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A highlight from this past year has been to do foundational Bible teaching with a couple here in town. Lazuardi and Lilly are Chinese background people living in Asia Pacific. As is often the case here in Asia Pacific, people from all over Asia maintain their ethnic culture and language while also adapting to the […]

“Jesus doesn’t merely come down to show you the way up- Jesus comes down to make Himself into the Way to carry you up” -Ann Voskamp As I pondered this today in my advent reading it was such a refreshing reminder of our dear Savior who is like no other religious leader/prophet/god. He didn’t come […]

New study group, new school year, new challenges, these are the things ahead for our ministry and family. As I’ve been reading through the Old Testament and the journey of the Israelites into the promised land I’ve thought of how much they were probably ready for new beginnings as well. Their new leader Joshua was […]

If you listened to Christian music in the 90’s you will remember the song Step by Step by Rich Mullins. It was a simple yet powerful prayer song declaring our hope to, day by day and step by step walk with God. Along the way there will be highs and lows, victories and failures. In […]

We have started out 2022 with a renewed effort to connect with the believers in the village. Although they are never far from our thoughts and prayers, 2021 was spent serving in other areas of ministry. Tim was able to spend New Years in the village and get some things set us for the family […]

Happy Advent Friends! Embracing the wonder of this season has been my (Andrea) theme as of late. I’ve been reading the book “The Greatest Gift” By Ann Voskamp and was reminded again of our reason to stand in awe and wonder over our Amazing God: “Ravish with wonder that the earth outside your window is […]

I’m sure you have heard the above phrase quoted, or more likely paraphrased by someone you know. It’s usually said with the idea that some day in heaven we will see and hear things that are awesome. Unimaginable things that right now our mind cannot even comprehend. The actual verse (1 Cor. 2:9) is teaching […]

I think this is a common theme for most of us these days as the politics of the pandemic continues to alter plans and decisions in one way or another. As we wrote in our last update we were planning a trip into the village this summer. Well just 3 days before we were to […]

“And He walks with me and He talks with me, and He tells me I am His own…” What a personal thought and hymn. That of our Savior walking and talking with us as a friend. Enjoying our company and desiring to connect with us. I’ve been thinking lately of how wonderful it is to […]

I’ve been reading in the Psalms and was encouraged by Psalms 93 this week. Its talks of how awesome God’s works are, how He enables us to flourish like a palm tree, and how God wants us to be fruitful from our youth until we reach old age. I think it’s cool how the God […]