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What can you do with umbrellas, butterflies, seashells, and wrenches?  With Legos, you can make a bouquet of flowers.  Look at these flowers made of Legos: You probably found the butterflies.  Did you find the umbrellas?  What about the seashells and wrenches? Umbrellas, seashells, and butterflies for flower petals; and wrenches for pollen of the […]

One of Ginger’s favorite colors is “fall.”  Her favorite color isn’t one color, but all the colors of fall together: red, orange, green, and yellow.  Along with the colors, we are enjoying the fall treats: glazed pumpkin donuts and pumpkin pancakes with cream cheese filling.  And guess what is on our fireplace mantle? Well, with […]

Last month, we had the joy of being the “missionaries” at Jamestown Baptist Church’s Vacation Bible School, Mystery Island.  During the week, the kids were tracking down the one true God. Every day we shared about the ministry in the Philippines, shared the Gospel message, and encouraged the kids (over 300) daily to go and […]

Today is the twenty-fifth anniversary of our move to the Philippines.  By God’s provision, we went to the Philippines.  By God’s guidance, we went to the Agutaynens.  By God’s protection, we survived sickness.  By God’s strength, we learned the Agutaynen language.  By God’s grace, Agutaynens were saved by faith in Jesus. Ten years ago, our […]

We started out in the den of the Detroit Lions, passed by the Cleveland Browns, and ended up in the fields of the Buffalo Bills.  As we journeyed, we passed corn fields, grape vineyards, and apple orchards.  We saw the seagulls on Lake Erie, felt the mist of Niagara Falls, and traveled along Lake Ontario.  […]

“This is not a vacation in Florida,” is a comment a former chaplain of the Homes of Ethnos360 said to us concerning our new ministry as chaplain. While other missionaries assist with the physical needs of the retired missionaries at the Homes, our sole role is to care for the spiritual needs of the retired […]

To no one’s surprise in our family, Luke (our third child) was the first to get married.  Thus, the title of this update. A few days before the wedding, we traveled over to Wisconsin to help with some the wedding preparations and to spend a little bit of time with Delainey’s family. Luke and Delainey’s […]

The believers would answer, “Ok lang.”  This English-Tagalog expression would be translated “Just ok.”  A Filipino wouldn’t reply with jubilant expressions like, “Great” or “Wonderful.”  So, “Ok lang” is a pretty good answer. All reports indicate that they are doing well.  Every week, we are receiving pictures, messages, and even some questions from the believers.  […]

Yes, we are still missionaries with Ethnos360 and still need the financial support of local churches and individuals for the new ministry. We are so thankful for the many churches and individuals who have partnered with us over the past 25 years, prayerfully and financially.  With your partnership and for God’s glory, there is now […]

No, we are not retiring.  How old do you think we are?!  (You don’t have to answer that question.) In the few weeks we have been back in the States, several people have asked if we are retiring.  Somehow people heard that we are going to the retirement home and thought that meant that we […]