Put granny in a bag

May 31, 2018

Wapane wanted to hear God’s Word, but the teaching was too far away. The Moi woman was too old to walk to another village in Asia-Pacific’s rugged Papua Province. Her plight literally became Ginogui’s burden: He put her in a large string bag, slung her over his shoulder, and carried her for hours over narrow, […]

Struggling to capture the essence of Africa

March 3, 2018

Africa is inspiring and overwhelming. I feel inadequate – incompetent, even – to capture the grandeur, the scope, the beauty, the colors of this land. We spent a little time in Dar Es Salaam, on the east coast of Tanzania. We flew to Mbeya, on the southeast of Tanzania, and drove to Keratu, on the […]

At work in Africa

February 21, 2018

I think that in the days before I left home for Africa, I must have said to Julie at least three times, “I like being overseas. It’s the getting there I’m not fond of.” Suffice it to say, that was even more true this time. But I must say, being rerouted onto Emirates was a […]

Updates on ministry, son

January 25, 2018

Heading back to Africa At the end of February I’ll be going back to Africa. This time, I’ll be in East Africa to bring back stories of God working through an alliance of missionaries and local churches to begin the long process of making disciples among unreached people groups. Please pray for the details to […]

Wrapping up in Thailand

November 22, 2016

As you receive this, I will have wrapped up the last interviews and caught the final photo opportunities before heading back down to the big city. Saturday we took an eight-hour bus ride north from Chiang Mai to the very edge of Thailand in order to spend time with the team among the Prai people. Sunday morning […]

After this election, I’m leaving

November 8, 2016

Wednesday I’m headed to Thailand for some meetings and to gather photos and stories of God at work. And yes, regardless of the outcome of today’s election, I’m coming back just after Thanksgiving. For the first few days I’ll be in Chiang Mai, getting photos in an urban setting for possible use in illustrating the […]

A story like yours and mine

October 11, 2016

It’s a story no one’s lining up to hear. But it needs to be told. An authentic story, a story people will identify with, and a story that can inspire people to get involved. And I’m inviting you to partner with me to tell it. It’s a story of years and year of painstaking, anguished […]

Thoughts from W. Africa

April 5, 2016

Our time in West Africa is drawing to a close — we will be home this weekend. I thought I’d share some photos from a large city here in West Africa, near the capital, that we visited today. Despite the fact that this is a large city, in and around it live five unreached people […]

W. Africa trip photos

April 3, 2016

Last week we headed south and east, into the interior of West Africa.

He lives!

March 27, 2016

Il vit! Il vit! Je sais que mon Rédempteur vit! Wow. Easter morning service in West Africa was amazing. Like the chorus from the song above, it was all in French. (That means, by the way, “He lives! He lives! I know that my Redeemer lives!” And the tune was nothing like the old American […]