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My week-long trip to Guatemala at the end of June with a group from our church was very successful in so many ways, and I do thank you all for your prayers! As with any overseas visit, it… Read More

Mark 16:17 is a famous passage that starts: “These signs shall follow those who believe….” And ends in verse 20 with; “And the disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through them, confirming what they said… Read More

“Care is not the same as responsibility” – these words came to my mind one day recently while I was driving down the road. As I started to consider what they meant, I realized that the Bible tells… Read More

I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Easter this year! I have to say that it was one of the very best for me personally – because for the first time in years, our sweet granddaughter, Lily, was… Read More

Recently I decided to continue reading a book I had started months ago called “When Faith is Forbidden” by Todd Nettleton of Voice of the Martyrs organization. The chapter told the story of when Todd visited China in… Read More

I have said before that I believe our greatest testimony is often brought to light when we are experiencing an extremely difficult test of our faith. Such as when we are trying desperately to hang on to our… Read More

No matter how familiar we are with the Christmas story, it is so wonderful to read and hear it again each year – whether doing so personally or participating in a church service! I think it is another… Read More

A few weeks ago, our pastor presented the plan for our church to sponsor a new Happy Tummies program in a small church in the mountains above Lake Atitlán in Guatemala. We had visited there a year ago… Read More

Last year, while I was visiting family in Texas, my sister treated me to a pedicure in a small Asian-run salon there in rural East Texas. We noticed that several of the employees (all Asian, non-English-speaking, and mostly… Read More

Recently I had to go to our local hospital for a routine screening. Every time I go there (although infrequently PTL!) I seem to come out from a different door and can never find where I parked my… Read More