It was exactly one year ago today, May 11, 2019, that we officially set the date for the charter service of Truth Baptist Church of Dapitan. We chose the date, March 15, 2020, and scheduled my home pastor, Bro. Steve Hobbins, to be our spec [...]
I cannot remember the last time I was as excited as I am right now! I am writing this letter on March 10, 2020, from a hotel room in Cebu City, where I am awaiting the arrival of two of the most influential men in my life, my father and my [...]
The year 2020 is upon us! It is incredible to think that it has been nearly 2½ years since our arrival in Dapitan! It seems like it was just last week we were on deputation, wondering if we’d ever get back to the field. So much has happened [...]
Greetings from blazing hot . . . and then cold and rainy . . . and then blazing hot Dapitan City. The weather of the last couple of weeks has been something of a field experiment in determining how many people can get sick when the weather [...]
Allow me to begin by quoting a verse from a well-known Bible story. “And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came, and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.” (I Samuel 17:4 [...]
It’s hard to believe that July is already upon us, and 2019 is more than half over! My parents always told me that the older I got, the faster time would go. At 34 years old and nearly 7 years on the mission field, I’m starting to understan [...]
No matter how long I live in the Philippines, the temperatures in May catch me off guard every single year. With more than half of the hot season behind us and the hottest days yet to come, we are officially looking forward to the rainy sea [...]
Greetings from steamy Dapitan City! As many of you in the North are wishing for some of that good old-fashioned global warming, we here in the Philippines are “enjoying” an early start to hot season, courtesy of El Niño. 😊 Always a blessing [...]
Happy New Year from Dapitan City, Philippines! I would like to begin by thanking each of you who faithfully pray for me, my family, and our ministry here in Dapitan. Any missionary would tell you that if he had to choose, he would rather ha [...]
Well, it’s Friday evening, November 16, and I am finally sitting down to write my prayer letter that should have been sent two weeks ago. Yesterday we completed our first annual Missions Conference. God truly blessed everything that happene [...]
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