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FRIDAY, October 18, 2024 “Beloved, remember you don’t belong in this world. You are resident aliens living in exile” -1 Peter 2:11a “Soldiers don’t get tied up in the affairs of civilian life, for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them.” -2 Tim. 2:4 I already felt a little bit awkward paying for […]

Hi Friends, We’re just going to cut to the chase with this update and bring you up to speed with our family’s situation. As some of you are already aware, the health issues that I (Tyler) started dealing with in May have not yet improved. It has been a challenging few months of many questions […]

 Thank you so much for keeping us in your prayers over the past couple of months. Areli is currently taking mid-term tests in the nursing program. The program is keeping her very busy but she loves it so far. We’re happy that she still gets to come home from the dorm and visit us on […]

(That’s actually the title of a good book by Eugene Peterson, but it also describes this newsletter well.) “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up.  And […]

So dearly missed already!

Praise God!!! After six months, we FINALLY got our visas! God was SO good and let Liam’s last visa be good until 2026, so we didn’t have to redo his and get a photo. This was a huge blessing, as he’s not ready to take his hood off yet. He’s needed it 24/7 since Joe’s […]

I recently was able to accompany my mom at her church’s annual conference. It was an encouraging time, as different ministries of the church shared how God was moving in the city and beyond, an elder presented a challenge from the Scriptures, and the finance committee highlighted all the good works being accomplished through tithing. […]

Do you have any recipes from your mother, aunt, or grandmother?  For many years, Ginger has had a desire to make a recipe book of our favorite meals from our families, from other missionaries, and from friends. As we have lived for many years in the Philippines, most of these recipes are prepared from scratch […]

Roadtrip We just returned from a roadtrip to visit Shari’s family and some other friends, share at a supporting church in Iowa and to attend the wedding of our former co-worker, Lori Morley (to Joseph Smith on Sept. 21st). After the wedding we visited our son Jason and his wife Geordan and her family then […]

  MONDAY, September 30, 2024 “Oh, you were here super recently, so you don’t need to fill out any forms,” the receptionist at the orthopedic urgent care said to me brightly. I definitely did not share her happiness at the statement. “And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in […]