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Co-worker recovering

August 13, 2011

Trevor, author of the Firm Foundations series, has been in the hospital. A simple infection went into his blood, and he was very ill. Praise the Lord that he is improving. Pray that he will quickly regain his strength and be able to resume his work with Ruth on revision.

Life-changing

August 13, 2011

Nathan is still sorting through all he learned on his trip to Brazil. The one word he keeps using is “life-changing.” He loved many aspects of the trip, like: • Working with VBS in the Brazilian towns. • Having devotions on the roof of the boat on the River • Leading worship songs for the evening meetings in […]

Someday IS Today

July 29, 2011

Nathan leaves TODAY on a church-sponsored missions venture to Brazil. The motto of this short-term missions program is SOMEDAY IS TODAY. And it is really TODAY! Nathan’s team of 18, along with two other short-term missions teams, were commissioned on Sunday, July 24th. His team leaves Northland Church by bus at 11:59 pm tonight (Friday). They fly […]

Ask about Brazil

April 11, 2011

Nathan plans to go on a missions trip to Brazil in June. We had a yard sale recently as a fundraiser, and he netted enough to pay for his passport. We’d appreciate your prayers for him. Continue reading to check out the letter he wrote about the trip and why he wants to go.

One Hundred Dollars

March 31, 2011

What can $100 buy? • 100 cans of Arizona Sweet Tea • Groceries for a week • Gas for a few days A few months ago, Nathan heard a call from the Lord. Our church here in Florida has a short-term missions program with the theme, “Someday is Today.” Nathan believes his “Someday” has come!

Super Moon

March 22, 2011

“The heavens declare His righteousness, and all the peoples see His glory.” (Psalm 97:6) Full moons vary in size because of the oval shape of the moon’s orbit. On March 19, 2011, the moon was the closest it has been to the earth in 18 years. It was 15% larger, and 20% brighter. And our hearts […]

Learning Leadership

March 12, 2011

NTM and Friends Youth Group held their weekly meeting at our house last night. So Dave and I had the joy of seeing Nathan actually leading the group for the first time.

Ministries marry

March 9, 2011

Lindy and Carol are NTM missionaries in Brazil. Dave and I are pleased to be working with them to see a vibrant church established among the Guanano people.

High School French inadequate

March 4, 2011

Dave took French in High School, but what he learned then was far from what he needed today when he had to set up a computer in French.

Coffee-drowned computer back in service

February 25, 2011

Last week, a lady at NTM’s home office brought her computer to Dave after spilling a full cup of coffee on it. As a previous post described, Dave spent a day drying it, cleaning contacts, and so on. And the next morning, he did more cleaning of contacts and diagnostics. After the cleaning and drying, the only […]