More Abundantly

November 17, 2024

Above and beyond… I cannot begin to tell you how many prayers the Lord answered on this trip! To recap, Jeremiah, Alayna and I came home this summer mainly to meet and welcome our new granddaughter, Jace’s little sister, born on June 29th to Jordan and Sarah. While here for a 6 week visit, I […]

Summer Journeys

June 28, 2024

“Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens. Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast.”Psalm 119:89-90(photo credit: Mimi Schlegel, edited by Gary Smith) In Dinangat Although Jeremiah had planned another trip into Dinangat this month, unforseen circumstances (which we’ll discuss in a minute) prevented […]

Treasure

July 27, 2023

Remember a couple of months ago how we told you that our coworkers, Ralf and Elli, had finished translating the book of 2 Corinthians and it was ready to print for Dinangat? In June, Jeremiah had the privilege of going in and handing out the printed copies to the believers! The buzz in the air […]

Leeches, Landslides and Revelation!

May 1, 2023

Survey! At the end of January, Jeremiah, Ralf, and new missionary Nathan along with a couple of Dinangat leaders made the grueling hike from Dinangat, across the Finisterre mountain range to a people group called Uruwa. They visited 4 villages over the course of 3 days, that translated to 9 hours of hiking the first […]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

January 1, 2023

There is no greater truth, this is it, the Everything. I am struck anew this season (and Lord, let it be every season!) that the whole reason for our existence, the eternal peace of our future, and really every breath that I breathe is because of this truth in John 1:14 (above). Because we know […]

Ticket Changes… for the 3rd time

July 7, 2022

Our hearts are overflowing with gratitude for being able to be here in these early weeks of our first grandson, Jace’s life! We are his Lola (Filipino word for ‘Grandma’) and Apa (Dinangat word for ‘Grandpa’), and have loved every second of being grandparents. It’s been truly awesome to watch our boy be a dad! […]

Happy Thanksgiving

November 22, 2021

“For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.” 2 Cor.4:15 Happy Thanksgiving! I love how Paul puts it so clearly…as we receive grace, our thanksgiving should increase, and as our thanksgiving increases, God is glorified! This is […]

Back in Papua New Guinea

August 29, 2021

He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.1 Thessalonians 5:24 It has been about 6 weeks now since we’ve been back in the country and we are praising the Lord for the things that He has put in our hands to do! We had a two week quarantine, which we used to […]

Markleys are Moving…Again!

April 29, 2021

“If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. ” Ps.139:9,10 Unbelievable that we are starting to wrap up our time here in the States! Alayna has only 3 weeks of school left, […]

Happy New Year Dear Friends and Family!

February 12, 2021

Happy New Year Dear Friends and Family!We trust this letter finds you rejoicing in the FAITHFULNESS of our Lord in 2020, and resting in the unchanging, unfailing, perfect Hope that we have in the person of Christ! News from Dinangat: Our coworkers, the Smith’s, are the only ones from our team currently in PNG. In […]