if Ponciano could do it…

September 14, 2020

Several years ago we worked with teams in the Philippines to write literacy curriculums in the languages spoken in their villages. Recently we received an update and a few literacy questions from one of the teams. They have taught the first literacy classes and have several graduates. One of these is an older man named Ponciano. […]

a tale of three cities

August 5, 2020

Charles Dickens wrote a classic novel titled, A Tale of Two Cities. We have a tale of three cities (well, really more like jungle villages) that reminds us that God is not limited in His work even during this pandemic year. Our family lived and worked among the Kuna people of Panama from 1985 to […]

making the most of these days

April 7, 2020

We hope that this finds you and your family well. Joyce and I are healthy and working from home. There sure have been lots of changes to life in a few short weeks, haven’t there? The virus has changed the way we greet each other, shop, work, clean, educate the kids, meet together as a […]

March is marching by…

March 3, 2020

Here it is March already! The months of this year are just flying by. How we want to be investing the days with things that make God’s name great. Literacy Manual revision It’s been a joy to be working from home and making progress on projects. The Literacy Manual revision is well underway. Chapter 1 […]

a different rhythm

January 28, 2020

This year is proving to be one with a different rhythm than the last years. And it’s a welcome and exciting change for us! The years of packed international travel schedules and the constant pressure of the next workshop and language has reached the “tipping point” where many of the countries have trained literacy consultants […]

next adventure in literacy: Africa

October 7, 2019

Soon we’ll be jumping on planes and traveling to W. Africa for the next adventure in literacy. Appreciate your prayers as we train consultants and work with a team to produce literacy materials. The translation of the New Testament has recently been completed in this language. So we are excited to work together that the […]

mission accomplished!

June 28, 2019

The month of June has gone by quickly for us here in Peru! We are very tired, but so thankful for all the work that has gotten done. The 3 ladies training to be literacy consultants have taken big steps forward. Two more languages have full literacy courses to teach people to read. We have […]

a special place in our hearts

May 7, 2019

What is the month of June looking like for you? We’ll be spending the whole month in Peru, a country that has a special place in our hearts. Back when Joyce was in first grade, she watched a film at school about the country of Peru. (Yes, it was a reel-to-reel film back then). It […]

to do – DONE!

April 15, 2019

Don’t you just love being able to cross off big tasks from your to-do list? We have had a happy month like that where we finished up the English help files for the literacy software and uploaded thousands of pictures to the Image Finder database. Thanks for your prayers and encouragement. Next steps Finishing tasks […]

multiplying a treasure

March 15, 2019

Some treasures are too big to keep to yourself – you’ve just got to share them with others! That’s what we’ve found with the literacy software. But for this big treasure to be shared with the many on our worldwide literacy team who don’t speak English, it has been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, French, etc. […]