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Bamboo Joints and Justification
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?
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
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
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 […]
His words in our language
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to express a verse like John 3:16 in another language? How about Paul’s epistle to the Romans? The Tobo language is a challenging language with its own unique set of words and phrases and ways of expressing things. In order for the meaning of Paul’s letter […]
in town
We are now in town
Growing
Time sure flies when you’re having fun, doesn’t it? It’s hard to believe that this is our first update to you since moving back to our village home. One word to sum up the last month would be—growing. Growing as a body—yes, the Lord is growing his church here. Not so much numerically at this […]
Straight A’s
With most school graduations (at least in the US) still a recent memory, we thought we’d assign grades to the events of the past several weeks, and we came up with nothing but A’s (wait, does that mean everything has been perfect? Read on….) Here are the straight A’s for you: ASTHMA—2 days before we […]
cleared for takeoff
we are on our way back Monday