Looks like yet another delay—please pray!

October 22, 2015

Thanks for praying. Our trip to the Cliffs looked like it might be promising on the surface of things (especially going off of our last trip in there), but there was a disappointing development at the end to report. I’ll forego my usual lengthy storytelling and cut right to the chase. Our meeting […]

So What’s Next?

August 18, 2015

Whew—not sure if any of you are still excited about what’s been happening here recently, but we sure are! We wanted to update you on what the next steps are for us as we look to move out to the Cliffs—a process that will have us hopefully there fulltime by the end of this year […]

God, Is This It?

August 18, 2015

Day Four: Saturday, August 1st The morning came, but rather than a bright sunrise, we were greeted with a very gloomy, cloudy and bone-chillingly damp day. The constant drizzle and intermittent rainbursts made the area around the village huts a mucky mess. This meant more indoor time around the cheery fire. Our hosts Kris and […]

Long-Awaited Reunions

August 18, 2015

As many of you know, the people of the Cliffs village have been on our hearts ever since January of last year, when Ambox and I went over and discovered some real spiritual interest and a desire among many for our two families to come teach them literacy and the Bible in their language (note—this […]

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January 6, 2015

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Bamboo Joints and Justification

April 27, 2009

How would you explain the Biblical concept of justification to your nextdoor neighbor? How about explaining it to a recent immigrant to your area who is learning English? What about a group of people who speak a language with no one word for “justification”? For us, one way to answer that last question involved bamboo […]

Jewish customs and…fig tree leaves?

March 16, 2009

It has been a real privilege and joy to dive into the book of Romans with our fellow believers here in Toboland. We are currently poised to begin the third chapter of this incredibly deep and rich epistle, and so far we’ve been encouraged by the truths that are being picked up on and reinforced […]

cinnamon rolls and tadpoles

December 31, 2008

As 2009 approaches, we wanted to share an updated family photo, as well as look back and share some recent amusing things which give you an idea of the emerging personalities behind the faces of our boys. Elijah is a big tall 4-year-old now, with a growing collection of caterpillars, frogs, future frogs (17 tadpoles […]

Thankful for His Peace

December 16, 2008

We wanted to fill you in on some of the neat things that God has been doing in the lives of some of the Tobo believers as well as in ours. As you might imagine, checking Scripture is no simple task, but one that requires attention to detail and good concentration. My helper Kips was […]

A Year of Blessings

November 21, 2008

Our little Zekey is now a one-year-old! We celebrated his first birthday by decorating the room with dinosaurs. Zekey wasn’t too sure what to think of his little baby triceratops cake, but once he got his fingers dirty and starting tasting that icing and chocolate, that was all she wrote! It’s hard to believe that […]