Author: Stephen and Ginger Jordan

When you hear the word “graduation”, you probably envision graduates in gowns, the graduation march, names being read one by one, and caps being thrown in the air.  Well, none of that happened yesterday as Ginger’s doctor declared “You have graduated!”  Please celebrate with us that the doctor has taken Ginger off all meds as […]

This past week, our boys and Stephen went to OE, also known as “Outdoor Education”.  Every year Faith Academy, a school in Manila for missionary kids, hosts OE.  This is an opportunity for 6th-9th graders to get out of the classroom and go outside.  OE brings together a great combination of spiritual emphasis, ministry opportunity, […]

As you all know, December was a month . . . full of anticipation with the church dedication and Christmas program . . . full of uncertainty with Ginger’s health . . . and full of prayers and words of encouragement from you all through email.   As you might remember, Ginger was not able […]

What do you think of when you hear the words “Family Reunion”?  You probably think of young and old gathering together in their hometown and fireworks at night (or maybe that is only in Hallmark movies).  Well, this past week, Ginger’s family had a family reunion in Papua New Guinea (PNG).  All of us, along […]

In August 2017, one of our eldest believers, Aman, said, “I will be next.”  Was he referring to getting baptized?  No.  Was he referring to teaching a new Bible study?  No.  Was he referring to his own death?  Yes.  The day that Aman made this comment was shortly after the death of another believer.  Logically, […]

Two weeks ago, the church family took a walk down to the river to witness and celebrate the baptism of five believers, four teenagers and one grandfather.  Of these five, two are sisters, another two are granddaughter and grandfather and the fifth is the fifth sister to be baptized.  Three of these teenagers will be […]

We, along with the believers of Faith Bible Church, are excited as the new church building is close to completion.  Lord willing, in 47 days, we will be ready to apply for our final permit for occupancy.  In celebration and giving praise to God, we are planning a dedication on December 7th and 8th.  We […]

No matter the time of day or the weather condition, work continues on the new church building.  This past week, workers have started to install window jams, plastering the walls with cement, preparing the floor by spreading rock around, and digging a huge hole for a septic tank.  The latter was no small feat as […]

For those who prefer just knowing the final score and not every play-by-play detail, please allow us to give you the “final results” of SBC (Sports Bible Camp 2019): Collectively, the players of SBC said their memory verses over 8,000 times throughout the village, often taking up to three hours per day per player, many […]