Mileage to Missouri

May 11, 2011

About a month ago, we contacted our home church in Adrian, MI with a need to borrow someone’s car for a short trip we were thinking of making down to Missouri, upon our return to America. A few people offered their car’s to us, but one couple in our church really wanted to rent a […]

Our First Week Back

April 27, 2011

We have arrived back home in the United States for our maternity leave! We will be home for the next 4-5 months, with most of our time spend in Michigan and some in Oregon. It is strange being home. On the drive from the Detroit airport to our home further south in Michigan we soaked […]

“Welcome Home, Sir.”

April 26, 2011

After nearly fifty hours of travel through eight airports, seven airplanes, three countries, two delays and spanning over eight thousand miles we are safely back home in the United States! We were very thankful that the local airport was opened in time for our departure. If you are on our email update list, you would […]

Tigak: It’s Official!!!

March 10, 2011

For some time now we have been praying for the Lord’s direction for our future ministry location. We are excited to share with you that the decision has been made! As you may be aware, our goals include evangelism, teaching and discipleship among the least reached peoples of Papua New Guinea. We have had several […]

The Gross Stuff

December 1, 2010

Not all that happens in Papua New Guinea looks or feels like living in a tropical paradise. In the over three months we have been living here we have already encountered a host of the “not-so-pleasant” that PNG has to offer. A good handful of you who keep track of us have asked a […]

Farewell

August 8, 2010

With eight hours left until we leave for the airport, we are emotional. I think in the last ten minutes I personally have experienced excitement, nervousness and sadness all present at the same time, but at varying degrees. I keep telling myself its just another country; people travel to new places all the time. There’s […]

Tickets Purchased

July 28, 2010

It is done. The tickets are bought…We will be moving to Papua New Guinea on 8.9.10! PHEW! It is shocking how complicated buying tickets to get you to the other side of the world can be! Add the fact that we are trying to pinch pennies & traveling with a one year old and it […]

Decision Made.

July 22, 2010

[The following text is a letter we sent out last night to everyone on our email update list. We send out these email updates about every other week, usually with pictures & prayer requests. This is the best way to stay informed about our ministry. Please contact us if you would like to receive these […]

All the Answers

July 10, 2010

God has repeatedly blessed us with the opportunity to spend time with people who are serving in the same region in Papua New Guinea as we are going! It is amazing how the timing of everything has lined up just how it should to enable these visits (wonderful how God works, eh?). Several weeks ago […]

Journey of Grace

May 25, 2010

Recently my friend Jeff Schaap asked me if I would be willing to be interviewed for a video project he was working on as part of a job interview for a Senior Videographer position at Wycliffe Bible Translators. Jeff has been praying for some time about being involved in world missions by using his skills […]