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Please pray!

Please pray!

First of all, thank you so much for praying for us over this past month. We have seen God at work in our lives and we are very thankful for all He is doing.  Once again this passage comes to mind: 1Thessalonians 5:23-24 “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may […]
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Harvesting…

Harvesting…

Over the past several months, Bible teachers from our village have been hiking 5 hours to another village where people had asked that someone come and teach them. That village had heard from people in our village that they had the “message of life” and they wanted to know more! We reported about this in […]
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In the Philippines…

In the Philippines…

Thank you to all who prayed for us as we returned to the Philippines. 1Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. We arrived safely in Manila the end of January and got over jet lag in time to help with child care […]
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We need your prayers!

We need your prayers!

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 […]
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Got Hope?

Got Hope?

The third Thursday of November is marked as Thanksgiving on the American calendar. What are you thankful for? A couple of verses from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians are a tremendous encouragement to us: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the […]
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Laura’s health…

Laura’s health…

August 31 – 2012 If you’re following us on Facebook then you know that over the past ten days, Laura has been ill. For those of you not on Facebook, we give this short report to let you know what’s going on. Ten days ago Laura started feeling sick to her stomach and then other […]
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Our goal has been reached – thank you for praying!

Our goal has been reached – thank you for praying!

  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 […]
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‘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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