We Have Our Baby

May 25, 2016

Davis Duane McIlroy was born yesterday, May 24th. He is breathing on his own and doing pretty well for being born at only 33 weeks. We came in to the hospital on Sunday evening because Alisha had swelling and high blood pressure, symptoms of preeclampsia. Although certain meds can help keep blood pressure low, the only […]

Bubble gum

May 24, 2016

On Friday, I spent the day in our people group, visiting two new villages and stopping at a wedding on the way home. In many ways, the wedding reminded me of a wedding of a main world religion here in the city – dancing to the music of the balafone (like a xylophone). But there […]

Some Things Are Just Hard

May 23, 2016

A Life Saved On my recent trip to Colombia, on the day I arrived in the village, a young Nukak man died. But there was a lot more behind that story. Jack Foster, a missionary working with the Nukak people wrote more about it. The story began back in the 1990s. Derrek* was two […]

Impending Baby

May 23, 2016

We weren’t expecting a baby until July, but last night, Alisha had high blood pressure and a lot of swelling, so we came in to the hospital, and she does have preeclampsia. Her blood pressure is high enough that the doctors want to induce her now. She is 33 weeks along, and although that is […]

Only in Burkina

May 23, 2016

Today I had a new first, and something that I don’t think would happen in many places around the world. On my way home from buying vegetables at the market, I stopped to look at some plates. There was a girl working at the little shop selling them, and she said that her mom was […]

2nd CLA Evaluation Results!

May 20, 2016

It’s been 6 months since our last CLA Evaluation. We just had our second one this week! (Hopefully by the time we’re finished with CLA, we will have reminded you so many times what “CLA” stands for that you will be saying “Culture and Language Acquisition” in your sleep!) So what is a CLA Evaluation […]

Thankful for the Refreshment

May 19, 2016

Hi Friends, As I sit here and type my stomach is literally bouncing around as Baby Ullum does his afternoon exercises. 10 more weeks to go before he makes his appearance! We’re SO thankful for good health and growth thus far! Maybe moving is just in our blood since we do it so often but […]

No Fear When you Train them Well

May 19, 2016

The river, fast and wild, cuddled our mission airstrip for 1600 feet then made a big bend on the lower end where the strip T boned the river with a ten foot drop off. I had always been fearful of running our mission tractor off the end of the strip as I mowed the grass […]

Signs of the Times

May 17, 2016

Matthew 16:2-3 “He (Jesus) answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather today: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can […]

Adventures in Culture and Language

May 17, 2016

As we prepare for Papua New Guinea this year, we would like to introduce you to some of the work we will be doing in the future. In less than a year we will find ourselves learning a new culture and language. Have you ever thought of how much our language is influenced by our […]