Tag: Church planting

What’s happenings with The Ostmans?

What’s happenings with The Ostmans?

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it. Brethren, pray for us. 1 Thessalonians 5:23-25 (NKJV) Greetings from Oklahoma. We are thankful to […]
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Translation Work, a wedding, and house repairs…

Translation Work, a wedding, and house repairs…

Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; Psalm 127:1a Halfway We are about halfway through our scheduled time in the Philippines. Since our last update Lance has been busy with the initial checks of the books he’s been working on from our home in Oklahoma. Checking the book of […]
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We’re doing what?!

We’re doing what?!

He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” Mark 6:31 . Percentage completed: We received an email the other day from our field leadership team that the Higaunon Old Testament is 49.1 percent complete. We’re getting there! Thanks go to each of you who partner with us […]
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A Day In Our Life

A Day In Our Life

What is a day like for us in the Amazon? It is both ordinary and extraordinary at the same time. Some days seem to fly by, some days are more tiring, some days feel purposeful and kind of exciting, other days feel monotonous. Every day is different. We have even decided to run our weeks […]
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a tale of three cities

a tale of three cities

Charles Dickens wrote a classic novel titled, A Tale of Two Cities. We have a tale of three cities (well, really more like jungle villages) that reminds us that God is not limited in His work even during this pandemic year. Our family lived and worked among the Kuna people of Panama from 1985 to […]
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A Man’s Heart Plans…

A Man’s Heart Plans…

The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps. Proverbs 16:9 At the beginning of this year our plan was to remain in Guinea for another 18 months or so before returning to the U.S. for our home assignment. We were making good progress in Bible translation and other aspects of […]
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The “Why”

The “Why”

“When you know your ‘why’ then your ‘what’ has more impact, because you’re working towards your purpose.” Michael Jr. After a night of fitful sleep interrupted by unfamiliar sounds and punctuated with excruciating leg cramps, the sunlight streamed in through the windows way too early that morning.  It had taken us a grueling 15 hours […]
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