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Literacy Consultant training – January/February 2018

May 26, 2018

Why literacy? After the Bible has been translated, how will people read the Bible if their language was previously unwritten? Literacy is an integral part of the vision to see mature churches develop! Nadia was over seas for further training as a Literacy consultant. Our International Consultant expertly led three big teams as well as 7 […]

“God’s Word speaking to me”

March 8, 2018

Update on Asia-Pacific trip Thanks for covering us with prayers during the trip to Asia-Pacific. The 3 literacy workshops went well and we are confident the consultant team there is trained and equipped to move the field into the future. Our goal was to produce literacy materials in three languages, but we completed them […]

Unto us a child is born…

December 21, 2017

Merry Christmas! We have so much to be thankful for this year but the most amazing thing ever happened: Welcome Joshua Michael Daum He was born Decemeber 10th at 5:58 a.m. he weighed 6 pounds 7 ounces and was 19 and three quarter inches. Everyone has told us about how much our lives would […]

Con un corazón agradecido.

December 5, 2017

Que el mensaje de Cristo, con toda su riqueza, llene sus vidas. Enséñense y aconséjense unos a otros con toda la sabiduría que él da. Canten salmos e himnos y canciones espirituales a Dios con un corazón agradecido. Colosenses 3:16 Querida familia, ¡Cuánto los amamos y extrañamos! Y agradecemos a Dios por el […]

training future missionaries

November 20, 2017

This time of year always fills our hearts with such thankfulness that our Great God is drawing people from “every tongue, tribe and nation” into His Family. And what a wonder that He includes each of US as part of His amazing plan! We recently returned from México and the missionary training center where candidates […]

Literacy in November 2017

November 16, 2017

Thank you, Lord, We are thankful this month with Americans, and were thankful last month with Canadians. ???? Actually, Martha and I are thankful every month for the privilege of serving the Lord, and THANKFUL for you who pray for us and give so that we can minister full time. My mom told us at […]

Our Journey Has Begun

October 11, 2017

Actually, it began back in October of 2016. It has taken us this long to get things settled to a place where we can gather our thoughts and share them. Life has been a whirlwind. When we left Awana in late September 2016 (after 15 years), we didn’t know what God had for us. We […]

A Life of Adventure

August 30, 2017

As C.S. Lewis reminded us, adventures are never fun when you’re having them. And although we would probably all say that we’re hoping for a life of adventure, most days I find myself rooting for something a little more mundane. In the last few weeks I have written literacy materials in my third language, including […]

Five languages in 6 weeks

July 26, 2017

First stop – Ecuador, South America Soon we head out to the country of Ecuador. Ecuador is named after the equator which runs through the country. We found it interesting that the “Panama hat” is actually from Ecuador. Straw hats were woven in Ecuador and taken to Panama to be sold to canal workers. Spanish […]

Desecrate the Sacred Pictures

June 1, 2017

Spirit pictures painted on sheets of bark “Take them,” Watofo said in January of 2006, his voice wheezing with the effort to speak. “Get them out of the house.” Fato’s brow furrowed. The Hewa shaman, Watofo, had gone in and out of consciousness with the fevers, but now he was making no sense. Fato, Waina […]