village

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 […]

Ethnos360 Aviation Expo

February 18, 2018

Our team here at Ethnos360 Aviation is gearing up for Expo. It’s this Saturday, February 24th. Jeff and I will be involved in selling tickets for helicopter rides or plane rides. There will be an opportunity to walk through a village and learn some language, see aircraft on display, take a ride, have some lunch […]

The Village in Pictures

November 17, 2017

Even though we live in town right now, we’ve been able to make multiple visits to the village our co-workers (Susie and Jen) have just moved into! We’re thankful that their houses were finished in time for Jen to spend a couple of weeks in the village before returning to the States for […]

four more…

September 8, 2016

4 more weeks & 4 more languages! Greetings from the Philippines. We are more than half done with our around-the-world trip and praising God for His faithfulness every step of the way. We spent a month in Senegal where we held a literacy workshop for the field and then worked with 3 languages, writing literacy […]

Exploring Missionary Burnout, Pt. 1

May 15, 2016

According to the Webster’s dictionary, burnout is “exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration”. Burnout among missionaries is real and it is also one reason for why some missionaries leave the field. Sometimes burnout itself is actually the main reason behind why someone leaves the […]

Flight into the village

April 28, 2015

Ever wonder what it’s like to fly into our tiny village airstrip? Click here to view a 4 minute video which is a condensed version of our 30 minute flight. Clicking on the link will take you to Facebook. You can view the video even if you don’t have a Facebook account. Thank you for praying […]

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 […]

Returning to the village…

February 5, 2015

Isaiah 41:10 (NKJV) — Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Happy New Year greetings to all! This will be our last communication with most of you before we […]

Above & Beyond

September 9, 2014

I want to begin this blog by saying thank you to everyone who has prayed for my trip out to pack up our house and say goodbye to the Tigak church. My trip out there went very well, far better than I could have hoped or imagined. Our prayers were answered, though the trip was […]

Jeff the Boar

January 15, 2014

It was just over a year ago, last October, that we acquired our baby Wild Boar. I had gotten a fence made in the meantime, as one of the requirements in our village to look after pigs is to have a fence. (Even so, I am pretty sure that we are the only ones who […]