translation | Lance and Laura Ostman

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 […]

Merry Christmas 2018

December 11, 2018

Merry Christmas! Emmanuel: God with us! What an amazing thing to realize that God became man to take upon Himself the sin of the world. We were sharing this truth with a young man in the store just the other day. Please pray for Dylan. He was very receptive to the things we had to […]

Coming and going

November 2, 2018

Psalm 121:8 The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore. Road Trip: God has been so gracious to us! We had a wonderful road trip last month. We traveled to Alabama, Florida, South and North Carolina, (the pictures in this email were taken in North […]

Translation work, 67 Visitors and things to pray for.

August 12, 2018

Translation: Another annual trip to the Philippines to work on checking scripture is coming to a close. This is the 6th year we’ve returned to our village to check the translation Lance worked on while at home in the US. Between our return to the US in May of 2017 and our return to the […]

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 […]

We’re heading out and we need you to pray…

March 30, 2018

2 Corinthians 5:21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. Resurrection Day: What a wonderful thing it is that God became flesh, died in our place so we wouldn’t have to, rose from the dead and ascended on high […]

Of Grandkids, Translation and Travel

March 5, 2018

Isaiah 40:28 … 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. Hebrews 12:1,2 … and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus… (NKJV) Grandkids: Greetings […]

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 […]

Merry Christmas!

December 20, 2017

Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:10-11 Joy to all: This verse is so […]