Author: Lance and Laura Ostman

Of birthdays, work, devastation and heartache.

Of birthdays, work, devastation and heartache.

And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us and establish the work of our hands for us; Yes, establish the work of our hands. Psalms 90:17 Birthdays: Where did the month of March go?! I guess in truth all of the months are going by very quickly. This month began with Lance’s […]
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News of growth in the Higaunon church

News of growth in the Higaunon church

As cold water to a weary soul, So is good news from a far country. Proverbs 25:25 News from our other home: We received a letter this morning from one of the Higaunon church leaders. He wrote that over 400 visitors came last month for a youth conference. We looked for pictures of this online […]
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Declaring His Glory This Christmas And Into The New Year

Declaring His Glory This Christmas And Into The New Year

Merry Christmas: From our house to yours, we want to wish you a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year. In this atmosphere of fear that many are experiencing these days, God has appointed each of us to be His light bearers to dispel fear and to “Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders […]
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So much for which to be thankful.

So much for which to be thankful.

I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all … Romans 1:8 Thank you: The American Thanksgiving holiday is just around the corner! Where did this year go? Time is flying by so quickly and we don’t want to neglect to take the time to share with you some things for which we are […]
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We’re doing what?!

We’re doing what?!

He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” Mark 6:31 . Percentage completed: We received an email the other day from our field leadership team that the Higaunon Old Testament is 49.1 percent complete. We’re getting there! Thanks go to each of you who partner with us […]
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Prayer and Praise : Labor Day

Prayer and Praise : Labor Day

Thank you! We are so thankful for your prayers for us. God answered a prayer from our last update. We asked you to pray as we were looking to the Lord to replace our central air-conditioning. The heat index the past weeks has been in the 100s. Praise the Lord with us that the old […]
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Exceedingly abundantly

Exceedingly abundantly

Ephesians 3:20-21 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Thank you: We are very grateful for your prayers and financial […]
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Of travel, a surprise, misc news

Of travel, a surprise, misc news

Through the LORD’S mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning, Great is Your faithfulness. Lam 3:22-23 In this update: Travels ● A Surprise ● Miscellaneous ● Thank you Travels: In our last update we reported that I (Laura) was sick with bronchitis and an eye infection. Praise […]
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Another sequence of events

Another sequence of events

It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps. Jeremiah 10:23b A sequence of events: Have you ever had one of those days in which everything culminated in one of those God appointments? We shared one with you in January  and now we have another one for you. I (Lance) hadn’t seen […]
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