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We are so grateful!

We are so grateful!

June 25, 2014

This recent trip was our third time back to the Philippines since our transition to the US and working on Old Testament translation from “home.” Two of those trips were paid for with miles! We are grateful to the Lord and to those who gave miles!
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time flies when…

time flies when…

May 4, 2014

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. 17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, 18 while we do […]
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Goals!

Goals!

April 18, 2014

  Goals – we all have them! It is the last day of our comprehension checking of 43 Psalms. It is another goal reached during our visit this year. The Higaunon will now have the book of Joshua and Psalms 1-43 that they can sit down and read for themselves in their own language! Thank […]
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but God can!!

but God can!!

February 20, 2014

Greetings from the Philippines. In our last update we asked for prayer for our trip here. Thank you for praying for us. We had a safe, uneventful trip… up to the other day. Laura came down with a bad cold and I thought I had a thorn or something embedded in my foot. So, off […]
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Hallelujah!!

Hallelujah!!

December 13, 2013

  Greetings in that most precious Name above all names! Jesus! The One whose birth we celebrate. And the angel said unto them, “Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, […]
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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 26, 2013

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1Th 5:16-18 As this week is our American Thanksgiving holiday, our thoughts turn to all who partner with us in the ministry to the Higaunon people of the Philippines, as well as others we […]
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Please pray!

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 […]
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Lots to trust Him for…

Lots to trust Him for…

September 25, 2013

      News from the village: In North America, people think of a zip line as something to do for fun. In the village, Ron has been working together with some of the men on a zip line that will help them cross the river when it is flooded. We have had different bridges […]
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God did it again!

God did it again!

August 16, 2013

Greetings in Jesus’ name! We send our deepest “Thanks” to each of you who prayed for us during our four months in the Philippines and for our travel these past two months. We arrived safely back in Florida after 5,832 road miles. (that’s 9386 kilometers!)
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We’re so grateful!!

We’re so grateful!!

July 9, 2013

But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. 2 Corinthians 2:14 Wherever we are in this world, we want to be a “fragrance” of the knowledge of Him! That is also our prayer for the Higaunon children […]
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