Update on Elias and Ostman travels

June 19, 2010

Thank you for praying for Elias. Here is an update from the Gappmayrs who are back home in Germany. August 7th update: Hello again from us! Just to let you all know how it went yesterday at the hospital. It was very hard for Elias. He seems to be quite traumatized by all that. Laying […]

God’s Appointments!

June 5, 2010

God’s appointments What an awesome journey we’ve had since leaving Justin & Nicole! Thank you so much for taking the time to pray for us. God has given us safety and allowed us to experience some unexpected visits. As an example, we were in North Carolina when we decided to take a couple of days […]

Please pray for Elias…

May 7, 2010

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 […]

Family picture…

April 30, 2010

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.

On the road again…

April 27, 2010

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 […]

God is answering prayer!

March 11, 2010

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!!”

Ostman Travels

February 24, 2010

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 […]

Why we prefer to fly!

February 12, 2010

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 […]

I stand rebuked!

February 5, 2010

Is God Awesome or what!? One of our neighbors stopped by wanting change for a thousand peso bill. That’s the largest denomination available and is difficult to change here in the mountains. Consequently we don’t like to give that kind of change but we’re leaving here soon and furthermore, he wanted to buy a Bible. […]

Answered prayer!

January 13, 2010

We had such a wonderful time with members from our sending church in Florida who came to help out at our annual conference. Pastor Anthony George was the guest speaker and the others helped out with the children’s programs. God was glorified and we left conference encouraged and blessed with the messages God lead Pastor […]