Give Us the Tools!

April 14, 2015

“Give us the Tools… …and We Will Finish the Job!” Sir Winston Churchill spoke those inspiring words in 1941 when England was under severe attack and needed help to survive. He boldly told the world that his country was ready and willing to fight. They just needed the tools. That is much like the situation […]

América Ocoró

April 3, 2015

Literacy Manual in Action Happy Resurrection Day! Our church worship team and choir will be doing a special musical program called “Tenebrae” on Thursday night, remembering the Last Supper and Jesus’ crucifixion. Then on Sunday morning, we’ll be singing songs of celebration, rejoicing in His victory over death, which is ours as well by faith […]

Kaylene’s Birth

March 23, 2015

Kaylene Joy has arrived! Here’s the birth announcement and news from Art and Lenn: “Kaylene Joy Irwin was born at 3:18 PM on March 19, 2015. She measured 7 lb 8 oz and 21 inches. Marlene got her wish of giving birth without any medications, and we are very thankful that there were no complications! […]

We Have Twins!!

March 23, 2015

Well, let me correct myself – our son, Jason and his wife, Tiffany had twins born in Grand Junction, Colorado on March 23, 2015.

A World of Difference

March 11, 2015

Packing our bags… …Again. Yep, we’re headed to Manila next week for a forum on developing and providing training for Asian missionaries. This is exciting for us, as it is moving us toward our vision of seeing well-trained, effective communicators taking the Gospel to Unreached Peoples throughout Asia and all the world! Training many nations […]

Consuelo update — encouraging news

March 10, 2015

Better news about Consuelo We just received the following information from Colombia: Thank you for your prayers for Consuelo. The good news is that she does not have terminal cancer, meaning that she is not expected to die within a year, she could live for five to ten more years. Also she does not […]

What Would You Do?

February 5, 2015

View image | gettyimages.com What would you do… …if you found yourself in a remote village and had to learn the language? …if no one there spoke any English? …or they spoke no English at all? …if there were no CDs, books, teachers, schools or websites to help you? …there were no dictionaries or published explanations […]

Consuelo – Prayer Update

February 4, 2015

Thank you for praying for Consuelo We received this update yesterday: “Consuelo has cancer on the outer edges of both sides of her hip. She only feels pain in the right side. She also had five suspicious spots on her spine they suspect are cancerous but won’t know until biopsy results in two weeks. “After […]

Pray for Consuelo

January 30, 2015

Please Pray for Consuelo This is just a quick note to you to uphold our sister and fellow missionary, Consuelo Jiménez. Consuelo is a Colombian Christian who graduated from the Instituto Misionero in 1986, back when we were young missionary trainers in Fusagasugá, Colombia. She went on to team up with Lineth Espitia and they […]

Rison, Father Of Gwandambi, Talks About Hardship

November 23, 2014