ABQ Anniversary Already?

August 22, 2016

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“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 […]

Gracia Burnham at EEA AirVenture

June 30, 2016

We are pleased to announce that best-selling author Gracia Burnham will be the featured speaker July 28th at 7 p.m. at the Plymouth Congregational Church, 1325 Georgia Street in Oshkosh, WI. She will recount gripping stories from her 376 terrifying days of captivity at the hands of insurgent rebels in the Philippines. As a missionary […]

Back in the Swing of Things

June 27, 2016

Last week we asked you to pray that we would have a good adjustment back to village life and we have. In fact, we have been able to experience a lot of the various facets of life here in less than a week. We have held a couple brand new babies, participated in a funeral […]

Face to Face…Digitally

June 1, 2016

Living in a village on an island far removed from technology has limited my ability to connect with the ever growing social network across the world. But times are changing, even in these remote jungle corners. Now, while walking with the Patpatar people down a muddy road through the village or on a narrow path […]

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