Well folks, it’s been far too long since we’ve posted (goodness, do I start every blog that way?). We returned from Kenya & India over a year ago, but an exceptionally busy few months have come and gone. We wrapped up the project with the RCA over the summer and want t...

According to Ethnologue (a language catalog), there are about 7,097 languages in the world. Also, Wycliffe Bible Translators counted 670 complete Bible translations. Meaning about 9% of all the languages in the world have access to all of God’s Holy word. If you’re rea...

Recently, we listed the house on Airbnb — if you don’t know it, it’s a website that lets you book guest rooms in private homes as a cheaper alternative to staying in a hotel. We’ve met some interesting folks so far... A group of Malaysian college students terrified of...

God’s Old Testament laws for the well-being of His people embed a deep command to generosity. Don’t glean to the edge of your field (Deut. 24:19); if your brother lacks the offering for the Holy Day, share with him (Deut. 15:7); use the gifts you have to serve the Lord...

Isaiah 43:19-21 
Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. The wild beasts will honor me, the jackals and the ostriches, for I give water in the wilderness, rivers in the...

You’ll have to accept my apologies for the South Africa radio silence on the blog front. It was a whirlwind 2 weeks on the ground there. We were blessed to travel with a team of pastors and others from the RCA that were in South Africa to present a marriage conference...

“It is more blessed to give than to receive…”

Think about all you receive on a daily basis. What comes to mind? You might receive a compliment from your spouse, perhaps a paycheck, or maybe a meal cooked for you? On some days - like your birthday - you might receive mor...

Do you ever head in to an event thinking you’re totally prepared, only to arrive and find out that you’re not as prepared as you thought you were? Or that you prepared in the wrong way? The Israelites were certainly full of mistakes during their early history…but this...

There’s this phrase in Northern Brazil… Tranquilo. Translated from Portuguese, it basically means “calm down, relax, take a deep breath, everything’s going to be fine”.

The taxi boat came 2 hours ago and there’s not another one until this evening?

Tranquilo

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André is an indigenous leader in a community in Northern Brazil. Though his tribal family does not live very far from the city of Manaus, they have done all they can to protect their culture against modern influences. The government of Brazil also places a high priorit...