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Merry Christmas from our home to yours

Merry Christmas from our home to yours

John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.   Merry Christmas We love this season of the year where we take time to reflect and rejoice in all that was accomplished for […]
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Some things we’re thankful for!

Some things we’re thankful for!

In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18   Thankful: Here in America it is “that time of year;” our Thanksgiving holiday is only a week away! We are truly THANKFUL for each one of you who are part of our lives and the […]
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Thirty three years!

Thirty three years!

  MEMORY LANE: Thirty-three years ago this week we moved into the Higaunon village that we’ve called “home” in the Philippines. We joined our coworkers, Ron and Michelle Jennings, in the work where they had been for two years.The gospel had just been presented a few months before we moved there.
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Cry of the Blood

Cry of the Blood

  As I was working on the rough draft translation of Hosea for the Higaunon scriptures, a simple word in a verse brought to memory Amy W. Carmichael’s poem “Cry of the Blood” and I thought I’d share that with you here. CRY OF THE BLOOD The tom-toms thumped on all night, and the darkness […]
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Greetings from Oklahoma! It’s Tuesday August 2 and we’ve been home a week already. How thankful we are for our own home! Praise God with us for a safe and successful road trip. What a wonderful time we had with family, friends and ministry partners! We had invitations to visit more of you, but we […]
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Answers to prayer

Answers to prayer

Greeting! We trust this finds you doing well and encouraged in the Lord. A week ago today we arrived in Portland and spent our 15 hour layover visiting Lance’s cousin. It had been 10 years since we saw her last. She’s going to be 78 this year but certainly doesn’t look it. We had some […]
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Good happenings

Good happenings

Thank you for praying for us as we checked Leviticus translation. We finished in eight days and it went smoother than we expected. We gave our translation assistants a few days break before we start again. Tomorrow morning (Monday, April 18) we will start checking the book of Numbers. Again we ask that you please pray for […]
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More pictures

More pictures

Thank you for praying for us. We arrived in the village two weeks ago today. (March 22, 2016) Time is going by quickly but we are praising God for the work we are seeing accomplished. Here’s our location from above. The airstrip will no longer be needed now that the aviation department is switching to […]
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Our trip to the village, March 8, 2016

Our trip to the village, March 8, 2016

Philippians 4:6 (NKJV) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. The trip from the city started just after 4:00 Tuesday morning and we arrived in the village at noon. Flying takes just over 30 minutes and doesn’t leave you exhausted like […]
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