, our hearts are full!

Travel You may have noticed it has been a while since our last update! We spent time in seven states over the past six weeks. We had a wonderful week with our daughter and family in Western NY State, and our son, Robert, even surprised us with a visit the last week of June. Lance […]
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He has done excellent things.

He has done excellent things.

Sing to the LORD, For He has done excellent things… Isaiah 12:5a (NKJV) Biannual seminar Every May and November, the  Higaunon church holds a seminar for the church leadership and their wives. The meetings in May are held in a different location. The meetings in November, are held in the village where we live. I […]
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Thankful for the HOPE we have!

Thankful for the HOPE we have!

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3 (NKJV) Translation work: In our last update, we had a typographical error. You probably didn’t see it because […]
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Ostmans – back in the Philippines

Ostmans – back in the Philippines

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities… for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. from 2 Corinthians 12:10 Our arrival Hello from our jungle home where everything has been very wet since our arrival. In our previous updates, we mentioned Lance’s health and what the doctor said. Here we are in […]
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