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You’d think I’d be better at posting on here, especially with some big things having happened recently, but it’s not the case. Thanks for putting up with me. What I’m going to write now isn’t even one of the big things that’s happened lately, but just something I was thinking about on my way home […]

To The Jungle and Back!  (Sort of) We have just finished our 6 week “Jungle Camp” Practicum.  For the first two weeks we designed and built a “cabin” made of duct tape, small logs and plastic complete with a natural clay covered/ wood fired oven.  Then for the next four weeks we lived there.  We also had different tasks along the […]

After my last post, someone mentioned that my explanations of local phenomena to people in the US are also probably funny. It’s true. For example . . . Walmart doesn’t exist in My Country. Instead, I find a lot of things that I need at the local “boutique.” If you wanted to open a boutique, […]

We are chugging along at learning the Tigak language and culture! We’re sure some of you have seen yourself or someone you know in some of the pictures we’ve used to help us learn words and phrases in the language. It’s sure fun to involve you! Our language helpers seem to be getting a kick […]

I have really enjoying my time back here in the US, including getting to share with people about what God’s up to in My Country. But as I was sharing this story one day I was encouraged to write it on my blog to help you understand a bit of the difference in culture between […]

Our vision for the future… An obvious question that we are asked a lot is “where do you plan to serve?”  Naturally if we are planning to do the work of tribal church planting, Bible translating, etc. we need to decide on a country to work in… with languages that do not have a Bible yet. Actually we cannot […]

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I had to come back to the US for Jeff and Sorina’s wedding, so I thought you may want to see a few pictures of that special day. Congrats, you two! My mom and Jeremiah – so cute! The siblings – my sister-in-law Cheryl, me, my new sister-in-law Sorina, Jeff, and Ken! Ken and Cheryl, […]

Within 48 hours of arriving back home in Wisconsin from the wedding, I was out east!  I went to share more about what God is doing in My Country at a church in Virginia and with others out that way, but I also got to see good friends and have fun while I was at […]

Many people have asked how Easter dinner went. Well, on Saturday afternoon when I got home, the two goats were hanging in the tree right outside my window getting skinned. I decided that was a good time to sit in my living room and work on e-mail. 🙂 But on Sunday I was able to […]