Literacy Primer Production Improvements

September 17, 2015

Thanks so much for your prayers while we were in Bolivia at the missionary candidate center. How we appreciate these young people preparing for missionary service! There were students from Chile, Argentina and of course, Bolivia. So what do we do when we are not collecting stamps in our passports? Office work! Now, office work […]

access to God’s Word in Mozambique

July 2, 2015

We are back from Africa and thanking God for the month invested there. The first days were spent in South Africa, working with 4 missionaries from different countries in Africa who are being equipped to help their fields with literacy ministries. Then we traveled together to Mozambique where 3 missionary teams and people from their […]

off and running again…to Africa!

May 15, 2015

We are about ready to head to Mozambique. As we did recently in Colombia, we’ll begin by equipping a group of people arriving from several countries in Africa so that they will be able to help their fields with literacy. Then teams from 3 language groups in Mozambique join us with speakers from their villages […]

What a team!

March 16, 2015

What a team! Thank you so much for your prayers during the Literacy Workshop in Colombia. It was a completely wonderful, exhausting and profitable time! The first days were with the ten people from different countries in South America who were beginning the training for literacy ministries. It was obvious that God sent each one […]

Countdown to Literacy Workshop

February 8, 2015

This week begins the Literacy Workshop here in Colombia. We’ve been getting all the language data ready for the Jiw and Cubeo languages, making sure everything ready for the new computer program that will help us write their literacy materials. Just look at the letters in the Cubeo language! There are vowels with marked nasalization, high […]

100% funded

January 8, 2015

We have some very exciting news! God provided 100% of the funds that were necessary for the upcoming literacy workshop!!! Thanks to everyone who joined us in prayer and gifts. There is rejoicing all throughout Latin America as everyone who was supposed to be at the workshop will now be able to attend. What a […]

Investing in God’s Word throughout Latin America

November 19, 2014

We are excited to invite you to partner with us in an important ministry opportunity! In February 2015, a group of literacy consultants and consultants-in-training from all over Latin America will meet together in Colombia for an intense, 3 week literacy workshop. This will sharpen the literacy workers’ skills through hands-on, practical work. It will […]

Africa and back

October 27, 2014

Back from Mozambique and praising God for big steps taken! The first week in Mozambique was a literacy workshop with the missionaries on the field. We met with each of the church planting teams and made plans for their literacy programs. Next year we will return to help 3 different language groups write literacy courses. How exciting […]

Philippine halo-halo (or “mix-mix”)

June 21, 2014

We are back from the Philippines and thanking God for all He did! We found the Philippines full of new and interesting things! One of these is a common Filipino dessert called halo-halo (or “mix-mix”). It’s made of layers of boiled garbanzo beans, kidney beans, shredded coconut, sugar palm fruit, caramelized plantains, sweet potato, […]

Where to next?

April 29, 2014

Lots of travels already this year and we are preparing for the next trip. Let’s see how you know your world facts and if you can discern where we are going in a few weeks…