A Man’s Heart Plans…

July 8, 2020

The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps. Proverbs 16:9 At the beginning of this year our plan was to remain in Guinea for another 18 months or so before returning to the U.S. for our home assignment. We were making good progress in Bible translation and other aspects of […]

Childishness and Maturity

January 26, 2018

When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. 1Corinthians 13:10 We hope you enjoy the collage above as much as we do. All of the pictures were taken several years ago, and some […]

DO YOU HAVE A JUDGMENTAL LIVER?

August 30, 2017

We are currently (summer and fall 2017) on home assignment in the U.S. We appreciate your prayers for us as we represent the work of church planting among the Landumas, and as we seek to fellowship and encourage our family members and friends in our “home” areas. This past spring we were studying Romans 2 […]

You Know What Your Problem Is?

October 11, 2016

PRE-EVANGELISM “Pre-evangelism” is a term referring to the things a Christian does and says to prepare an unbeliever to hear the Gospel message. Pre-evangelism is necessary because most people you meet and wish to reach with the Gospel aren’t ready at that moment to understand and receive the truths from the Bible that God is […]

Reaching Out Via Summer School

July 5, 2016

Our coworkers Dan and Ginny Bryant and family just arrived in the village from their home in Senegal. They will be with us for several weeks.The focus of the Bryants’ time here will be running the 4-week summer school program for 4th-6th grade kids. And the focus of the summer school will be the daily Bible class, in […]

30 Years of Favor

July 4, 2016

30 YEARS OF FAVOR “He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.” Proverbs 18:22 The above verse was written on the “groom’s cake” at our wedding 30 years ago. And Kirk can testify that he has experienced its truth. At that time we were attending Bible school and […]

A Few Things We Are Thankful For Today

November 26, 2015

Many families have an excellent Thanksgiving holiday tradition, as they are gathered around the Thanksgiving feast, of sharing with each other what they are thankful for. There are no other Americans within many miles of us here (and, by the way, no turkeys or hams or cranberry sauce either!), so we’ll take this opportunity to […]

Thankful for Ambulance Service

November 26, 2015

In our ministry among the Landumas, occasionally we are called upon to evacuate a patient with a medical emergency to the nearest hospital, in the city 50 minutes’ drive away. All too often these must be done late at night. But late night ambulance runs are one of my (Kirk’s) least favorite things I do […]

Kadi

November 26, 2015

Last night I (Kirk) drove from our village to the nearest city, a 50 minute trip, on an emergency medical evacuation. Kadi, wife of Masalu, the first believer among the Landumas, was in urgent need of medical attention. Kadi was about 12 years old when she began working for us, washing laundry, back in 1992. […]

Animism

March 19, 2015

We continue to be involved here at the Missionary Training Center. During the two-year course here the students learn many things which will help prepare them for a career planting churches among a previously unreached people group. A course which was recently completed was ANIMISM. An understanding of animism is critical if believers are to […]