Ten… Three… One!

February 28, 2016

Palawano Church Leaders Seminar 2016 TEN PALAWANOS… What a joy! We just spent three days teaching ten Palawanos who are eager to grow in God’s Word, to lead and to have an impact in the church down south. They endured several hours of hiking through the forest and a six-hour, bumpy, rough-road ride squished in […]

a new year and new travels

January 25, 2016

Are you ready to join us through prayer on the adventures of a new year? Next week we begin our travels with a trip to Colombia where we will be helping one more time with the literacy course in the training center for missionary candidates. Over the last few years we’ve been training Martha who […]

20 and counting…

October 16, 2015

How many countries? Recently we were asked how many countries we have traveled to and ministered in. So we had to stop and count. It has been 20 countries. And by God’s grace, may there be many, many more in the years ahead! We are so thankful that this has not been a journey that […]

Literacy Primer Production Improvements

September 17, 2015

Thanks so much for your prayers while we were in Bolivia at the missionary candidate center. How we appreciate these young people preparing for missionary service! There were students from Chile, Argentina and of course, Bolivia. So what do we do when we are not collecting stamps in our passports? Office work! Now, office work […]

How to Make a Translator Happy

August 25, 2015

It’s easy… tell them that their Bible translation is being used and that people’s lives are being changed by it! A Good Report We keep hearing good reports about the Palawano church back in our village. People are reading and teaching the Word of God, using their Palawano New Testaments and the Talking Bible audio […]

Say What? When are you good enough?

July 6, 2015

The world is a big place. And Christ’s command to make disciples of all nations is a big task. We can easily feel overwhelmed by it. Can we do it? Yes! We have his command, and his promises. The church can move forward with confidence; undaunted, and full of hope. How can we do it? […]

off and running again…to Africa!

May 15, 2015

We are about ready to head to Mozambique. As we did recently in Colombia, we’ll begin by equipping a group of people arriving from several countries in Africa so that they will be able to help their fields with literacy. Then teams from 3 language groups in Mozambique join us with speakers from their villages […]

Over the Border and Around the World

May 1, 2015

Training in Tijuana Last week we once again had the privilege of teaching at Radius International in Tijuana. There are 11 students there this year, all being trained to go to the hard places of the world, and take the name of Christ to Unreached People Groups. They are also being taught how learn the Heart […]

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 […]

What a team!

March 16, 2015

What a team! Thank you so much for your prayers during the Literacy Workshop in Colombia. It was a completely wonderful, exhausting and profitable time! The first days were with the ten people from different countries in South America who were beginning the training for literacy ministries. It was obvious that God sent each one […]