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Dear Teammates, Are you winning? To answer that question, one needs more information and perhaps even a matrix. I first met Dave Rousseau in Zimbabwe in 1996 and he has become my best friend. Dave and his wife Sue have served with TEAM for 30 years in Zimbabwe and Africa. Over the years Dave regularly…
This morning on the news I read the story of Hassan, the 11-year-old Ukrainian boy who traveled ALONE for 600 miles over 4 days with just a bag, a passport, and a phone number written on his hand. He is one of an estimated 3 million Ukrainians who are fleeing the Russian invasion that is…
Hi everyone! Back in 2001, I was volunteering with a Stanford campus ministry while serving at a local church. My colleague loved the worship music of David Crowder and soon I did too. Here’s a picture of David Crowder that I found online: Somehow our church arranged (along with some campus ministries) to have David…
Dear Soldiers, I just read this headline a half hour ago, “Ukrainians from all walks of life answer the call, take up arms against Russia.” No Ukrainian male between 16-60 is allowed to leave their country! To say that Ukrainians are in a life and death battle is an understatement. Men, women, and children are…
Like many of you, I’ve watched the news of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with a heavy heart. I’ve received requests for prayer from friends and ministry partners for Ukraine from all over the world. The pictures of explosions and destroyed buildings in Kiev and Kryvyi Rih bring back memories for Valorie and me of…
As I have met people on my travels to various places around the world, they eventually find out where I’m from. While it doesn’t happen as much as it used to, many people would say, “Oh haha, then, ‘Do you know the way to San Jose?’”, like I’d never heard that before! The 1968 song…
A guy named John is asked “Who are you?” and is given a whole bunch of options to choose from. Each choice would reveal something about him, but none of them would reveal the MOST important element of who he really is. This Sunday we’ll cover chapter 23 in The Story and see the very…
Dear Church Family, I hope your soul is strong and vibrant. I talked to Anna Aseltine on the phone last Tuesday as I was driving around. Let me just say, I she think she charged up my iPhone with her electricity and zeal for the Lord. And she charged me up too. I felt a fresh…
We’ve all seen the pictures – frightened and desperate people, often carrying all of their belongings on their backs; parents trying to comfort their children but without certainty about what lies ahead of them. They often have had to flee with little more than the clothes on their back, leaving behind homes, possessions, jobs and…
Dearly Beloved, Fill in the blank, “If it ain’t broken don’t __________? What if it is broken? Most of us would respond by saying, “then fix it!” However, there are some things that are exceedingly difficult to fix, and broken relationships top the list. The history of human life from Adam and Eve forward is…