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Please pray for Elias…

Please pray for Elias…

Surgery is scheduled for six year old Elias Gappamyr for 7:30 Saturday morning, Philippine time. That’s 7:30 pm Friday Eastern time. We received word that the blood bank needed more blood in preparation for his surgery and that prayer has already been answered. So, praise God for that and please continue to pray for Elias […]
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Family picture…

Family picture…

We had a wonderful 6 weeks with Justin & Nicole and their 3 children. We had a wonderful 6 weeks with Justin & Nicole and their 3 children.We had a wonderful 6 weeks with Justin & Nicole and their 3 children.
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On the road again…

On the road again…

Good-byes! No one likes saying goodbye, especially to grandchildren who have done an unbelievable job of wrapping their grandparent’s hearts around their fingers! We praise God for the time He has graciously given us to be here with Justin & Nicole and their kids. Please pray for us as we say goodbye to them at […]
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Our next grandbaby!

Our next grandbaby!

Please be praying for our daughter Nicole as she has a c-section scheduled for Wednesday, March 31st 8:30 a.m.
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God is answering prayer!

God is answering prayer!

Your prayers are being answered! It’s hard to believe we’ve been in the US mainland for over a week now. You may ask our reaction to how things have gone so far: in a word, “WOW!!”
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Who messed with the thermostat?

Who messed with the thermostat?

Thank you for praying Okay, who messed with the thermostat? Isn’t Florida supposed to be warm? 🙂 But then, anything below 70 degrees (f) is cold to us! We stopped off in Hawaii to visit good friends and it was even unseasonably cool there! All joking aside, we praise God for a safe trip and […]
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Ostman Travels

Ostman Travels

We are heading to the US Thank you for praying for us and for the flight program we mentioned in our last email. Please continue to pray for that. We are ready to leave on Friday morning for the first leg of our journey to the US for our “home assignment.”  (furlough) We’ve had a […]
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Why we prefer to fly!

Why we prefer to fly!

When we heard that the airplane was not available to fly us to the city, there was only one other option – go over-land! In preparing for furlough, we had a number of things to take with us, things that would have easily been transported on the plane. After getting ourselves emotionally prepared to go […]
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