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Many moms have a list in their kitchen for their next shopping trip, things like:  flour, sugar, potatoes, coffee, and so on.  When “shopping day” arrives, they just grab the list and take a short two-mile drive down to the local supermarket.  Occasionally, a mom will get back home and realize she forgot something.  No […]

Thankfully there is no mustard on the guitar. But with kids you never know what you might get. A few months ago, Ginger and I were just talking about the ministry and how the kids were doing in school. We realized that with four kids, none of them seemed to be getting any one-on-one time […]

This is the season we remember and celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. “Christ” is in the center of “Merry Christmas”. Without Christ, there is no Merry Christmas. We, along with you, have many family traditions that we keep each year, creating memories that will hopefully last for years to come. […]

“Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD.  Praise ye the LORD” Psalm 150:6. This year we decided to celebrate Thanksgiving a little early, on Sunday with our partners.  Probably like many of you, we have incorporated several family traditions.  One of our traditions is to make name cards, and have a Bible verse […]

After arising bright and early this morning, 4 am, we picked up our village mechanic, Kuya Jun, and started for the capital city. The first 50 kilometers went smoothly. Then, Stephen looked down at the gas gauge and realized we were losing diesel. We pulled over to the side of the road. Kuya Jun found […]

Do you like story problems? Let me give you one: A missionary, along with several national believers, were traveling to a Bible Conference 50 miles away (a three-hour drive). After 45 miles the missionary’s vehicle suddenly stops running on a lonely dirt road. What does the missionary do? A. Call a tow truck; B. Kick […]

Believe it or not, it is that time of the year again. If nowhere else in the world, Filipinos have already begun celebrating Christmas. Officially starting September 1st and lasting for over four very long months, Filipinos “celebrate” Christmas. That is a total of 130 days of Christmas! Christmas decorations are already for sale in […]

A little over a week ago, Stephen made his third trip into the village.  This time, the whole family joined him as we officially moved back into the village.  Upon entry into our home, we saw a large “Welcome” sign, created and colored by our partners.  For the next few days, our goal was to […]

How should we begin this blog update?  By praising God for His provisions and by thanking you for praying.  Yesterday, at 6 am, Stephen, Rebekah, and Abigail set off for the 2nd trip into the village. The goal was to take up our three-month supply of frozen meat, make the beds, and a take care […]

Imagine you have no food in your house, no canned goods, no staples like flour and sugar, not even a grain of salt.  That is our house today in the village . . . empty.  In preparation for our return to the village, we have spent several days purchasing supplies, from “A to Z”: Ant […]