40 years of God’s faithfulness

June 4, 2020

Our first prayer card Hard to believe, but it was 40 years ago that we began missionary training as two kids believing that God would actually keep His promises. And He absolutely has done just that all the way! His sweet provision has brought us to tears this month. And just like that, another two […]

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 […]

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. […]

God is doing something so BIG

August 16, 2018

The media is filled with stories of the evil and disasters of life. And each of us have plenty of our own cares that weigh our hearts down. But let’s not get distracted by the difficulties each day brings and miss the fact that our God is still on the Throne! He is faithfully and with such loving-kindness […]

“God’s Word speaking to me”

March 8, 2018

Update on Asia-Pacific trip Thanks for covering us with prayers during the trip to Asia-Pacific. The 3 literacy workshops went well and we are confident the consultant team there is trained and equipped to move the field into the future. Our goal was to produce literacy materials in three languages, but we completed them […]

training future missionaries

November 20, 2017

This time of year always fills our hearts with such thankfulness that our Great God is drawing people from “every tongue, tribe and nation” into His Family. And what a wonder that He includes each of US as part of His amazing plan! We recently returned from México and the missionary training center where candidates […]