Tag: Family

Reopening

Reopening

Do we dare hope? First of all, if you want to WATCH this update rather than read it, we have a video version of it posted in our Facebook Ministry Group here. Feel free to watch and comment. Or you could open it up and just listen as you cook dinner or…I would say on your daily […]
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It’s getting exciting!

It’s getting exciting!

Momentum is Building These past few weeks, the word “momentum” has been on our minds. Depending on your point of view, the events taking place and gaining momentum in our world could be seen as good or just plain bad (a certain virus out there…).  As we think about it, we realize some things don’t […]
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Final Translation Check – Please Pray!

Final Translation Check – Please Pray!

We have been back in Papua New Guinea for about a week now and started back into translation work the day after arriving. David and his translation helper, Raymond, have been working nonstop going over notes concerning possible draft revisions to better match the source language (SL) text. We always like to discuss these with […]
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Unexpected Transitions

Unexpected Transitions

After 2 1/2 years of missionary training, linguistics, discipleship and community living, we have made the transition from missionary candidates to missionaries en route to full-time ministry. This means raising prayer and financial support and building a team around us to embark on this journey together. What an exciting time this will be before we […]
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Christmas with the Burns Family 2019

Christmas with the Burns Family 2019

We are excited to have Heather with us from Texas and Cody, Beka and little Abi from Aviation training in Arizona helping us to celebrate Christmas. Jason and his family were not able to come from California but at least we got to have a nice long visit with them this summer while we were […]
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Happy 2019

Happy 2019

Family fun Our hearts are full and overflowing as we have begun this new year. We had such a special Christmas and were able to have fun, relaxed times with all three of our kids and their families. We’re not sure that we’ll ever get all the powdered sugar cleaned up from making cookies with […]
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Making Memories

Making Memories

For the roughly 3 1/2 years we lived in Asia Pacific, we were newbies. Or at least, that’s how it felt. Upon our return to the US, we’ve felt the same way, albeit to a lesser degree. I can speak English and navigate most cultural things here, but I still feel lost a bit. Where […]
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