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Signs of Living Hope
There is much surrounding us that can cause us to get disheartened, but we also have a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus. I was reminded of that through the Lent and Easter season.
Continue ReadingBuilding Foundations
Part of most missionaries’ job description (eventually) includes recruiting/training qualified persons to take over what we are doing.
Continue ReadingOur Many Travels
As I started writing this, we were in Nigeria in the Mission House in Gembu. I had been in Nigeria for a month, and Sonya joined me Palm Sunday.
Continue ReadingEaster at the Plaza
Spring in Japan is full of flowers and new life. I love watching as one tree after another, one bush after another, declares the beauty of our Creator.
Continue ReadingPrivileged to Preach the Gospel
The worldwide COVID plague is hardly over, and our attention is now forcibly switched to the wars and rumors of wars in Europe. It is so comforting that our Lord Jesus told us to “see to it that you are not alarmed.
Continue ReadingLeaning into What’s Next
What a difference a year makes! This year of home assignment has been a tremendous time of healing and restoration, and as I have shared with multiple groups lately, I am thankful for the journey of the past few years despite its many challenges…
Continue ReadingDebriefing and Renewal
We are hopeful that spring is just around the corner.
We have been busy visiting our supporting churches. It was so great to meet the people who have supported, prayed for, and cared for us over the last five years.
Continue ReadingRediscovering Home
This spring we had the privilege of connecting with many partnering churches. Our travels brought us through four time zones and all kinds of weather, ranging from hot sun to blowing snow. One travel day we got both of those conditions within a span of a few hours!
Continue ReadingDepending on One Another
If you’ve been reading our newsletter over the past five years, you know that the ongoing war in the two Anglophone regions of Cameroon continues to negatively impact the church and society.
Continue ReadingMinistry in a Restive Place
Restive – stubbornly resisting control (Webster’s Dictionary). Up until a couple of years ago, the word restive was not part of my vocabulary. I did not know its meaning and did not use the word in any form of communication. However, as I started to hear my part of Cameroon (the English side) being called restive, I was inspired to learn the word.
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