Category: Prayer Request

Fall Blessings

Fall Blessings

Thank you for your continued prayers for us during this time. God continues to sustain us and remind us of His blessings and supreme control over all things. Thank you for your prayers for Walter’s hernia surgery. It went very well, and he was home before lunch, though he didn’t feel much like eating. His […]
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Happy Fall 2020 from the Heckman’s

Happy Fall 2020 from the Heckman’s

Hi from Florida! Fall colors are so beautiful and remind us of God’s beautiful artistry in our lives, as well as in Nature, We may not see colors like Michigan’s Fall in Florida, but we do have different flowers that bloom in October than the rest of the year! Things are opened up some in […]
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if Ponciano could do it…

if Ponciano could do it…

Several years ago we worked with teams in the Philippines to write literacy curriculums in the languages spoken in their villages. Recently we received an update and a few literacy questions from one of the teams. They have taught the first literacy classes and have several graduates. One of these is an older man named Ponciano. […]
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Engaged from Afar

Engaged from Afar

During this pandemic, it has forced us to look at our fundamental beliefs. I just shared a devotional on God’s love and sovereignty. God invites us to know him intimately, knowing who He is, His attributes. So, when hard times come, those attributes of God become an anchor for us, depending on Him. We never […]
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Waiting on God

Waiting on God

Our scheduled departure date has come and gone and we are still in the US. This is such a crazy time we live in, but God is still in control and working His will. It is not always easy, but God is always good! In July, things were starting to open up in the Philippines, […]
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a tale of three cities

a tale of three cities

Charles Dickens wrote a classic novel titled, A Tale of Two Cities. We have a tale of three cities (well, really more like jungle villages) that reminds us that God is not limited in His work even during this pandemic year. Our family lived and worked among the Kuna people of Panama from 1985 to […]
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Okla(Home)a

Okla(Home)a

Okay, so that’s a cheesy title perhaps for this post but it does tell you about location. We arrived safely at our Oklahoma home late July 7. I’d say it was an uneventful trip but there was that guy who sneezed in front of us as we walked out of the DFW airport. We both […]
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Transitions

Transitions

Ethnos360 Bible Institute has a lot of transitions ahead. This fall will be the first year of the consolidated U.S. campuses in Wisconsin. A few years ago, the mission began developing online versions of its courses. We thank the Lord that the entire freshman curriculum could be made available at the same time coronavirus concerns […]
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