Author: DJ and Jennifer Searcy

Down here in south Texas we’re starting to see signs of spring—redbuds, mountain laurels, and fruit trees are blooming, and some of the trees are starting to bud and leaf out.  We have started tilling and mulching the garden down at my dad’s place in preparation for planting later this month.  Thank you all so […]

We’re enjoying being in Texas for the fall.  I (Jennifer) have continued to go swimming every afternoon that’s warm enough.  So far, it’s been warm enough almost every day, although we did have a weak norther a couple days ago that made it too cool for one day.  And we are supposed to have a […]

Thank you so much for praying for our trip to visit supporters this summer!  We returned to south Texas on Aug. 12 after 8 weeks, 9,900 miles, and 28 different “beds.”  A huge thank you to every person who hosted us, gave to us, met up for a visit, or otherwise lavished us with blessings […]

On June 18 we started traveling again, this time by car.  So far we’ve had stops in north Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Oregon (4 different stops), Washington, and Montana (where we currently are.)  Between now and July 10 we plan to make further stops in Montana, Wyoming, Iowa, and Wisconsin on our way to Ohio […]

Thanks so much for praying for our journey from Asia Pacific back to Texas for our home assignment.  We arrived in Los Angeles after about 25 hours of travel and were blessed to spend the night at DJ’s cousin Audrey’s house and get some sleep before continuing on our last flight to San Antonio the […]

At the beginning of this month, I (Jennifer) made one last consulting trip before we start our home assignment.  I traveled to the interior of the island where we used to serve and helped with 2 stage 3 evaluations for friends who are learning a local language.  Once I got back, I helped with another […]

In March we made a trip back to our former island to see our dear Hobongan friends. The Lord answered prayer and allowed us to pick our Hobongan fluency back up quickly so that we could enjoy the time. It was also a blessing to get to spend time with Rachel, who is still busy […]