Having recently finished our inaugural, two-month trip into Africa, we have had some time to gather our thoughts, look at all that happened, and prayerfully consider all that God is doing. People back home have asked us if we still feel that giving up our established careers and ministry to pursue these first steps into …
For the past few months, Lydia and I have been really struggling with the concept of living by faith—and finances are only the tip of the iceberg with this topic. The varied intersections of life and faith seem to be more like a four-interstate exchange than a four-way stop (of which I’ve seen zero in …
Before leaving for Zambia, I wanted to keep myself away from making strong expectations. Sure, there is planning, and packing, and evaluation that goes into a 3-month trip away from home, but I wanted to be surprised by the things I experienced while in Africa…and even by day three, there have been many surprises! Of …
Sitting in an international airport for ten hours helps bring perspective to this journey Lydia and I are undertaking. I’ve been people watching, first in Montreal and now in Munich, as individuals engage each other in a variety of languages. Here, in a world where people forge communication through gestures, expressions, and snippets of shared …
Lydia and I gave our first presentations of the vision and heart of what God is calling us to do this past Sunday at HarvestDowntown. Thank you to everyone who agreed to talk with us and for showing interest in Bible Translation and Women’s Empowerment. We greatly look forward to working with you moving forward!
In John 17, Jesus prays the following: 13 But now I come to You; and these things I speak in the world so that they may have My joy made full in themselves. 14 I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as …
Overview We will be heading to Zambia, and other countries in the surrounding region, in September 2015 for three months. The main foci of this trip are training and needs assessment. This trip is the beginning of a new chapter in how we are serving God, and we have a lot of work to do–both …
“Training Leaders. Transforming Nations.” Mission To equip church leaders through a multiple track model of training for multiplication impact. To train and equip primarily African church leaders who are untrained, through a grassroots level, model of training, so that they in turn can train other untrained church leaders. Please visit AFMIN’s Official Site to learn …
God’s Word for every person in his/her heart language. The mission of The Word For The World is to empower nationals to translate the entire Bible for their own people. With over 70 current projects, TWFTW is operating in 8 countries in Africa, Europe, and Asia. The Word for the World trains nationals in the …