


Can We Be Candid About: Our Ministry?
We want to take this chance to explain a change in our ministry that’s taken place over the past few months. This will help you understand why we’ve been as quiet as we have been. Much of the past three years serving with Equip Asia was a form-fitted ministry for both Bethany and me, one […]

Kickoff … Fall 2023
It is hard to imagine that Jared and I are starting our 15th year here at the BI! Registration and Orientation went well but the highlight of it all was gathering together with – staff families, returning students, new students with parents, and interns – to worship HIM, to look to HIM in this new […]

Life in the Desert
We have been busy here in the desert of southern Arizona. For Memorial Day weekend the Wilson family went up to Hartsel, CO along with three of Paul’s nieces to have a mountain top memorial service for Paul’s brother, Dan. It was an excellent weekend that started out a bit stressful as nerves were high […]


In The Small Stuff …
Recently I was gifted a devotional book – God Is in the Small Stuff and It All Matters by Bruce & Stan – from my older sister and decided to “check it out”. It’s a simple read but has reminded me that I need to see God in the everyday, mundane things. I need to […]

Too Many Hats …
Summer is always a busy time for Jared and the maintenance department. They all wear many hats in their ministry of service and this summer is proving to be no different than in past years. Jared has worn the “supply-buyer” hat quite a bit this year and now, with summer projects, those trips to the […]

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 […]

Greetings from Sunny Arizona – April 7, 2023
Greetings from Sunny Arizona, It’s hard to believe that we have been back in the US for 2 months already. We spent one month in Michigan and now a month in Phoenix. Wayne is flying back to Michigan for two weeks, leaving Phoenix on April 8 to spend more time with his family, especially his […]

Back in the USA February 24, 2023
Greetings, We landing in Phoenix just two weeks ago. We visited some family, got our phones connected to a network, and went to our small storage unit to get some winter clothes we had stored. When we got there we discovered that only a fourth of our possessions were there. Sometime during the 2 years […]