Tag: travel

So Thankful!

So Thankful!

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 […]
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training future missionaries

training future missionaries

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 […]
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On the road again…

On the road again…

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 […]
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A Sad Journey

A Sad Journey

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 […]
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The Best Terrible News from Home

The Best Terrible News from Home

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 […]
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Five languages in 6 weeks

Five languages in 6 weeks

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 […]
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Hello and Goodbye

Hello and Goodbye

Goodbye to the Patpatar After over 14 years in the tribe, we are saying goodbye to our Patpatar friends and family. In 2003, we move into a the village not knowing the Patpatar language and culture. Our goal was to learn from them and build relationships. We wanted to be able to eventually create a […]
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Capital City Trip

Capital City Trip

Here’s just a few random pictures from our trip to the capital city. I usually don’t like trips because they are usually just chaotic, but this one was different. I asked God to change my perspective during it, and He did just that. A lot the work came with adjusting my expectations vs actual reality. […]
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Praise the Lord we accomplished our goals!

Praise the Lord we accomplished our goals!

1 Thessalonians 5:23-25 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it. Brethren, pray for us. Our last week: Our time here is quickly […]
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