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“Have You Seen Jared?”

“Have You Seen Jared?”

Jared is a hard man to find … because rarely is he in his office!  Never does a day go by that someone is not looking for him.  I always answer that question with the words, “the last time I saw him he was at ‘this’ location” – that at least gives them a starting […]
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Under Way

Under Way

Well folks, things are under way.  If you have not been following our closed Facebook group, “Swenson Tribe”, let me give you a few highlights.  God is teaching us to trust Him more and more with the details as we see Him providing in unexpected ways.  When the chainsaws kept breaking, something was always running […]
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Time is Going Quickly

Time is Going Quickly

Time is going quickly, and it is hard to believe we are nearing the end of October already. Steven is in his last semester of SWBU and it is going well.  Last month, we flew out to Missouri to see him and meet his fiancé!  He got engaged last month.  It was so good to […]
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October News from the Heckmans

October News from the Heckmans

OCTOBER 2018 Dear Friends! Greetings from Florida. We have been spending lots of time lately traveling. This has been one busy month!!! We still travel to Fort Lauderdale almost every weekend. The only times we have missed this year was when we were in Michigan to open (for the summer) and close (for the winter) […]
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You’re a Bible translator extraordinaire!

You’re a Bible translator extraordinaire!

Have you ever helped translate a Bible? That’s a trick question, I suppose. Because I know you have. You have because you’re partners in our ministry. And this month kicked off the Ethnos360 year-end project, Bible translation. I was tasked with developing our year-end campaign, with writing most of the copy for it, and with […]
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Guahibos reaching Guahibos

Guahibos reaching Guahibos

  Fresh From the Tribe!! I want to share these Guahibo testimonies told to my Mark who is in his 5th week working with his Indian helpers to finish up the comprehension checks. How we rejoice when God uses Guahibos to  reach Guahibos!! Guahibo Luis  and his wife Celmira pictured here, joined us in the […]
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Broken Down . . . Update

Broken Down . . . Update

Nine days ago, we took our vehicle into the shop.  Our hope was that just changing the transmission filter would solve the problems we were experiencing with the vehicle, and we would be able to get our vehicle within a few days.  On the fourth day, we received a text to come to the auto […]
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Unreached in October 2018

Unreached in October 2018

One of the joys of serving the Lord from North America is being able to see our grandchildren, more than every 4 years. We saw 4 grandchildren in Idaho after only 2 years, this summer, and we will be seeing 3 more grandkids in North Carolina the end of October. Then for Christmas we plan […]
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Once upon a time . . .

Once upon a time . . .

Once upon a time, a fair maiden sailed to a land far across the sea, in great hopes of sharing the best news in the world with a people yet unknown to herself. Arriving on these dusty shores, she got to work, learning how to survive. Fast forward 5 years, and all was finally going […]
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