FINDING JESUS!

May 17, 2013

When Finding Nemo first came out in film back in 2003 we totally missed it. As a matter of fact, I distinctly remember one of our co-workers giving Sheila Marie a stuffed fish that same year for her second birthday. I was told the fish’s name was Nemo as evident by his ‘lucky’ fin. […]

A Surprise Visit

March 26, 2013

We live in a very needy world and there is much work to be done.

Tribal Ministry in the Metropolis?

December 3, 2012

How does one involve them-self in tribal ministry while living in a major metropolis? The truth is it’s all a matter of mindset. As one co-worker recently reminded us, ‘It’s kind of like watching a basketball game and watching the reaction of the crowd when one team scores a basket. One side roars with joy […]

Welcome Home Smith Family

July 31, 2012

This has been the greeting we have received from day one since our home-assignment began. Whether it’s been the greeting we received from our friends who picked us up when we arrived in California, friends opening their homes to us, or the churches we have shared in, we have been extremely blessed. One friend in […]

Looking Forward to Sharing

June 19, 2012

As we prepare for our upcoming home assignment, we are excited for the opportuntity to share all that the Lord has done in and through our lives these past three years. We are especially excited to share the vision God has given us for coming alongside of our co-workers in times of difficulty. While this […]

Team Ready for Agta VBS

April 29, 2012

Within our Global Partners Purpose Statement it says that we as a mission “exist to assist the ministry of the local church… coordinating of believers to evangelize unreached people groups.” With that said, as we have had opportunity to connect with the local church in the Philippines, we were excited when Family Christian Bible agreed […]

Coming Alongside the Agta

March 26, 2012

A couple of blogs back (To Much Death in the Village) I introduced you to our friends the Epps who are working with the Agta. By God’s grace and His perfect timing, just this past February I had the privilege of flying in for a first time visit with the Agta. Also visiting for the […]

Finding Refreshment from Afar

January 27, 2012

Our year kicked off with a trip south to connect with co-workers from around the field for a time of refreshment and fellowship. We were blessed as team from Jerome Prairie Bible Church in Grants Pass, Oregon came over to the Philippines to help facilitate this time. The majority of the team focused on teaching […]

Too Much Death in the Village

December 23, 2011

This past month our language consultants were visiting a couple of different tribal works in northern Luzon. During the last night of their visit to a small Agta village a two-year old child passed away from severe burns after he fell into a pot of boiling water. Unfortunately the child was not taken to the […]

Transitioning North

October 10, 2011

After two years of Culture & Language Study in Manila the Lord is giving us some direction as to our next ministry assignment. With the departure of our northern Luzon support center personal for a short home assignment we have been asked to fill in for them during their absence. At this point we are […]