Could Not Have Been Better!

September 2, 2016

Bringing Indigenous Churches To Maturity September, 2016 Hello Friends, What A Summer This sure has been a profitable summer. I was able to go to Baltimore and be involved in the Perspectives National Conference. I saw many old friends and met quite a few new […]

Thirty three years!

August 30, 2016

MEMORY LANE: Thirty-three years ago this week we moved into the Higaunon village that we’ve called “home” in the Philippines. We joined our coworkers, Ron and Michelle Jennings, in the work where they had been for two years.The gospel had just been presented a few months before we moved there.

Fathers Would You Consent

August 27, 2016

Over the years I have had fathers and mothers a bit upset when I talk to their children about giving their life to the mission call. I had one young lady say this to me on a plane headed back to the States after a mission trip. “Jack, please pray for me, I am going […]

ABQ Anniversary Already?

August 22, 2016

Check out our latest update by clicking this link, thanks.

when the unexpected happens…

August 14, 2016

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91:1 Everything was going smoothly according to the plans WE had made! We arrived safely from Mindanao to the Seminar on the island of Luzon! The NTMAA Seminar went well! And the […]

It’s the little things…. “For who hath despised the day of small things?” Zechariah 4:10

August 13, 2016

Introducing you to the Castelijns: Hello! We are Albert and Lynne Castelijn from Australia. For the last 18 years we have been working in church planting, community development and Bible translation amongst the beautiful Banwaon people of the Philippines. Bible translation remains the highest priority for the Banwaon people. There is a strong, thriving church […]

Comparisons

August 6, 2016

Playing the comparison game can get dangerous. Even us missionaries do it. (Yes, we are just like you!) But recently I (Andrea) was comparing something that the Lord used to help me see how blessed and privileged we are to come from a 1st world country. Sunny was due any day with her second child […]

August 2, 2016

Greetings from Oklahoma! It’s Tuesday August 2 and we’ve been home a week already. How thankful we are for our own home! Praise God with us for a safe and successful road trip. What a wonderful time we had with family, friends and ministry partners! We had invitations to visit more of you, but we […]

Gratefulness Report!

July 28, 2016

Answers to prayer

July 5, 2016

Greeting! We trust this finds you doing well and encouraged in the Lord. A week ago today we arrived in Portland and spent our 15 hour layover visiting Lance’s cousin. It had been 10 years since we saw her last. She’s going to be 78 this year but certainly doesn’t look it. We had some […]