New Territory (And Why We’re Not Excited)

July 7, 2016

As we near our departure date for Asia-Pacific, we are often asked, “Are you excited to move overseas?” We usually answer, “Yeah, we’re really looking forward to it! Can’t wait!” Truth be told, we’re not. We’ve both experienced our fair share of excitement over trips in the past. I remember high school missions trips and […]

A Salty Rodent and the Outhouse

July 7, 2016

Some stories are meant to be told. This one of them. It’s an old one, but as Luis and Elizabeth Trujillo told me we were laughing like it happened yesterday. But let’s get into the story. It was back during their year living close to the Nukaks. They had a shared outhouse, and one of their […]

Carrying a Full Load

July 6, 2016

AMY: Sitting in our first Spanish language classes almost two years ago, I was very pregnant with Joel. It was so exciting to be in Mexico, beginning to catch bits of the language and expecting our third child! Little did I know that less than eighteen months later I would be pregnant once more and […]

I’m not afraid to die

July 6, 2016

For several weeks now, one of our believers, Hesus, hasn’t been able to attend church services on Sunday. So, this past Sunday, after the morning service, Ginger and I took a short walk over to Hesus’ house. A short walk it was but something Hesus can’t do anymore; he can’t even get out of bed. […]

Travel in PNG

July 5, 2016

As with all of us, the simple things that goes on day to day as we live life often gets overlooked. One thing we have often said is we wished so many of you could see the life we lived just so you could experience it for a day. So we wanted to write about […]

Want to change the world?

July 5, 2016

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes…” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭1:16‬a‭ There is so much evil and tragedy in this world that it is easy to fall into asking, “what’s the world coming to?” or even into feeling hopeless about it. However, […]

Answers to prayer

July 5, 2016

Greeting! We trust this finds you doing well and encouraged in the Lord. A week ago today we arrived in Portland and spent our 15 hour layover visiting Lance’s cousin. It had been 10 years since we saw her last. She’s going to be 78 this year but certainly doesn’t look it. We had some […]

One step forward and one step back

July 5, 2016

How many of you remember songs that you learned in elementary school? I may be the exception and not the norm, but I remember quite a few. One about cows chewing their cud for the sesquicentennial of the state of Wisconsin, the Pennsylvania Polka, one about Christmas songs and candy canes from 1st grade, ‘She’s […]

Reaching Out Via Summer School

July 5, 2016

Our coworkers Dan and Ginny Bryant and family just arrived in the village from their home in Senegal. They will be with us for several weeks.The focus of the Bryants’ time here will be running the 4-week summer school program for 4th-6th grade kids. And the focus of the summer school will be the daily Bible class, in […]

We won’t ‘fly you to the moon…’

July 4, 2016

The Old Days I recall hearing horror stories of missionaries traveling to destinations by ship. They certainly were not the cruise lines of today. –Some journeys took as long as two months; some of those journeys were taken on vessels that called in question their sea-worthiness; and some of those missionaries who journeyed on questionable […]