Thirty three years!

August 30, 2016

MEMORY LANE: Thirty-three years ago this week we moved into the Higaunon village that we’ve called “home” in the Philippines. We joined our coworkers, Ron and Michelle Jennings, in the work where they had been for two years.The gospel had just been presented a few months before we moved there.

Answers to prayer

July 5, 2016

Greeting! We trust this finds you doing well and encouraged in the Lord. A week ago today we arrived in Portland and spent our 15 hour layover visiting Lance’s cousin. It had been 10 years since we saw her last. She’s going to be 78 this year but certainly doesn’t look it. We had some […]

Ostman Thanksgiving

November 23, 2015

Thanksgiving - more than an American holiday! A time to thank God.

Seminars, workshops, coming and going…

May 12, 2015

Biannual Seminar. It’s a very quiet week here in the village. Most people are either at their farms or at the biannual seminar that is in a neighboring village. At the seminar, the church leaders are discussing church planting strategy. Before they left, they showed us a map of where they are in relation to […]

Please pray!

October 29, 2013

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 […]

Why we love our job…

March 27, 2013

Happy Easter Everyone! We are half way through our time in the village and have seen quite a bit accomplished. We are very conscious of the fact that many are praying for us. One of the reasons we love our job is seeing people who were once bound by the power of evil spirits, now […]

Got Hope?

November 14, 2012

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 […]

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 22, 2011

For those of you in the US, Happy Thanksgiving. We have so MUCH to be thankful for. This past month has flown by and the things we were looking forward to in the future are now past. When Justin and Nicole asked us to help with their children while they attended their last pre-field training, […]

Reporting from two sides of the world REVISITED!

February 26, 2011

Please pray for Laura. She was scheduled to return home to the Philippines earlier this week. However, last week she came down with the flu and developed pneumonia. Consequently, she had to cancel her return flight. She saw the doctor at the urgent care clinic twice and after two prescriptions, one for flu and one […]

The Higaunon Church says, “Thank you!”

September 13, 2009

To our beloved siblings in Christ there in America, How are you doing in the Lord? How is your faith in Christ? If you are wondering how we are doing here in our village, we are doing well thanks to the Lord’s love and watch care over us. He shows that same love to each […]