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Returns and Rejoicings…

March 22, 2011

Returns and Rejoicings I had a wonderful time with Nicole, Olivia, Jacob and Owen. Being there with them for those weeks met the desires of my “mother’s and grandmother’s heart.” Thanks again for praying for us both, especially during the time I was away, through my sickness, and for my return to the Philippines. Our […]

Reporting from two sides of the world REVISITED!

February 26, 2011

Please pray for Laura. She was scheduled to return home to the Philippines earlier this week. However, last week she came down with the flu and developed pneumonia. Consequently, she had to cancel her return flight. She saw the doctor at the urgent care clinic twice and after two prescriptions, one for flu and one […]

Reporting from two sides of the globe!

February 14, 2011

We wanted to update you during this time that Laura is in the US to let you know how things are going… Laura reports cold weather, snow, snow and more snow but LOTS of lovin’ on the grandkids. The picture with this update was taken by the webcam just after Laura arrived. She said that […]

flight into the village

January 27, 2011

Thought we’d share a video of what we see when we fly into the village. Enjoy the trip!! Thank you for praying for us and for safety for our pilots. (We’re sorry there was a problem with this video for those not on FaceBook – we’re not sure the source of the problem since we […]

Psalms, Proverbs and Pogong…

January 16, 2011

Thank you so much for praying for Lance’s work on the Psalms. He’s really been enjoying recording each chapter with Pogong, his translation helper. However, last week and this week he’s had to lay that aside as Pogong is away on a ministry trip. Pogong has lived with his family in a village for a […]

Merry Christmas!

December 21, 2010

And the angel said unto them, “Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:10,11 Amy Carmichael said, “When you are facing the impossible, you […]

an outreach with bones!

November 17, 2010

This week the Higaunon church is hosting a seminar for the Bible teachers. They have come from several outreach villages. This picture has several stories behind it that we want to share with you. Starting from the right – Langan came here in the late 80’s because he had heard that the “message of life” […]

It’s Harvest Time!

November 2, 2010

It’s harvest time here in the mountains and people are busy bringing rice in from their fields! This year has been a particularly good harvest for which they are all very thankful. They have had just the right amount of rain and sunshine at the right times to ripen it. The village is often empty […]

I am a jealous God!

October 8, 2010

Two Visitors We had two visitors at the house the other day. The first one was all about “everyone is persecuting me!” Our neighbor was rather upset by the way he perceived people were treating him. We told him he needed to go see the church leadership. It has been many years since we have […]

Update on Elias and Gappmayr family…

October 2, 2010

Here’s the latest on Elias and his family for those of you who have been praying… Thanks – Lance & Laura Dear co-workers, Finally we are able to write you an update! Not that we didn’t have the time at all to do so, but things were crazy from day one on. We had a […]