God’s work in me personally and in the world around us can often be slow, much slower than we would like it to be. The more days I spend walking this earth with Jesus, the more I have learned that I often walk too fast to notice God at work.
Continue ReadingSend-off (noun) – an occasion to show appreciation and give good wishes to someone setting off on a new career or journey. Doesn’t a send-off sound a lot nicer and more fun than a retirement or good-bye party?
Continue ReadingWe have returned to the field safely and completed all quarantine requirements successfully. We celebrated Chr*stmas with friends and brothers and sisters of the fellowship.
Continue ReadingThis past Christmas season, I was able to experience the joy of hospitality. A friend I hadn’t seen in 20 years unexpectedly came from overseas to visit.
Continue ReadingWhen we wrote our last newsletter, we were anxiously waiting to confirm some meetings with Walter Grob and the new accountant for our LRPG in Nigeria.
Continue ReadingTransition. Change. Unknown. Every time we return home for home assignment, it is a time of transition, a time of the unknown.
Continue ReadingIt was great to have Doctor Carol Potratz with us in Brazil for a month. She has been my long-term mentor since I started in ministry, so what a joy it was to share all that is happening in Brazil.
Continue ReadingNovember began with an unexpected visit to Bucharest to visit the Canadian Embassy. Karen and I received our Romanian identity cards with relative ease, but it was far more difficult for Nathan and Kendra.
Continue ReadingStanding behind the scratched plexiglass shield, I could see a less-than-ideal image of the cashier. Her “Bonjour” sounded muffled and unfriendly.
Continue ReadingWe as a family were able to be together during Christmas and New Years’ time. Joy and I traveled to Switzerland to be with our daughter and her husband.
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