“For God so loved that world that he gave . . .” –John 3:16 Dear Friends, I’ve been wracking my brain as to what kind of gift I can give loved ones this Christmas and maybe you have, too. May I suggest that when you don’t know what to give this Christmas that you consider [...]

“This most generous God who gives seed to the farmer that becomes bread for your meals is more than extravagant with you. He gives you something you can then give away, which grows into full-formed lives, robust in God, wealthy in every way, so that you can be generous in every way, producing with us [...]

Dear Family and Friends, When someone is leaving to go on a journey where Swahili is spoken, they will tell you, “Safari njema” (“Good/pleasant/safe journey”). In thirty two hours we’ll be back in Denver. Now that we’re on the tail end of our safari our time seems to have sprinted by, but living it forward [...]

Dear Family and Friends, The boys and I arrived in Nairobi Sunday afternoon. We will miss Rwanda and Congo, but it feels good to be onto the next step of our journey. The first thing the boys wanted to eat once we dropped out bags off at Mt. Carmel-the Church of the Nazarene Guest House-was [...]

Dear Family and Friends, The boys and I had a very full and emotion-draining day. In the morning we drove forty-five minutes to the Nyamata and Ntarama Churches where over 15,000 men, women, children, and even babies were hacked, blown up, shot, and bludgeoned to death during the Rwandan Genocide of 1994. Our guide at [...]

Dear Family and Friends, Thank you for your many encouraging emails about the house for Josephine and Julienne. The property is large enough that at least two more houses for the Ndengerea workers can be built on this same property. With cash I had on hand and about $500 that Simon kicked in from the [...]

Dear Family and Friends, Now that we are leaving Gisenyi for Kigali tomorrow, we just discovered that an internet cafe is 2 minutes away from Simon Pierre’s. The boys are happily updating their IPods on the wireless connection here. Yesterday morning (June 17) Jimmie, Chuck, and I went with Simon to visit Veronique. Since we [...]

Dear Family and Friends, One week from today (June 23) will be Shelly’s and my 25th wedding anniversary! It hardly seems possible that we have been married that long. Marrying Shelly is by far the smartest thing I’ve ever done in my life. I am so blessed that God brought us together. Yes, I am [...]

Dear family and friends, We had a great day today. We are really enjoying Rwanda and Simon Pierre and his family. In the morning the boys played basketball with neighborhood kids and Simon and I visited some families we have previously helped in the Gisenyi area. In the afternoon the boys helped me assemble a [...]

Dear Family and Friends, The boys and I are now in Gisenyi, Rwanda. We are staying at Simon Pierre’s and Caritas’ house. Their family just finished their nighly devotions where they read a passage of scripture, talk about what it means, and then pray. Caritas asked Chuck to pray tonight and he did a great [...]