Impacting Lives

November 14, 2015

With our minds on the Thanksgiving season, one thing we are so thankful for is the privilege to be a part of what God is doing to build His church. Do you feel privileged sharing in God’s work of reaching the unreached with the Gospel? YOU are impacting lives as we partner together. While we […]

Busy Coming and Going

September 3, 2015

A lot has happened since we last wrote. The beginning of May, John flew out to Las Vegas with his father and sister to see his brother who was in critical condition due to his decline from the chemo treatment for colon cancer. You probably received our updates during that time and prayed for David. […]

He Has Risen, Just As He Said!

April 14, 2015

“He Has Risen, Just As He Said!” – Matthew 28:6 A couple of weeks before Easter, 2 men from our church passed away within hours of each other. Because we were approaching Easter and celebrating our Savior’s ressurection, although our hearts ache for their loved ones, it has been thrilling to think about these 2 […]

Family Celebrations

February 19, 2015

We are so thankful for God’s great faithfulness and His mercies that are new every morning! It is always exciting to see Him at work in our lives and the lives of our kids. We had some of our kids, John’s dad, and a couple of extra people with us for Thanksgiving, so we had […]

Our Team

January 26, 2015

We are thankful for the many opportunities that the Lord has given us in our ministry here at the New Tribes Missionary Training Center on the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. We are grateful to be part of a team of five people; each of us comes from a variety of backgrounds and life experiences. […]

12 Top Days of 2014

December 16, 2014

12 Days of Christmas – Highlights of 2014 April 1 – Bethany and Zach officially became associates with New Tribes Mission, continuing with their ministry on staff at New Tribes Bible Institute in Waukesha, WI; Zach working in IT and Bethany working in the office. May 3 – Charity and her classmates at Moody Bible Institute hosted a […]

Charity Finishes at Moody

December 13, 2014

Dear Friends and Family, Just wanted to send out a quick update with some prayer requests. All I have left of school is one more paper to write! I cannot believe it! I am almost done with school and am about to move onto a new season of life! I am excited about the adventures that […]

Our Grandson

October 1, 2014

Our family has had some busy days with everyone’s comings and goings and new school years beginning. After all the dust settled, we have ended up with 4 family members in Waukesha, WI at New Tribes Bible Institute, 3 family members in Chicago at Moody Bible Institute, and 2 of us are here in Missouri. […]

New Semester, New Opportunities

September 5, 2014

Our ministry continues as a new semester begins at the New Tribes Missionary Training Center, located on the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks in central Missouri. Missionary candidates from all over the States, as well as some from other parts of the world, come to spend time in intensive training for cross-cultural life and ministry. Our unique training […]

Josh’s Graduation

July 17, 2014

Well, we thought with the conclusion of the busyness of the end-of-the-semester activities that life would slow down a bit, but it hasn’t seemed to. Let us fill you in on our personal lives and ministry. On May 22nd Josh graduated summa cum laude from Camdenton High School. His sisters were able to surprise him by […]