A Burning Question

April 24, 2016

When the Isnag farmers have cut all the brush on their fields, they need to burn it before they can start planting. A good burn will mean less clean-up work and less weeding later on. The question is: When is the optimum time to burn? They count the days […]

What’s Cooking?

April 18, 2016

“What’s cooking?” You ask. ‘There are many possible answers. Last week we finished our field leadership team meetings a day early so I decided to use my free day in the big city by visiting a plastic surgeon. Well, actually I was expecting to visit a dermatologist about a spot on my face, but when […]

Update for the Second week of April 2016

April 10, 2016

Dear Praying Friends, We arrived in Manila and had three days of field leadership meetings last week. Today we have a few hours’ worth of items to cover and we are hoping to be finished by lunch time. I am glad to work with these very patient guys who […]

Update for the First week of April 2016

April 4, 2016

Dear Praying Friends, This past week has been a bit of an obstacle course race and we were thankful to get to the end of the week and find that many things were accomplished. The set of helpers that were working on the latest draft of Acts finished […]

Update for the Fifth week of March 2016

March 27, 2016

Dear Praying Friends, Thank you for praying for Vicky. She is recovering from her ear infection and hopes to be able to join us in the village this week. We have missed having Vicky and the Maynard family with us but our Isnag friends have kept us supplied with […]

Update for the Fourth week of March 2016

March 20, 2016

Dear Praying Friends, Please keep praying for our partner, Vicky. She is out at town working on getting rid of a bad ear infection and tooth pain. Vicky and her friend Linda There is a group that sponsors the printing of Bible story books for children. This past month, […]

Update for the Third week of March 2016

March 13, 2016

Dear Praying Friends, This past week was one of varied activities. First of all, we had visitors. We were very glad to have our pilot’s family for a visit. Brian and Katherine serve with NTM Aviation and we really appreciate all that they do to support our ministry here. […]

Update for the Second week of March 2016

March 6, 2016

Dear Praying Friends, We have been in a fog, literally! Our language consultant, George, was supposed to fly out Tuesday, but in order to call the helicopter we need to be able to see the ridges. For two days we watched the ridges appear and disappear in the mist. […]

Update for the First week of March 2016

February 28, 2016

Dear Praying Friends, The main event this past week has been having our language consultant, George Olson, and our friends, Geff and Grace Harada come to spend the week with us. Geff has worked with the Iwaak tribe to the south of us for many years, but this was […]

Update for the Fourth Week of February

February 22, 2016

Dear Praying Friends, Coffee anyone? Our Isnag neighbors are beginning to make this year’s rice fields and they are also busy harvesting and drying coffee. An impressive lizard made an appearance outside my office window last week. I ran out with the camera and took several shots before realizing that I didn’t have a memory […]