Dear PRAYing family and friends, Thank you for praying for us this past month! The Lord has been so faithful in our lives. The Semandang book of Daniel is now formatted and being checked for formatting errors by two ladies here in Sheridan. Praise the Lord for their willingness to go over it. I have […]
Thank you so much for your ongoing prayers and support for our family. Here is the link to the recording of DJ’s Dad’s memorial, which you should be able to view as long as you are friends with DJ (David James Searcy) on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17EzsT4JaL/ We are back in Texas now, trying to get back […]
Today is the twenty-fifth anniversary of our move to the Philippines. By God’s provision, we went to the Philippines. By God’s guidance, we went to the Agutaynens. By God’s protection, we survived sickness. By God’s strength, we learned the Agutaynen language. By God’s grace, Agutaynens were saved by faith in Jesus. Ten years ago, our […]
Apparently, when your kids are in college or are playing high school sports, the summer ends in early August. Micah and Cole left for college and are settling into Liberty University as roommates, Micah for his sophomore year studying music and Cole as a freshman studying English education. Maisie and Bailey are well into their […]
Supporting Tribal Church Planting in Papua New Guinea “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.” -Prov.19:21 “Nooo! Why are you cooking? Now there’s a fire! Ahhh! That’s it; I’m turning off your free will!” When I was in high school, I loved playing the computer game […]
What job could be so important? On this day, three Kodiaks (two of them pictured) delivered about one and a quarter tons of cargo and nine Christian school teachers to this airstrip. One ton of the cargo was shuttled load after load by the R66 helicopter from this airstrip to another remote village where a […]
July 8th we arrived in Jacksonville after several flights and much fatigue! Lots of flying! So fun to be back in Florida! We were blessed by two generous families sharing their homes with us while we dealt with jetlag. After that we made a road trip up to Michigan to connect with my family, friends, […]
We started out in the den of the Detroit Lions, passed by the Cleveland Browns, and ended up in the fields of the Buffalo Bills. As we journeyed, we passed corn fields, grape vineyards, and apple orchards. We saw the seagulls on Lake Erie, felt the mist of Niagara Falls, and traveled along Lake Ontario. […]
In February 2024, we invited to whole village to our first bible lesson. We long anticipated this moment for which we had worked for years by learning the language and develop Bible lessons. Of course we had big expectations. Therefore we were more than excited when about half the village came together to meet under […]