Hello from the Philippines

July 19, 2019

Thank you for praying for us. The last month of our home assignment was extremely busy and we are thankful to God for all the help that we had and all that was accomplished. Our trip to the West Coast went very well. We were able to see our daughter, Juliana, and Devin, her husband. […]

Preparation for the Philippines

May 31, 2019

Thank you for your prayers for us. We have put on many miles on our car. In April we traveled to Wisconsin to speak at one of our supporting churches and saw many friends and family along the way. Plus, we were able to spend some time with our son, Ben, and his family before […]

God’s Blessings

April 9, 2019

[singlepic id=743 float=right] December was a special time for our family. We were all together celebrating Juliana and Devin’s wedding on December 15 in Kansas. It was a fun day, full of memories and honoring our Heavenly Father. We are blessed with such a wonderful family, as well as our extended family and friends who […]

Special Family Time

December 9, 2018

Family time has been precious to us during our home assignment. We were privileged to spend three weeks with Walter’s family in southern Africa in October. We saw a lot of wildlife out in the open, spent a lot of time in vehicles traveling, and saw where Walter’s brother, Mark, and his wife, Deb live […]

Beginning Our Home Assignment

August 9, 2018

May was a busy month as we wrapped up the 17-18 School Year. Walter with his duties as the middle school principal, Abby as a graduating senior, and Cheryl as the head nurse. We enjoyed the many end-of-the-year events. It was joyous yet sad as we saw this chapter close. Abby will be heading to […]

In Christ, We Do Hard Things

September 3, 2017

This summer we enjoyed a break from our school routine and were able to get some things done that are hard to do during school, doctor visits, gardening, etc. Plus we did some fun things this summer as a family, our last summer with Abby here in the Philippines. Abby also paid for a trip […]

Spring Break and Transitions

May 3, 2017

Third quarter ended the middle of March and we were able to get a much needed break. Hot season was beginning so what could be better than a trip to the mountains to see some friends. We were able to finally visit some long time friends, Rocky and Liz Niclasen, in their ministry amongst the […]

Finishing First Semester and Beginning Second

January 3, 2017

Thank you for continuing to pray for us! My eye continues to improve. As I said in my last email, I have not been in any pain and the retina healed fine. I am simply waiting for the gas in my eye to be replaced with its normal fluid, which is taking a little longer […]

Follow up on Walter’s Eye Surgery

November 13, 2016

Thank you so much for praying for us! We have talked with the doctor twice since the surgery. Walter’s surgery went well, talking about 45 minutes. We talked with the doctor after one week and the doctor was very pleased after he examined Walter’s eye. The pressure in his eye was fine; there was no […]

Walter’s Eye Surgery

October 26, 2016

Walter was not able to have his eye surgery on Tuesday, but the doctor was able to squeeze him in on Wednesday morning. Walter spent the night in the hospital to rest his eye and be prepared for surgery. He went into surgery at 8 am Wednesday morning and left surgery/recovery room at 12 noon. I […]