Tag: Church planting

‘Down to the wire’ revisited…

‘Down to the wire’ revisited…

Thank you As we type this, we have 48 hours to our check-in time. Many of you have written assuring us of your prayers. Several have given towards our trip and also towards being able to see our daughter and her family. Praise the Lord, we have received enough not only for our trip, but […]
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down to the wire!

down to the wire!

We hope and pray that this finds each of you encouraged in the Lord. The picture above reminds us that there are still many unreached people groups in the world living like this that need PEOPLE to bring them the good news of Jesus Christ. Are you praying for laborers? As we write this update […]
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Life’s adventures…

Life’s adventures…

1 Thessalonians 5:24 – Faithful is He who calls you who also will do it! Some of you remember that this is what we looked like thirty years ago – the rest of you are probably laughing! 🙂 Who would have guessed then that we’d be looking back from this vantage point having experienced so […]
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Saying goodbye…

Saying goodbye…

Act 13:3  “Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.” Dear prayer and financial partners, The above verse was part of the text used during daughter and son-in-law’s commissioning service last week. What a privilege to be here for that and know that there are lots of people praying […]
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All things work together for good!

All things work together for good!

As we type this, Romans 8:28 is fresh on our minds! “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” Thank you for praying for Lance this week. He and our son-in-law had a great three days in Indianapolis […]
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Things we take for granted!

Things we take for granted!

Greetings once again from the Ostmans! We trust this finds you doing well and encouraged in the Lord. As we sit here and type this, we realize anew just how much we take things for granted. We don’t know about you, but we didn’t wake up this morning concerned about contracting some horrifying disease. An […]
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Reason to Hope!

Reason to Hope!

Word came to us the other day that Bayhon has passed away from the cancer he was battling. We mentioned in our last update that we didn’t think he was saved. Since hearing of his death, more news has come which gives us some reason to hope. Since the church has basically been “on its […]
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We’re home!

We’re home!

We’re home… They say home is where the heart is and our hearts are where we are so I guess that means we are home! 🙂 We are grateful for our church here in Florida that has provided a wonderful place where we can live and work on the Old Testament translation for the Higaunon. […]
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