Out of the Smoke

November 1, 2015

Bill is Back… …and pretty much over jet lag. Whew! Thanks to all who prayed for Bill during his recent Asia Pacific trip. The smoke in the region did not cause breathing problems for him. His plane back to the capital city was not delayed. The trip was a great success, and Bill made new friends and […]

An Autumn Afternoon

November 1, 2015

Someone was not ready for their nap this afternoon at the right time, but fortunately the sun was shining beautifully through the colourful trees and the weather was perfect for a family walk around the campus. 🙂 Here are a few pictures. If you look closely in the first one, you can see spider webbing across […]

The Rest of the Story

October 31, 2015

After arising bright and early this morning, 4 am, we picked up our village mechanic, Kuya Jun, and started for the capital city. The first 50 kilometers went smoothly. Then, Stephen looked down at the gas gauge and realized we were losing diesel. We pulled over to the side of the road. Kuya Jun found […]

Celebrating the Budik New Testament

October 6, 2015

Budik New Testament Dedication We told you the Budik New Testament dedication was about to happen, and we’ve just received some very colorful pictures we thought you might enjoy seeing. Just a little taste of the joy in heaven we’ll experience when we all gather as the Bride of Christ. CLICK HERE to see ALL […]

Finding Encouragement In God’s Grace

September 29, 2015

Church Mobility In past updates we have shared about how many of the tribal believers are more mobile now coming and going to the cities. This continues to be true, not just in the Simbari tribe but in many other rural areas as well. Last week the Simbari believers living in the capital city of […]

The Trujillos

September 17, 2015

Faithful messengers We have great respect and admiration for our good friends, Luis and Elizabeth Trujillo. When we were training missionary candidates in Colombia, they were attending a little church plant that our team had started in the town of Fusa. Soon, they also wanted to have a part in sharing the gospel with those […]

Good Times in Nova Scotia!

September 8, 2015

Cana-days Forgive me for the cheesey title. Don’t blame Eida, it’s all my fault — just couldn’t pass it up. 🙂 WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO GOD for making it possible for us to visit Esther & Curtis and our Canadian grandkids in Nova Scotia during the last two weeks of August. It was a […]

Busy Coming and Going

September 3, 2015

A lot has happened since we last wrote. The beginning of May, John flew out to Las Vegas with his father and sister to see his brother who was in critical condition due to his decline from the chemo treatment for colon cancer. You probably received our updates during that time and prayed for David. […]

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 […]

10,000 Miles Later….

August 6, 2015

We just returned from a long trip out west. We were thrilled to be able to visit with folks and share in many of our supporting churches including Corvallis Community Church, Victor Community Church and Ulm Bible Church in Montana, Shan Creek Community Bible Church in Oregon and First Presbyterian Church in Mississippi.