The Eruptions in our Lives

February 4, 2020

In January, we had a little “eruption” into our lives and routine. On January 12, we saw the alert for Taal Volcano quickly go from Alert 1 to Alert 4. Walter had been monitoring the activity as the middle school had plans to have this year’s outdoor education week on the island of Taal, with […]

Feb. 2020 – Final Departure

February 1, 2020

a different rhythm

January 28, 2020

This year is proving to be one with a different rhythm than the last years. And it’s a welcome and exciting change for us! The years of packed international travel schedules and the constant pressure of the next workshop and language has reached the “tipping point” where many of the countries have trained literacy consultants […]

On Their Way!

January 14, 2020

On January 15th, four families that we helped train and equip here at the Missionary Training Center (MTC) will be heading to Papua New Guinea. Two of the couples were in our Training Team and we were able to mentor two couples during their time at the MTC. Pray for the Ames, LeBlancs, Weavers and […]

Praise the Lord

January 7, 2020

Happy New Year: Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord! Psalm 150:6 Many of us remember twenty years ago before the New Year dawned there was great concern about Y2K?! Well, here we are in 2020 and it’s definitely a praise on our lips that God is good and worthy of […]

Schaible Christmas Letter – 2019

December 26, 2019

This week has been a wonderful week remembering the Lord’s entrance into the world to start the process of saving humanity from Adam’s awful choice. Throughout history, God had declared that two things were to come, judgment & salvation and they would be as certain as He is God. The Lord also proclaimed which one […]

Spicer’s Ministries in December

December 16, 2019

First semester is now history, but Walter needs to finish grading several of his students’ projects. Plus he will work on his lesson plans to prepare for second semester. Second semester will be busier with Outdoor Ed. Things shifted some and he is taking on more duties for Outdoor Ed. Plus after Outdoor Ed, he […]

Thankful for God’s Blessings

November 21, 2019

We are getting into the holiday season here in the Philippines. No snow here to remind us it is getting closer to Christmas, but Christmas decorations are out everywhere. True to the spirit here, we have decorations up in our house. Some of our fall decor is competing with Christmas decorations, but will soon be […]

A Quick Trip – Nov. 2019

November 20, 2019

Thanksgiving 2019

November 20, 2019

Answered Prayer: In our last update we were headed to Dallas for an SYIS workshop. Prayers were answered for a very successful workshop. There were 23 participants from several different countries and cultures. We learned a lot – about the deaf culture from several participants who work with The Deaf Bible Society, and from others […]