As we have entered the second half of 2019, we would like to share several praises and prayer requests. Praises (April-June) • I preached at a Missions Conference at Northwest Baptist Church in Marysville, Washington. Our son Caleb and his [...]
These past months have been a bit more discouraging than normal. One of our daughters threw up during the invitation at our first service for our church anniversary. Our other daughter got whooping cough a few days before we were supposed t [...]
“Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.” (I Samuel 12:24) Coastline Baptist Church recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, a time to reflect on the great things [...]
In March, our ministries had the privilege of hosting Caleb and Emily Christiansen for their survey trip. On their first Sunday, I preached the closing service of a Hausa Fellowship Meeting at one of our church plants, and during the next t [...]
PRAISE “I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.” (Psalm 122:1) What gladness we as Christians should feel when we go to the house of the LORD! Our church celebrated its ninth anniversary services May 9-12, a [...]
The last couple of months have been marked by extraordinary answers to prayer and blessings beyond what we had asked or thought. My wife and I were in the United States briefly for our oldest daughter’s wedding near the end of March. The we [...]
We are in the middle of the hot season—days where it seems there is no escape from the heat. I guess it’s time to set up the pool and turn up the air conditioning. In March, we held our annual Missions Conference. We had a fellow missionary [...]
Since our last prayer update, we have made two trips to the Peruvian Amazon Jungle to distribute water-purification systems and to teach pastors about soul winning and discipleship. Many of you received the update about the first trip in Ma [...]
Acts 4:12 says, “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” I pray that when you receive this letter, you are doing well, along with your family and loved o [...]
“He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.” (Psalm 62:6) God has been very good to us as we finished 2018 and launched into a new year. We were busy in December with two performances of a Christmas play ca [...]
