literacy class of Colombia

March 3, 2014

Thank you so much for your prayers for our trip to Colombia. We enjoyed every minute of our time there and it wasn’t just about the great Colombian coffee, arepas, and ajiaco (although they did make it extra nice)! The majority of our time was spent at the missionary training center. We worked with the […]

Kuna literacy update

December 3, 2013

The results of the first 9 months using the newly revised literacy program have been very encouraging. Students of all ages have completed the 5 book series and are now reading in Kuna! There are Kuna Grandmas who had given up hope on ever being able to read God’s Word who are now reading and […]

Testimony of literacy student

December 3, 2013

Meet Eudelina. She is a lively, beautiful Kuna lady who shared the following testimony and prayer request at the conference in Panama, “I am a pastor’s wife and also a literacy student! For many years I have come to these conferences. I love to hear God’s Word and grow in Him. But as I watched […]

Believers face increased opposition

December 3, 2013

Pray for the believers in some Kuna villages who are facing increased difficulties as they take stands. In these locations besides the monetary fines for not participating in the village-wide drinking festivals, believers are being fined and/or put in confinement for using clinics or hospitals instead of the village medicine men. When asked why they […]

Kuna church needs prayer

December 3, 2013

The church in the village were we lived is at a low point and in need of your prayers. Some of this is from pressures from the village. Some of this is from believers who need to work out differences and humbly seek God together. Although it’s been 2 years, Edelfonso is still very much […]

standing side-by-side

October 29, 2013

We are so thankful for those fellow servants of Christ who stand side-by-side with us for the Gospel’s sake! Our next trip is to Canada to help with the literacy training given to missionary candidates. It is always such a joy to meet the young people preparing to serve the Lord all around the world. […]

Dear Missiona-ries

September 12, 2013

The variety of our work is perfect for someone like me who doesn’t like to do the same thing day after day! Joyce and I just returned from a quick trip to IL to thank financial partners and to visit with family. One of the special things that we were able to do was speak […]

happy iguana month

February 21, 2013

A very happy “Iguana Month” to you! That is February in Kuna-land. This month the Kuna literacy teaching teams in Panama are beginning their classes. Recently we received word from Hernan, the Kuna brother who is coordinating the literacy effort that he has been training literacy teachers from several more Kuna communities who didn’t participate in […]

Literacy training in Panama

November 27, 2012

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 […]

to b or not to v

October 19, 2012

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!)