So Thankful!

January 16, 2018

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thess. 5:16-18 (NKJV) Our Trip: Florida, South Carolina and Alabama were the states we visited over the past 3 weeks. No, we didn’t do any of the touristy things that many do when visiting […]

Son awaiting surgery

January 8, 2018

Thank you so much for your prayers and notes of encouragement. It seems amazing to me that our son Evan is on the (long) road to (apparently) a complete recovery after hitting a rock headfirst while skiing last week. He’s been sitting up, eating, walking, talking clearly and remembering everything. He’s supposed to be transferred […]

I don’t paint fingernails

January 4, 2018

The cry from down the hall chilled me to the bone. “Bapa, do my nails!” my 4-year-old granddaughter called. I don’t do nails. I had already told her that Bapa – what she’s called me since before she could say Grandpa – doesn’t do makeup. That was when she called me into her room and […]

Merry Christmas!

December 20, 2017

Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:10-11 Joy to all: This verse is so […]

Prayer and Thanksgiving

November 28, 2017

Our thoughts are expressed well in what Paul said in Colossians 4:2-3a “Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; meanwhile praying also for us…” Arizona Trip: In our last update we asked for prayer as we went with a team from our church to Arizona to help with a church plant. Thank […]

training future missionaries

November 20, 2017

This time of year always fills our hearts with such thankfulness that our Great God is drawing people from “every tongue, tribe and nation” into His Family. And what a wonder that He includes each of US as part of His amazing plan! We recently returned from México and the missionary training center where candidates […]

Literacy in November 2017

November 16, 2017

Thank you, Lord, We are thankful this month with Americans, and were thankful last month with Canadians. ???? Actually, Martha and I are thankful every month for the privilege of serving the Lord, and THANKFUL for you who pray for us and give so that we can minister full time. My mom told us at […]

Update on Martin’s Post surgery

October 24, 2017

Jim went into town, to the hospital and visited with Martin. Martin is recovering from oral surgery to remove the cancer on his tongue and walls of his mouth. While there Jim talked with the surgeon who said that the cancer was at stage 3 (stage 4 being the worse). The surgeon is fairly confident […]

Someone prayed…

October 20, 2017

One of our Bible Teacher’s has mouth cancer

October 9, 2017

Maria, Wero, Boni, Martin We have some sad news to share from here in the Dom. One of our dear friends, Christian brother and Bible teacher, Martin has been diagnosed with mouth cancer. It is somewhere between stage 2 and 3. He came to us some weeks ago about sores on his tongue that would […]