Pal Baptisms

December 13, 2015

In short – 2 different days, 230 Pal men, women, and teenagers declared publicly their faith in Jesus Christ. During the first half of this year we taught through the book of Acts sharing with the Pal people how God’s gospel spread from Jerusalem to Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth. They […]

New Life

September 7, 2015

This morning, a quiet old man stood up after church and said, “God gumə ənə peme kekevat gagəb.” (“God himself is our joy.”) In that simple statement, I was struck once again by the fact that I am being allowed to witness something I had never experienced before – a believer being taught the Word […]

Two Kinds of Wind

February 26, 2015

The seasons are changing here in Pal. We are transitioning out of rainy season into slightly-less-rainy season. And you know it’s true because the wind has changed. For most of the year we get a nice breeze up the valley on one side of our ridge that keeps us cool when the sun is shining […]

Bring on the New Testament

October 18, 2014

On Monday morning we’ll start to teach about John the Baptist and get ready for the birth of Jesus. It is exciting for us to finally be able to share with them the truth about Jesus to replace all the lies they’ve heard over the years and to finally tell them how God has kept […]

Day #4 – Our co-worker is medivaced

April 27, 2012

Today is our 4th day in the Pal tribe and the day has not gone as planned. It started just like any other. The kids were up at 6:15am and I got up with them. They played with toys and read books while I scrounged around for something to feed them. 6:45am our neighbor and […]