Author: Lance and Laura Ostman

Ongoing house repairs, translation, 12 graduates and 40 baptized.

Ongoing house repairs, translation, 12 graduates and 40 baptized.

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19 (NKJV) Greetings from our jungle village. It’s hard to believe that our time here is rapidly coming to a close! Our hearts are filled with gratitude for […]
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Translation Work, a wedding, and house repairs…

Translation Work, a wedding, and house repairs…

Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; Psalm 127:1a Halfway We are about halfway through our scheduled time in the Philippines. Since our last update Lance has been busy with the initial checks of the books he’s been working on from our home in Oklahoma. Checking the book of […]
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A shopping cart, a shiny red Camaro, and the Sovereignty of God

A shopping cart, a shiny red Camaro, and the Sovereignty of God

Shopping carts and shiny red Camaros don’t go together very well but that’s not considering the sovereignty of God. We recently purchased some commodes at Lowe’s, a 30-minute drive from where we live. Since they were on sale, we bought one and then decided a couple days later to get another while they were still […]
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40 days and 3300 miles

40 days and 3300 miles

From the rising of the sun to its setting,the name of the LORD is to be praised! Psalms 113:3 Back home: Praise the Lord with us that we are back in our Oklahoma home. It is so good to be home after 40 days and more than 3,300 miles. Our time away was wonderful. The […]
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What God did all those years ago!

What God did all those years ago!

On our first weekend in western New York at the local Farmer’s Market, we were browsing the wares for sale. I overheard a conversation in which one woman said to another, “You know what they say about Western New York! Once you come, you never want to leave!” I said to Lance, “Well, I left.” […]
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Toil under the sun –

Toil under the sun –

 What profit has a man from all his labor in which he toils under the sun? Ecclesiastes 1:3 (NKJV) Greetings from warm Oklahoma where the temperatures are in the high 90s and the weather apps are warning of extreme heat. We are very thankful for air-conditioning as we “toil under the sun”. Translation work Our […]
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Of mattress shopping and leftover donuts

Of mattress shopping and leftover donuts

Mattress shopping and leftover donuts don’t have much in common but hang on, here are one of those happenings in life that you just can’t plan. Mattress shopping:  We have had a few visitors to our home since moving here, and it just so happens that one of them who came a few years ago […]
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Of birthdays, work, devastation and heartache.

Of birthdays, work, devastation and heartache.

And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us and establish the work of our hands for us; Yes, establish the work of our hands. Psalms 90:17 Birthdays: Where did the month of March go?! I guess in truth all of the months are going by very quickly. This month began with Lance’s […]
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