Season’s Greetings

December 17, 2017

As we take time to celebrate our Savior’s birth, we reflect on the significance of God’s greatest gift to mankind. We are so grateful to the Lord for the privilege we have to walk in fellowship with Him, all because of the birth of His Son, Jesus. We are in the middle of our 6th year serving on staff at the Missionary Training Center […]

A New Name

June 22, 2017

A New Name… 2017 marks the 75th year since New Tribes Mission was founded and we’re thankful for what God has done and continues to do in missions around the world. Other big news is that our mission has a new name. New Tribes Mission is now Ethnos360. The NTM USA Executive Board made the […]

Joys & Sorrows

September 7, 2016

“There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven…. A time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance.” Eccl. 3:1 & 4 Thank you so much for your prayers for us and all the extra family activities that […]

She Said, “Yes”!

March 8, 2016

As we look at this new year, we have several exciting events to look forward to as a family—the arrival of our 2nd grandchild, a Bible school graduation, and a wedding! Having our grown children as young adults now does not mean we are any less busy! Over Thanksgiving break Josh proposed to his girlfriend, […]

Reflections on 2015

December 8, 2015

“Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his mercy endures forever.” Psalms 136:1 God is good all the time and His blessings are abundant! Rejoice with us as we reflect back on 2015. January began with Melanie’s foot starting to improve after some days of very intense pain from the pressure […]

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. […]