Psalms, Proverbs and Pogong…

January 16, 2011

Thank you so much for praying for Lance’s work on the Psalms. He’s really been enjoying recording each chapter with Pogong, his translation helper. However, last week and this week he’s had to lay that aside as Pogong is away on a ministry trip. Pogong has lived with his family in a village for a […]

Merry Christmas!

December 21, 2010

And the angel said unto them, “Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:10,11 Amy Carmichael said, “When you are facing the impossible, you […]

It’s Harvest Time!

November 2, 2010

It’s harvest time here in the mountains and people are busy bringing rice in from their fields! This year has been a particularly good harvest for which they are all very thankful. They have had just the right amount of rain and sunshine at the right times to ripen it. The village is often empty […]

I am a jealous God!

October 8, 2010

Two Visitors We had two visitors at the house the other day. The first one was all about “everyone is persecuting me!” Our neighbor was rather upset by the way he perceived people were treating him. We told him he needed to go see the church leadership. It has been many years since we have […]

Update on Elias and Gappmayr family…

October 2, 2010

Here’s the latest on Elias and his family for those of you who have been praying… Thanks – Lance & Laura Dear co-workers, Finally we are able to write you an update! Not that we didn’t have the time at all to do so, but things were crazy from day one on. We had a […]

trip home September 20 ’10

September 20, 2010

Safely home… We spent this last week making purchases and preparing to head into the village while fighting jet lag. Lance caught Laura’s cold and discovered the one good thing about having a cold and jet lag at the same time is that you sleep well at night when you take night time cold medication! […]

Comings and goings…

August 31, 2010

Family Time We have been enjoying a visit from Justin, Nicole and children since August 21st. They had several meetings on their way south and here in Florida. Please continue to pray for the support they lack so they can get to East Asia, next year, as He wills. During our visit together, we enjoyed […]

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 […]

Update on Elias

May 8, 2010

5-24: we are in Michigan visiting supporters. We so appreciate everyone praying for us as we travel. We praise God for safety! We received the note 5-23 yesterday on Elias. Thank you for praying for him and his family. 5-23 update from Elias’ dad, Richard Finally, we can go back to Mindanao! We have been […]

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 […]