Author: Lance and Laura Ostman

Thanking God for You!

Thanking God for You!

Philippians 1:3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you… Home again We got home last Friday after about 4,000 miles on the road. We slept in 14 different beds, shared in 6 different churches and two Vacation Bible Schools, plus a home meeting with about 30, mostly young, people! Wonderful visits were had with […]
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Back in the USA

Back in the USA

1 Peter 3:12a For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers… Home again Greetings from our Oklahoma home! We arrived back on US soil three weeks ago, Wednesday June 5th. The Lord blessed our time in Portland, Oregon with a dear friend Mark Myers (pictured below) […]
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Goodbyes and Hellos

Goodbyes and Hellos

Goodbyes We never get used to them. Saying goodbye to coworkers (and too many friends to mention let alone show pictures of them all to you) is what we’ve been doing this past week. Thank you for praying for us as we leave our longtime home once again. This is the seventh year we’ve been […]
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Changes

Changes

Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. Life Change The SYIS workshop in Manila is history and we want to thank each of you who faithfully prayed for us during that week. There were twenty […]
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It is Finished!

It is Finished!

So when Jesus had received the vinegar He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. John 19:30 Easter: It’s Good Friday as I type this update. Earlier today my mind went to SM Lockridge’s message, “It’s Friday but Sunday’s coming” – what a marvelous thing to know that our sin […]
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Caught off guard?

Caught off guard?

John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Caught off guard?: Do you sometimes get discouraged and things just seem to overwhelm you? I felt like that the other […]
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In the village

In the village

Isaiah 40:31… those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Arrival: Greetings from our mountain village home in the Philippines! We arrived in the country three and a half weeks ago. God […]
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Looking back – Looking forward

Looking back – Looking forward

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 Looking back: When we were looking forward to 2018, the Lord put a word on our hearts that by faith would characterize His work […]
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Merry Christmas 2018

Merry Christmas 2018

Merry Christmas! Emmanuel: God with us! What an amazing thing to realize that God became man to take upon Himself the sin of the world. We were sharing this truth with a young man in the store just the other day. Please pray for Dylan. He was very receptive to the things we had to […]
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