a tale of three cities

August 5, 2020

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 […]

A Man’s Heart Plans…

July 8, 2020

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 […]

The “Why”

March 9, 2020

“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 […]

An Unmovable Mountain in a Sea of Change

August 27, 2019

Our lives are full of constant change and transition. Whether its moving, traveling, kids growing, or just the fact that we’re aging, there always seems to be something shifting in our lives. And maybe as missionaries we’ve taken on a little extra of that, but really it’s a part of everyone’s life. No one escapes […]

Otra Generación

February 2, 2019

Y toda aquella generación también fue reunida a sus padres.Y se levantó después de ellos otra generación que no conocía a Jehová,ni la obra que él había hecho por Israel. Jueces 2:10 Desde nuestra ventana podemos ver un huerto. La gente en Papúa Nueva Guinea come lo que produce de ellos. Salvo algunos pocos que viven en las […]

Surveys

January 25, 2019

Before we enter any people group, we first conduct different surveys. We thus first visit specific people groups who often invite us to come and live amongst them, to help us evaluate what the need is and to present to them the purpose of what we are wanting to come and do. Last year I […]

¿Qué estás haciendo, Dios?

December 22, 2018

Esto dice el SEÑOR: «El cielo es mi trono y la tierra es el estrado de mis pies. ¿Podrían acaso construirme un templo tan bueno como ese? ¿Podrían construirme un lugar de descanso así? Con mis manos hice tanto el cielo como la tierra; son míos, con todo lo que hay en ellos. ¡Yo, el […]

Permanezcan en mí, y yo permaneceré en ustedes.

November 10, 2018

Fotografía: Jeff Bicket Así como ninguna rama puede dar fruto por sí misma, sino que tiene que permanecer en la vid, así tampoco ustedes pueden dar fruto si no permanecen en mí. Juan 15:4 Queridos hermanos, Cuanto los extrañamos y no dejamos de dar gracias por ustedes. Dios sigue fielmente cuidando de nosotros y transformándonos a la […]

Translation work, 67 Visitors and things to pray for.

August 12, 2018

Translation: Another annual trip to the Philippines to work on checking scripture is coming to a close. This is the 6th year we’ve returned to our village to check the translation Lance worked on while at home in the US. Between our return to the US in May of 2017 and our return to the […]

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