Hey Family, I had a good time at the missions potluck last Sunday after the service. Three of our partners shared, Steve and Allison, Paul and Susan Condie, and Brandon and Heather Young. Brandon and Heather talked about their ministry in Papua New Guinea. They live in the town of Wewak and their role is…

At one critical point in our dating relationship, Valorie and I were going to spend a significant amount of time apart. She was going to Northern Brazil for the dedication of the Bible into the Canela language, the culmination of her parents’ lifework in translating. I was headed to Argentina, leading a team of college…

Earlier today I was using a chainsaw when it began to malfunction. It stopped cutting the fallen tree I was working on and began to smoke to an alarming degree. I checked to see if it had gas. Check! Oil? Check! Motor running? Check! Chain sharp and on the right direction? Check! What was the…