First month done!

May 31, 2018

O Lord, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, for You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. Isaiah 25:1 (NKJV) ARRIVAL: Our first month in the village is over! It’s hard to believe. Thank you so much for praying. Our internet worked when […]

An Encouraging Report and Summer Travels…

May 10, 2018

Hello friends! Thank you so much for your prayers for us in these past months as Shad continues to heal from his brain surgery seven months ago. We can hardly believe it’s been over half a year since those fateful days in the hospital!! Just as it’s hard to see growth in a newborn when […]

We’re back in the Philippines

April 27, 2018

Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be […]

We’re heading out and we need you to pray…

March 30, 2018

2 Corinthians 5:21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. Resurrection Day: What a wonderful thing it is that God became flesh, died in our place so we wouldn’t have to, rose from the dead and ascended on high […]

Of Grandkids, Translation and Travel

March 5, 2018

Isaiah 40:28 … those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Hebrews 12:1,2 … and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus… (NKJV) Grandkids: Greetings […]

So Thankful!

January 16, 2018

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thess. 5:16-18 (NKJV) Our Trip: Florida, South Carolina and Alabama were the states we visited over the past 3 weeks. No, we didn’t do any of the touristy things that many do when visiting […]

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 […]

On the road again…

October 4, 2017

Take a look at this picture. The Higaunon living in this village used to live in fear! They used to live in bondage, worshiping their ancestors and sacrificing pigs and chickens to appease the spirits. Today, the Higaunon are no longer living in fear. As a result of their ministry, there are churches in over […]

A Sad Journey

September 12, 2017

Not that long ago, Payton caravanned up to a remote village in the mountains to help deliver some relatives and the belongings of a family who had just lost their dear little boy. The immediate family drove separately with the casket in an ambulance they had rented. They had moved from their village to the […]

The Best Terrible News from Home

August 12, 2017

We’ve been back in the States for a few weeks now and it’s been awhile since we’ve heard from anybody in the church in Patpatar. One of the elders of the church named Tokiung called me from a small town almost an hour from the village. He was waiting there with his family and all […]