Voices from the Field

There are so many questions. There are so many hard questions. And there are so many questions without answers! Like how many ants does it take to change a flat path into an ant-sized super highway?

Greetings from Cameroon! It has been a busy couple weeks, and I offer sincere apologies for being late with this newsletter. To answer the questions many of you have already asked – Yes, I am LOVING that I am NOT in charge!

I grew up singing hymns. You know, the songs with four verses and a chorus in a red book found in the rack of the pew in front of you. In months with five Sundays, the evening service would include a hymn sing, with people calling out their favorites.

In July, we were able to bring some leaders from a Christ-centered recovery ministry, The Most Excellent Way, to Campeche, Yucatán, Mexico. We visited two secular recovery centers, where Josh and Matthew shared their deliverance from using and selling drugs.

Greetings from Banyo, Cameroon, where I am enjoying/suffering being a bachelor again, along with my friend Suleymanu. His wife and children have gone to visit relatives in Nigeria, while mine has gone to do the same in Canada.

Currently in North America for an abbreviated Home Assignment, I’ve had the privilege of visiting many individuals and several churches. While there has not been sufficient time to visit all, my desire and intention is to connect with those missed in another two to three years.

Although we’ve been missionaries for nearly five years, there seem to always be more “firsts” for us to experience as a family.

We would like to take a moment to update you on what has been going on in our lives in the past month or so since we accepted the call to go to Romania for a year.

“Not in vain.” This statement summarizes the last few months for us as we evaluate the BCCL ministry over the decades and as we move forward.

We are thankful to complete the quarantine in Edmonton after returning to Canada. At the time of writing, we are on a deputation trip across Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario.