{"id":3187,"date":"2019-06-25T19:06:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T23:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/?p=3187"},"modified":"2019-06-25T19:06:44","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T23:06:44","slug":"back-in-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/2019\/06\/25\/back-in-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Back in the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/EC4B6748-18EC-45E3-AE60-0BDA2D594DF7-600x314.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/EC4B6748-18EC-45E3-AE60-0BDA2D594DF7-600x314.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/EC4B6748-18EC-45E3-AE60-0BDA2D594DF7-300x157.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/EC4B6748-18EC-45E3-AE60-0BDA2D594DF7-768x402.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/EC4B6748-18EC-45E3-AE60-0BDA2D594DF7-125x65.jpeg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/EC4B6748-18EC-45E3-AE60-0BDA2D594DF7-250x131.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/EC4B6748-18EC-45E3-AE60-0BDA2D594DF7-450x235.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/EC4B6748-18EC-45E3-AE60-0BDA2D594DF7.jpeg 1698w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> 1 Peter 3:12a\u00a0<em>For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Home again<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greetings  from our Oklahoma home! We arrived back on US soil three weeks ago,  Wednesday June 5th. The Lord blessed our time in Portland, Oregon with a  dear friend Mark Myers (pictured below) who picked us up at the  airport, drove us around to see some of the beauty of the Pacific  Northwest, took us to breakfast, then to Lance&#8217;s cousin Renie\u2019s place.  We spent the day with her before continuing our trip to Dallas that  night. A friend from our local church picked us up at the  airport and took us home on the afternoon of Thursday the 6th. Thank you for <strong>praying <\/strong>for our travels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/E97437D5-21F4-4183-B699-4F99FF537A8B-600x284.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3203\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/?attachment_id=3203\" class=\"wp-image-3203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/E97437D5-21F4-4183-B699-4F99FF537A8B-600x284.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/E97437D5-21F4-4183-B699-4F99FF537A8B-300x142.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/E97437D5-21F4-4183-B699-4F99FF537A8B-768x364.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/E97437D5-21F4-4183-B699-4F99FF537A8B-125x59.jpeg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/E97437D5-21F4-4183-B699-4F99FF537A8B-250x118.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/E97437D5-21F4-4183-B699-4F99FF537A8B-450x213.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/E97437D5-21F4-4183-B699-4F99FF537A8B.jpeg 809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/375C7890-81A1-4697-A9F9-A47D01D48446-600x446.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3205\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/?attachment_id=3205\" class=\"wp-image-3205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/375C7890-81A1-4697-A9F9-A47D01D48446-600x446.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/375C7890-81A1-4697-A9F9-A47D01D48446-300x223.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/375C7890-81A1-4697-A9F9-A47D01D48446-768x571.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/375C7890-81A1-4697-A9F9-A47D01D48446-125x93.jpeg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/375C7890-81A1-4697-A9F9-A47D01D48446-250x186.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/375C7890-81A1-4697-A9F9-A47D01D48446-340x253.jpeg 340w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/375C7890-81A1-4697-A9F9-A47D01D48446.jpeg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Road trip #1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After giving ourselves a few days to get over jet-lag we drove to Houston, Texas, to visit with friends and Laura\u2019s oldest brother Steve and his wife, Judy. We had a wonderful time there.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/B03299AD-E57C-4779-83C7-F40BA312E4C1-600x420.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3202\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/?attachment_id=3202\" class=\"wp-image-3202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/B03299AD-E57C-4779-83C7-F40BA312E4C1-600x420.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/B03299AD-E57C-4779-83C7-F40BA312E4C1-300x210.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/B03299AD-E57C-4779-83C7-F40BA312E4C1-768x537.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/B03299AD-E57C-4779-83C7-F40BA312E4C1-125x87.jpeg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/B03299AD-E57C-4779-83C7-F40BA312E4C1-250x175.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/B03299AD-E57C-4779-83C7-F40BA312E4C1-362x253.jpeg 362w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/B03299AD-E57C-4779-83C7-F40BA312E4C1.jpeg 1913w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/62996579-27C7-466A-9B21-5C5BFE796CFD-600x364.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3204\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/?attachment_id=3204\" class=\"wp-image-3204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/62996579-27C7-466A-9B21-5C5BFE796CFD-600x364.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/62996579-27C7-466A-9B21-5C5BFE796CFD-300x182.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/62996579-27C7-466A-9B21-5C5BFE796CFD-768x466.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/62996579-27C7-466A-9B21-5C5BFE796CFD-125x76.jpeg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/62996579-27C7-466A-9B21-5C5BFE796CFD-250x152.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/62996579-27C7-466A-9B21-5C5BFE796CFD-417x253.jpeg 417w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/62996579-27C7-466A-9B21-5C5BFE796CFD.jpeg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ugh &#8211; our health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Laura had a UTI after we got back from the Philippines, but got the all clear after 10 days of antibiotics. Lance came down with a virus this past weekend, so he\u2019s been feeling miserable (fever, coughing but feeling better as I type this). Thank you for&nbsp;<strong>praying<\/strong>&nbsp;for our health.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/6B11465E-1762-4AEB-9FAE-ADD560ECF60F-600x445.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3206\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/?attachment_id=3206\" class=\"wp-image-3206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/6B11465E-1762-4AEB-9FAE-ADD560ECF60F-600x445.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/6B11465E-1762-4AEB-9FAE-ADD560ECF60F-300x222.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/6B11465E-1762-4AEB-9FAE-ADD560ECF60F-768x570.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/6B11465E-1762-4AEB-9FAE-ADD560ECF60F-125x93.jpeg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/6B11465E-1762-4AEB-9FAE-ADD560ECF60F-250x185.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/6B11465E-1762-4AEB-9FAE-ADD560ECF60F-341x253.jpeg 341w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/6B11465E-1762-4AEB-9FAE-ADD560ECF60F.jpeg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/11AC0CA8-9AFE-44DE-B31A-CD1E9719ED77-600x439.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3207\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/?attachment_id=3207\" class=\"wp-image-3207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/11AC0CA8-9AFE-44DE-B31A-CD1E9719ED77-600x439.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/11AC0CA8-9AFE-44DE-B31A-CD1E9719ED77-300x220.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/11AC0CA8-9AFE-44DE-B31A-CD1E9719ED77-768x562.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/11AC0CA8-9AFE-44DE-B31A-CD1E9719ED77-125x91.jpeg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/11AC0CA8-9AFE-44DE-B31A-CD1E9719ED77-250x183.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/11AC0CA8-9AFE-44DE-B31A-CD1E9719ED77-346x253.jpeg 346w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2019\/06\/11AC0CA8-9AFE-44DE-B31A-CD1E9719ED77.jpeg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Time with Ean<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On our way home from Houston we picked up our grandson Ean. We celebrated his 16th birthday with him (his actual birthday is June 19th) and enjoyed time with him over a couple of days. We sure do miss his dad being here (our son, Robert) We rejoice that Robert\u2019s house finally sold. Thank you for <strong>praying\u00a0<\/strong>for our family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Road trip #2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are scheduled to leave home this Thursday &#8211; heading to  Western New  York, to see family and partners in the ministry to the  Higaunon.  Please <strong>pray\u00a0<\/strong>for safe travels and that we will be a blessing to all we are with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Westfield we are scheduled to go to Central New York to have a meeting  and visit our daughter\u2019s in-laws. After just a couple nights there we\u2019ll head further east to New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and then make  our way back \u2018home\u2019 &#8211; visiting, sharing the exciting things God has done  and is doing in us and among the Higaunon.<br><br><strong>Our schedule:<\/strong><br>     June 30 10:45 AM First Baptist Church in Westfield, NY<br>     July 7 10:30 AM Brocton Baptist Church in Brocton, NY<br>     July 14 7:00 PM First Baptist in Memphis, NY (near Syracuse)<br>     July 21 7:00 PM Bethel Community Church Deptford, NJ  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lance is currently working on translation. He&#8217;s comparing companion passages from 1 Samuel 31 and 2 Samuel with 1 Chronicles. Everything that is the same will be copied and pasted into 1 Chronicles and those things that are different will mean a closer look at how we&#8217;re translating both passages. (Look at\u00a0 1 Samuel 31:13 and 1 Chronicles 10:12 for an example)\u00a0 Please <strong>pray\u00a0<\/strong>for wisdom for him in this challenging work. We know God is more interested in getting His word translated for the Higaunon people than we are &#8211; but we along with our coworkers, Ron &amp; Michelle Jennings, are the ones entrusted with the task!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is much to pray for. Aren&#8217;t you glad that God hears our prayers? Thank you for praying for us and partnering with us in the work that God has given us to do.<br><br> Secure in Christ&#8217;s love,<br> Lance &amp; Laura <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 Peter 3:12a\u00a0For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers&#8230; Home again Greetings from our Oklahoma home! We arrived back on US soil three weeks ago, Wednesday June 5th. 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