Prayer: Fruit from the Root

November 23, 2010

A few years ago our home church in Michigan had a guest speaker come out and put on a seminar on the topic of prayer. This guest speaker was considered to have some wisdom on the subject and for an entire weekend our church came together to learn about prayer; the need for prayer in […]

Koraate

October 17, 2010

Living on an NTM center here in the Islands region of Papua New Guinea never has a dull moment. Being at the center is like living at a “hub” of sorts. There are a few guest rooms here for missionaries to stay in when they are traveling through or when they need a small break […]

The Final Talk

August 3, 2010

On Sunday evening we had the opportunity to share at New Life church on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor. It was great to be able to speak to over a hundred incredible student leaders about what we are doing and the way God has worked in our lives and brought us to point […]

All in a Day

July 22, 2010

Being the wordy one that I am, I am dying to tell you how we got our visas! 🙂 The way God worked it all out was just so marvelous- it MUST be shared. For those of who did not know, we sent the applications for our visas in about two weeks after our missionary […]

Wonderful Weekend Wedding

June 30, 2010

This past weekend was one of the most wonderful and the most exhausting ones I can remember. It was my sister Chrissy’s wedding to Donald Lamar Chubb III. Whether you like it or not-here is the “blow by blow” of it all. 🙂 Enjoy! In the middle of the week, wedding people began arriving at our house […]

Our Mr. Jude

June 30, 2010

Often we get asked about how Jude is doing, so I thought I would take this opportunity to be a gushing mother and tell you! Sometimes its crazy to think about how Jude is almost 15 months old now. We can’t believe how big he is getting and all the ways that he is beginning to act […]

Afraid to Go?

June 10, 2010

Many people have asked us if we are scared to move overseas. I suppose there are a lot of ways we could answer this question. Sure, there are times we get a bit queasy at the thought of all we will face, extreme heat, threat of disease, discouragement and so on. Inevitably though, when we […]

Say Ahhhh!

June 9, 2010

There are many things that go into moving to a remote location that you may never think about. I have one word for you: TEETH! Yes, for the last several months or so, Tom and I have been traveling over an hour (one way) to go the the dental school to get much needed work […]

The Best Donation

May 17, 2010

As we packed up our stuff and prepared for our flight back to Michigan from Oregon, our nephews Wyley & Kaleb motioned that they wanted me to come with them to the bedroom. I followed them wondering what was going on. When we got back to the bedroom, Tom was there and the boys shut […]

An 8-Point Mission Doctrinal Statement

April 28, 2010

Do you enjoy reading church doctrinal statements? Personally, I enjoy going into a new church, locating the doctrinal statement and examining it for its uniqueness. I enjoy how every church or denomination chooses its words very intentionally as it coins its statement of faith; the rocks, if you will, that the church will die on. […]