All ages and stages

March 27, 2016

We have had an interesting few weeks recently and the phrase that came to my mind is that God is allowing us to minister in lives of “all ages and stages.” I had a mid-morning phone call one day from a language school student (Americans learning Portuguese) asking if I could watch her little boy, […]

Her Eyes Mirror Her Heart

February 16, 2016

In January, we invited for coffee one afternoon, a missionary couple who we would be visiting a few weeks later where they live and minister. As they talked about their work, its “perks” and hard things, too, my friend’s eyes began to just sparkle with love for those she serves. It was quite fun to […]

Member Care is being Available

February 6, 2016

This week end we will be moving missionary friends, Beto and Tania with their children, Ailton and Noemy, to their new ministry location. Miles has a license that allows him to drive a larger size truck, so he can drive the truck that has been loaned to them to make this move, while the family […]

Let the Redeemed ,.. say so

October 3, 2015

It has been our joy recently to spend time with relatively new Christians of the body of Christ where we gather and fellowship. Thinking back over our conversations together, these verses held new meaning to us this week: O, give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good; for His mercy endureth forever. Let the […]

Member Care to the Next Generation

June 11, 2015

Recently we had the personal joy of hearing one of “our own” MK’s, now missionary, give a challenge from God’s Word to the national missionary candidates here and also relate the logistics and challenges of the tribal ministry in which he is now involved. Philip is a third generation missionary and serves in a tribal […]

Sometimes “Member Care” looks like this …..

March 23, 2015

Member care in reality is much about listening, and my husband is SO good at this. He listens well and he asks good questions that invite the other to participate, share, and eventually share from the heart. Here he is not with a missionary friend, but another friend, father of one of our church members. […]

Lessons in Pictures

April 12, 2013

During this time of home assignment we have had the opportunity to spend time with all of our children and grandchildren. What a privilege and joy! In November we went to northern Africa — our first time on the african continent. We were attentive observers of all going on around us. Though it was Africa […]

41 years and still swinging

July 14, 2012

July 9, 2012 we celebrated forty one years of marriage! How good the Lord has been, is, and always will be to us. We have spent thirty six of those years serving with NTM in Brazil and raised our five children there. We are thankful for these forty one years together and especially thankful for […]

Discipleship

April 24, 2011

I’ve been thinking a lot about discipleship these days and what it looks like in real life. Perhaps too often we think of it as a classroom situation taught by someone older or more experienced in the faith. Let me share a couple of instances of discipling we have experienced recently. (#1)I have been meeting […]

Changes and Contentment

January 20, 2011

The year 2011 lies before us like an unfilled agenda. Do you wonder, as I do, what God intends to write on the pages of our lives? How much joy; how much sadness? Do you wonder, as I do, if you are ready for the adventure of 2011, and how you will handle all that […]