We need your prayers!

January 18, 2013

Greetings in Jesus’ name! Romans 15:13 “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.“ What a wonderful message! This month has been quite busy. The first week, Lance continued translating the book of Leviticus. The […]

Our goal has been reached – thank you for praying!

May 4, 2012

To borrow a phrase from Paul’s letter to the Colossians: To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are scattered around the world: Grace be unto you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. What a blessing to experience God’s grace and peace day by day and know He […]

down to the wire!

February 29, 2012

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 […]

and the work goes on….

November 2, 2011

Ostman Update… Our life verse is 1 Thessalonians 5:24 “He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.” (referring to the previous verses that promises He will preserve us unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.) 2 Thessalonians 3:3 says that “…the Lord is faithful; He will make you strong and guard […]

All things work together for good!

October 2, 2011

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 […]

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 […]

Who messed with the thermostat?

March 5, 2010

Thank you for praying Okay, who messed with the thermostat? Isn’t Florida supposed to be warm? 🙂 But then, anything below 70 degrees (f) is cold to us! We stopped off in Hawaii to visit good friends and it was even unseasonably cool there! All joking aside, we praise God for a safe trip and […]

Merry Christmas

December 17, 2009

And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Do you know Him? From our home to yours we send you warmest greetings at this Christmas season. Our “Christmas gift” this year was answers to your many prayers for us and especially Laura’s health. Laura said this morning, “I […]

Ostman happenings…

December 9, 2009

Health Happenings: Thank you all for praying for Laura! We are scheduled to head to town tomorrow (Thursday) to see the doctors and get some tests done. Praise the Lord with us that she is feeling much better over the past few days! The weight loss is concerning though and we need to get to […]

I’m feeling faint!

September 24, 2009

Dear Prayer Partners! The past week plus has been quite an adventure. You know from our previous update that I was scheduled for a colonoscopy on Tuesday. I also was scheduled for my annual mammogram. My mammogram was scheduled for 7A.M. and the colonoscopy for 9. Being prepped for the colonoscopy, I had been to […]