Salvaged Printer

March 1, 2012

Jan came to Dave with a problem. Her printer gave out after 15 years of use. Dave knew exactly what to do. He pulled a printer out of the salvage pile. Perfect solution! Praise the Lord for the salvaged computer equipment rescued from the new building. And praise the Lord that Jan is back up and running. May this printer […]

Salvage

February 27, 2012

A few remaining tenants have been renting space at NTM’s new office building in town. These tenants are in the process of moving out, and intended to clean out all their equipment, including their remaining computer equipment. They didn’t want it, and were going to hire a salvage company to come in and remove it. Andy and Alan, from the Computer Services […]

1 Thessalonians lessons

February 24, 2012

After four years of working on the Firm Foundations series, we have resumed revision of the cross-cultural Bible lessons. Praise the Lord! Join with us in praying that we can quickly get back into the rhythm of revising for a different audience. After years of thinking about how to communicate to a Western audience, now we need to […]

Empty canvas

February 18, 2012

Sometime in the next few years, NTM will be moving from our current location to an office building in town. Dave recently explored the space where the Computer Services Department will be. This photo shows what will be the “Shop” where new computers are set up and old computers are repaired. Dave and his co-worker will both […]

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 […]

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 […]

Coffee and computers don’t mix

February 17, 2011

Woops. She set her coffee on her desk beside her laptop. She turned to speak to a guest, and when she turned back around, she caught the coffee cup and knocked it over, flooding her computer. This happened to one of the ladies at the Mission’s home office today. They brought the laptop to Dave, […]

Teens study Creation to Christ

February 14, 2011

Our son, Nathan, has been part of an “NTM and Friends Youth Group” for four years. We host the kids about every four weeks. Friday night, we hosted, and about 25 kids attended. Their current study is Firm Foundations: Creation to Christ. These kids are mostly MKs (Missionary Kids) who have heard