My understanding is that it is usually difficult for a missionary to fill his calendar during June, July, and August; but God has provided Abbie and me with many enjoyable meetings that were real blessings. We have only had two open Sundays [...]
April flew by as Abbie and I got to present our ministry in six different churches in five different states. We truly enjoyed our time at each one of these churches, but there was one experience that stood out for me. I often tell my salvat [...]
Abbie and I have been kept wonderfully busy over the past two months. The busier we stay on deputation, the sooner we can go to Ghana! In February we had three churches vote to take us on for support, and we got to present the ministry in G [...]
Abbie and I are happy to report that we are at 48% of the support we need! It is so exciting to realize that we are practically halfway to our goal. I have been told that the second 50% is easier to raise than the first 50%. I sure hope my [...]
Abbie and I enjoyed a good Thanksgiving and hope you did as well. We have many blessings for which to be thankful over the last two months. One blessing is that we have been able to enjoy more time with family. Abbie’s parents allow us to s [...]
Going into August, I had hoped this letter would announce that Abbie and I had reached 25% of our target support level. However, God has supplied more than that! We are now at 35% of the support we need to get to Ghana! Praise the Lord! Abb [...]
Abbie and I have a major blessing to announce! We have enough meetings scheduled that we will be going on full-time deputation in September! We are very excited to reach this new stage, and we thank you for the prayers that have helped us a [...]
Abbie and I have enjoyed traveling to churches in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio in the past two months. We love getting to make new friends and prayer partners everywhere we go; we have been blessed at every church. One of those ble [...]
I would not normally start with a prayer request, but this matter is very important to me. My mom, Debbie Christiansen, has been diagnosed with advanced stage four cancer. Treatment cannot cure her; it would only prolong her life. God still [...]
Abbie and I have been very blessed during the past two months! Abbie’s special blessing happened at Christmas. Abbie’s mom was adopted as an infant and only discovered her biological mother in the summer of 2014. All of Abbie’s grandparents [...]
