Category: Prayer Request

Urgent Prayer Requests

Urgent Prayer Requests

I have been concerned about my vision for a while so I finally went to my retina specialist. (I had a detached retina several years ago.) He immediately ordered two tests which confirmed that I have a detached retina in my other eye. I will have surgery this Saturday (Friday evening in the US). While […]
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Back Home

Back Home

Thank you for your prayers for us. Our last few weeks in the USA were busy as planned, but God worked out everything so well. It is never easy to say goodbye, but we are so thankful for our home assignment, seeing many friends and family–such an encouraging time. It was so good to go […]
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The Lord Directs Our Steps

The Lord Directs Our Steps

“The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the LORD holds them by the hand.” Psalm 37:23-24 NLT These verses continue to encourage me as we go about our lives and make plans. So many times we have seen […]
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Nine languages

Nine languages

We are excited to be working with nine languages and getting ready for literacy trips in the future. Our next trip will be to Colombia. We will start training a literacy consultant and write literacy curriculum in the one of the languages. The missionary team has chosen four local men to travel out with them and […]
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Spicer Spring Update

Spicer Spring Update

 Happy Easter! I trust that you and your families are having a wonderful Easter celebration. It is with a thankful heart that we reflect on His death, burial, and resurrection. That is the heart of the Gospel and the message we need to take to our neighbors and beyond. Our time in the US is […]
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Thankful for the HOPE we have!

Thankful for the HOPE we have!

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3 (NKJV) Translation work: In our last update, we had a typographical error. You probably didn’t see it because […]
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One language at a time

One language at a time

What a blessed time to serve our Lord! Last month found us working here in our offices at home on projects all around the world. In West Africa, a consultant did her first solo literacy curriculum writing project in a remote area. Through the internet, we were able to accompany the team through the three […]
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Ostmans – back in the Philippines

Ostmans – back in the Philippines

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities… for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. from 2 Corinthians 12:10 Our arrival Hello from our jungle home where everything has been very wet since our arrival. In our previous updates, we mentioned Lance’s health and what the doctor said. Here we are in […]
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Ostman News with some unknowns

Ostman News with some unknowns

But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Psalm 5:11a (NKJV) In our last update we mentioned that peace was the word God was impressing on us. That we needed to keep our focus on HIM to have His peace, joy, and hope, regardless of the situation in which we find ourselves. […]
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