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August 27, 2018

Dear Friends, Whew, the summer has flown by so quickly. The past few months have been exciting and busy. The definite highlight of the past month has been having my sister and her family here for 2 weeks! Such a precious time. I hadn’t seen them in almost 2 years and...

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Greetings All! This past week got a bit hectic with lots of things going on Asia Pacific Islands so I am a little late with this update on Neti. We want to thank all of you have been praying. It was feared she might have meningitis but the test came back negative for...

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August 24, 2018

Dear friends and family Last week I started teaching in Acts. Thursday morning only two came, then Robert and Ekesue came that night with Ableso so we had the lesson again. Friday morning there was only Sevis, Robert and Papaso. So, that was three times I taught that...

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August 2018

Dear Praying friends and family, I began an update to send out BEFORE I went to Alaska to visit Renee, Bryan, Keenan, Thaddeus, Shand, Talia and Ezekiel, but was awaiting the birth of my SECOND great grandson – Camdyn-John, who arrived 10 days “passed the expected...

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August 2018

Dear family and friends, “Cemeteries interrupt the finest families. Retirement finds the best employees. Age withers the strongest bodies. With life comes change. But with change comes the reassuring appreciation of heaven’s permanence. “ Max Lucado It’s Not About Me...

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August 10, 2018

Dear friends and family I have changed the days for the teaching to Thursdays and Fridays so as not to clash with some of their activities. There is always so much going on in a village that I never know what I will find when I go up there. Last week there was a...

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August 2018

Greetings All, My it seems like the summer is slipping by quickly – won’t be long and autumn will be here. We feel blessed to have good communication via email, skype, Whatsapp, etc. etc. and have opportunities like this to keep you updated on our ministry with the...

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August 2018

Dear Team Members, WOW this year is flying by!!!!! We trust it is an encouraging one for each of you! The last couple of weeks, Charlie had not felt well with a rash over his body and blisters on his hands, and a fever of 101.5 on July 23rd, so I took him to Urgent...

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August 2018

Another month of the “same old, same old” routines in the finance office and printing department so there’s nothing of import or interest to share. Maybe I can cheat and fall back on an idea from eons ago that a dear friend Kathy has previously allowed me to copy and...

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August 2018

I was trying to not pay attention to the out-of-tune guitar being played a few feet away as I sat on my cot in the sanctuary of our host church in Pancho Villa, Chihuahua, Mexico. At the same time, I was thinking, “How might I be able to serve this young musician and...

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July/August 2018

Hey everyone, I’m writing to share an important request this time. We are once again in need of an Office Manager at UIMA. For the past few years a team member has been our office manager while her husband filled a pilot position. This past fall there was a change in...

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Update from India! July 29, 2018

Greetings from the other side of the world in India! It has been an amazing trip with a powerful impact on the lives of others. I was privileged to preach both Sundays, first in southern India (Ongole) and then yesterday morning in northern India (Bhimtal). We visited...

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