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Bible Reading Job 36:15-16 But by means of their suffering, he rescues those who suffer. For he gets their attention through adversity. “God is leading you away from danger, Job, to a place free from distress. He is setting your table with the best food. Job 36:21 Be on guard! Turn back from evil, for […]

How many of you enjoy sitting down and reading a dictionary?  Dictionaries aren’t usually considered especially exciting reading material.  But while I was traveling recently, the guys I often work with had worked a bit without me, and one of the things they had done was go through a list of potential new words for […]

As our time in Mexico comes to an end, we find ourselves facing the stress of transitioning to a new environment in Papua New Guinea. Although it is difficult to leave our family and friends behind, we trust in God’s guidance and provision every step of the way. We want to follow Him with joy […]

A medida que nuestro tiempo en México llega a su fin, nos encontramos enfrentando el estrés de la transición hacia un nuevo entorno en Papúa Nueva Guinea. Aunque es difícil dejar atrás a nuestra familia y amigos, confiamos en la guía y provisión de Dios en cada paso de este camino. Queremos seguirlo con alegría […]

TUESDAY August 13, 2024 “There is no disappointment in your eyes. There is no shame, there is only pride. Oh, I am loved. Father I’m loved by you.” -Mack Brock “And he gives grace generously.” -James 4:6a I have a friend who is always messing up! She makes stupid mistakes about things when she should’ve […]

Dear PRAYing family and friends,It’s been a very busy summer so far but also very good and encouraging. Thank you so much for your prayers on our behalf. We thoroughly enjoyed the time spent with Greg and Pam and Grace and Caleb when they came through Sheridan to visit us, as well as other missionary […]

Bible Reading (August 7 2024) What is God saying to me today? Job 13:1-5 “Look, I have seen all this with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears, and now I understand. I know as much as you do. You are no better than I am. As for me, I would speak […]

What do those missionaries teach anyway? Recently I was reminded that there are a lot of misconceptions about foreign missions.  It reminded me of something I heard a speaker say to some high school students attending a diversity day event many years ago.  Talking about the middle eastern religion she followed, she said, ‘It is […]

When we lived in the bush, we hiked everywhere. The Pal people don’t live in one or two main villages; they live in fifty tiny villages spread all over the mountains. From our house, we could hike for about 45 minutes in either direction and reach 10 of them, but for access to any others […]

Thank you for keeping us in your prayers. Areli got accepted into the RN program to become a nurse! We are very excited and proud of her. She plans to move back to the community college dorms about August 20 and start classes on the 26th. It’s a fairly intense 2-year program, so we appreciate […]