Category: Ministry

Literacy training in Panama

Literacy training in Panama

Last year at this time we were looking ahead to the Kuna literacy training as a huge step of faith with a whole lot of work needing to be accomplished. Here we are looking back on the pictures of the literacy training held in Panama a few weeks ago, thanking God for His provision and […]
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to b or not to v

to b or not to v

Joyce has returned from her time in Asia-Pacific with a full heart. Over and over it was obvious that God was leading, encouraging, giving health, wisdom and protection each step of the way. (And thanks for asking… I survived as a bachelor, although we have no plans of being separated again in the near future!)
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back from Guinea, Asia-Pacific ahead

back from Guinea, Asia-Pacific ahead

  What a special time we had in Guinea! Thanks so much for your prayers. We met so many dear servants of the Lord, investing their lives in difficult locations. The majority of our time was spent with the team among the Landuma people. After learning about the situation there and looking over their literacy […]
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back from Panama, Guinea ahead!

back from Panama, Guinea ahead!

The trip to Panama went so well! We were accompanied by a team from our church here in FL and their work saved us a whole month! A heartfelt thank you to each of you who went, putting up with the heat and inconveniences with us! A highlight of the trip for us was the […]
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3 continents in 3 months

3 continents in 3 months

Ready to expand your hearts and prayers with us? We are preparing for trips to 3 continents during the next 3 months… Panama: end of July – August A group of nine from our church here in FL will be traveling to Panama to organize all the newly printed Kuna literacy materials for the upcoming training […]
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interesting projects

interesting projects

  After our normal work on correspondence from missionaries and literacy consultants, we’ve also been working on a couple of very interesting projects. One of Jerry’s projects was formatting a book for Bible translators in Portuguese and getting it ready for printing. The book uses many ancient Greek and Russian examples, so it’s been tedious […]
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only one life

only one life

Can you believe that the year is nearing its half-way point? Reminds us of a song that meant so much to us when we were just teens and preparing to go to the mission field for the first time: “Only one life, so soon it will pass; Only what’s done for Christ will last!
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at the printers

at the printers

Great, great news! The Kuna literacy program has been turned in to the printers and work has begun on the printing, laminating and binding of students’ books, flashcards, homework assignments, writing practice, tests, attendance sheets, teachers’ daily lesson plans…! Thank you for your prayers while we were in Panama. We watched God do wonderful things:
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you never know…

you never know…

We have to tell you the story of two Kuna ladies, Yeli and Norma with whom we were just re-connected while in Panama. Many years ago when we had to leave the Kuna village where we had been living because of safety issues, we resettled in a community outside of Panama City where there was […]
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Countdown to the printers!

Countdown to the printers!

If you’ve ever worked on a huge project for a LONG time, you know how wonderful it is to see things coming together! That’s how we are feeling about the Kuna literacy project. Years ago we began developing a whole literacy program using all the things we’ve been learning about successful literacy training. Since it has not been […]
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