Posts Tagged ‘overseas’

A lot of reasons to say ‘no’

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Moipi

Moipi

You can always find reasons to say “no.”

Moipi certainly had some big ones.

The Dao woman was getting ready to move to a distant village with her husband in order to present God’s Word there.

“I know that my kids could get sick and die,” Moipi said, since she and her family would be far from the medical care provided by missionaries in her village.

“Or my family might not have enough food,” because her husband, Wikipai, would be concentrating on teaching instead of hunting and gardening. (more…)

Sometimes there’s no good choice

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

We face choices every day … but sometimes it seems like you don’t have a good one. Even when things seem obvious at first. And that seems to happen to missionaries overseas a bit more.

For example … (more…)

One project almost complete

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Thank you for praying about a couple of our ministry needs. So far, $730 has come in and another $500 has been pledged toward our next trip, leaving a need of $270.

We are also in need of $9,865 for ministry equipment before our next overseas trip, which could be as soon as this fall.

You can give online, or find out about other options >>

A character study

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

David and a Bena Bena co-worker translate the Bible.

You meet a lot of people … and every so often, you meet a character.

I don\’t mean that in a bad way. The folks I\’d call characters are those who brighten a room. People you enjoy being around. But they\’re also people with a different perspective. A unique way of looking at life. A special way of living life.

That\’s how David Lee struck me the first time I met him.

I shared a little about David back in November 2006, about a year after (more…)