All Posts

What’s it like to arrive in a foreign country for the very first time?

What’s it like to arrive in a foreign country for the very first time?

Our first arrival in Paraguay years ago…….. We finished the missions training May 1973 full of excitement and zeal to serve God in a foreign country. Prayerfully asking God for His guidance in our lives we began traveling to raise support with the plan to leave USA in January of 1974.  God provide for us […]
Read More
Is there any hope for someone like me?

Is there any hope for someone like me?

  Is there hope for someone like me?  Elvio ask.  Is there any hope for peace from my past? Is there forgiveness for a murderer? See my scars.  I fought with my stepfather & he stabbed me then I shoved the knife back into his shoulder. See this scar on my nose? It is from […]
Read More
Fish in the Desert (Paragauy 1997)

Fish in the Desert (Paragauy 1997)

The road was in the talcum powder stage when the Manjui people said, “We want to go to visit our people. First you said, “Wait for rain.” Then you said, “Wait for the road to dry.” Now you say, “The bulldozer broke the crust on the road surface & wait for a rain to harden […]
Read More
Is the Rainbow evil?

Is the Rainbow evil?

The Pai people are afraid of the rainbow.  They believe the rainbow is very dangerous & must never be pointed at with your finger or looked at.  The rainbow may cause a person to be paralyzed or it may take a person or cause death.  When a rainbow is seen the person will begin to chop at it with a machete or draw a rainbow […]
Read More
The Beginning! Julie flew from Arizona; Don flew from Florida

The Beginning! Julie flew from Arizona; Don flew from Florida

Don I grew up in a loving Christian home where God was the center of our lives. We often had the guest speaker or visiting missionary in our home for meals. Each summer I went to Ontario Bible Camp in New York working as a counselors & life guard. In my high school years we […]
Read More
Learning to Blog!

Learning to Blog!

Are we to old for this? I guess blogging is a new experience just like each new grand child. smile
Read More
The people are thirsty for the Word of God.

The people are thirsty for the Word of God.

Praise: The Pai believers are traveling with a missionary couple to teach in a village along the river. They just returned all enthused and excited saying the people want us to visit them in their homes and want to hear the Bible lessons. Pray for those on this community who are capable readers and teachers to […]
Read More
God open their minds to spiritual understanding.

God open their minds to spiritual understanding.

Pray for these classes as the Gopel messege is unfolded to them throught the Firm Foundation Bible lessosn. Leonosio & Plasida & Don & Julie are co-teaching Firm Foundation Bible lessons to Mamerto’s family group. Two married sons with wives. They have heard once before but have asked to be taught again in order to understand […]
Read More