“The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.” (Jeremiah 8:20) April is the hottest month of the year here. This verse reminds me that the days of harvest will soon be over, and how sad it will be for those who were not r [...]
In our December 2010 prayer letter, I wrote about Pastor Gyasi Boateng, who would soon graduate from our Bible college. In our September 2011 prayer letter, I wrote about Abraham Oluwatosin, who had just graduated as valedictorian from our [...]
We've been struggling to keep our heads above water, but we have hope that the floods will soon be receding. This has been the heaviest rainy season in close to 60 years. We shifted to a new house at the end of April, only to have flood aft [...]
During March, we made a 10-hour trip to Posadas, Misiones, to be with our son Benjamin. He is starting a new church! While we were there, our daughter Rose had her 15th birthday. I took her to the Iguazu Falls to see the spectacular wonders [...]
“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12) This year seems to be racing by at a faster pace, perhaps because I know I have fewer years ahead of me than behind me now. With all the events that a [...]
We thank the Lord for the influence He has given us through our Bible college. Of course, we have had many students from Ghana; in addition, we have enrolled students from Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Benin, Kenya, Equatori [...]
* * *TENGA EN CUENTA: La carta en español sigue a su carta en inglés. Gracias. * * * Thank you so much for your prayers and support. The past two months have been very busy, with many wonderful opportunities to serve the Lord. In January, V [...]
The last few months have been very busy. On November 2, we welcomed our seventh child, Gilbert Adoniram, to the family. He was born at our home in Kiambu, Kenya, surrounded by his family. In December, we attended Teen Camp with another loca [...]
Happy New Year! I hope all of you had great Christmas and New Year’s celebrations. The Christiansen family definitely had a fun time, and we are grateful for the cards and well wishes we received from many of you. We had an exciting time r [...]
We hope you all are having a great time preparing for Christmas. Our second year on the mission field and we are still adjusting to 90 degrees in December. We’re grateful not to be freezing, but having a warm instead of white Christmas stil [...]
