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Everything New a New Plan

Everything New a New Plan

Happy New Year!  Within two weeks, we will be moving, Lord willing, to a new home in a new state and beginning a new ministry as newly empty nesters.    After months of traveling and sharing with supporters in the Midwest, the time to move to Florida is just days away!  We have totes packed […]
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Neat Little Bows

Neat Little Bows

Supporting Tribal Church Planting in Papua New Guinea We made it safely back to PNG! I’ll send more details soon. This was supposed to be last month’s update. I didn’t get it sent out because, well, we were a little busy. “We’re not making gingerbread houses this year.” That’s something I decided as I shuffled […]
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Therefore I have hope – A quick end of year update

Therefore I have hope – A quick end of year update

“But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope:The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases.”— Lamentations There’s no better way to start this than with that verse from Lamentations. We could write our own book of lamentations too and we wouldn’t need to try that hard. But the focus of that verse […]
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Gracious Uncertainty

Gracious Uncertainty

Reading: Isaiah 46; Psalm 111–112Key Verse: Psalm 112:6–8 — “Such people will not be overcome by evil… They do not fear bad news; they confidently trust the LORD to care for them. They are confident and fearless and can face their foes triumphantly.” Personal ReflectionHow do you handle uncertainty? The resilience research I’ve been reading […]
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I am God, There Is No Other

I am God, There Is No Other

Reading: Isaiah 45; Psalm 111Key Verse: Isaiah 45:5 — “I am the LORD, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God.” Personal ReflectionIn Isaiah 45 we read about clay arguing with the potter (Isaiah 45:9) and a newborn asking his faither and mother, “Why did you make me this way?” (Isaiah […]
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Another Way of Thinking

Another Way of Thinking

Reading: Isaiah 43–44; Psalm 109Key Verse: Isaiah 43:19 — “For I am about to do something new… I will make a pathway through the wilderness.” Personal ReflectionIsaiah 44 exposes the absurdity of idol‑making—burning half a block of wood for fire and bowing to the rest. It’s easy to think, “How foolish!” Yet we often do […]
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Building Resilience Through Ministry Challenges

Building Resilience Through Ministry Challenges

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Merry Christmas!  As I reflect on the past six months as Personnel Director, it’s been more difficult than I imagined. I’ve faced relational challenges, overwhelming personnel shortages, more work than hours in the day, and a steady stream of people needing guidance. While people energize me—and I count it a privilege […]
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Happy New Year 2026

Happy New Year 2026

Happy New Years 2026 Greetings from sunny Sentani! We were thrilled to get back to Papua the beginnning of December, after a wonderful month teaching at the Canadian missions training center for Ethnos and then a dream-come-true family time in N. Africe.
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Merry Christmas (Eve)!

Merry Christmas (Eve)!

The moon shone brightAnd the stars gave a light,A little before it was day;The Lord our God he call’d on usAnd he bade us awake and pray. The Bellman’s Song, verse 1 The Christmas of 1996 is one of my favorite childhood memories. Each year, my family would drive to my grandparents’ house – where […]
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Dreaming of a Tropical Christmas

Dreaming of a Tropical Christmas

The time had come – hot season was at its peak, oppressive clouds in the sky teased with the coming rainy season, everything was covered in several layers of dust, the mangoes were growing ripe on the trees – yes! Definitely time to decorate for Christmas! Celebrating Christmas in tropical, rural Africa means a lot […]
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