Okla(Home)a

July 17, 2020

Okay, so that’s a cheesy title perhaps for this post but it does tell you about location. We arrived safely at our Oklahoma home late July 7. I’d say it was an uneventful trip but there was that guy who sneezed in front of us as we walked out of the DFW airport. We both […]

Translation progress and other news

March 14, 2020

Fear not, for I am with you;Be not dismayed, for I am your God.I will strengthen you,Yes, I will help you,I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. (Isaiah 41:10) Greetings from our jungle home in the Philippines where we feel relatively ‘safe’ from COVID-19. COVID-19: What a precious promise the above verse is, […]

Of time, traveling and translation

February 8, 2020

Time is flying by. We arrived in Manila late night of the 22nd of January and two days later we flew down to the island we’ve called ‘home’ since 1982. January 26th we marked 38 years here since our arrival in the Philippines. God is faithful and we give all praise, honor and glory to […]

Praise the Lord

January 7, 2020

Happy New Year: Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord! Psalm 150:6 Many of us remember twenty years ago before the New Year dawned there was great concern about Y2K?! Well, here we are in 2020 and it’s definitely a praise on our lips that God is good and worthy of […]

Caught off guard?

March 27, 2019

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 […]

In the village

February 16, 2019

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 […]

Looking back – Looking forward

January 2, 2019

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 […]

The desire of our hearts…

June 29, 2018

Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. Psalm 37:4-5 (NKJV) Travel: Where did the month of June go?! Well, for us it meant a lot of travel. Thank […]

First month done!

May 31, 2018

O Lord, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, for You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. Isaiah 25:1 (NKJV) ARRIVAL: Our first month in the village is over! It’s hard to believe. Thank you so much for praying. Our internet worked when […]

So Thankful!

January 16, 2018

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thess. 5:16-18 (NKJV) Our Trip: Florida, South Carolina and Alabama were the states we visited over the past 3 weeks. No, we didn’t do any of the touristy things that many do when visiting […]