Dear praying family, This photo was supposed to go out with our last prayer update and somehow got lost in the shuffle. Although we miss connecting with our Filipino church in-person, we’re so grateful that technology allowed us to be a part of their anniversary service to sing and preach. Speaking of gratefulness, we’d like to … More Grateful for Connection
Within the first minute of an online Zoom meeting from Alabama to the Philippines, we know if we have a good internet connection. With a poor connection, we strain to hear and understand each other, as words are garbled or dropped altogether. It leaves us wondering how much of our message has been received. When … More Vital Connections
When we look at our ministry “To Do” list, we realize it looks a lot like what we would love for you to be praying for us. Check out this list to see how you can pray, and to get a glimpse of missionary life during a pandemic. Each of these challenges is also a … More Looks Like a Prayer List to Me!
The spread of pandemic fear and social unrest cannot prevent the spread of God’s Good News. In spite of the sharp economic downturn that has caused many people to lose their jobs, God has provided thousands of dollars in relief for us to send to churches in the Philippines. As shelter-in-place orders prevent Filipino believers … More God’s News is Good News
Should we cancel the trip to the Philippines? Wuhan province in China had a virus. Someone from that province died in the Philippines, but, other than that, travel had not yet been restricted in mid-February. God had just amazingly provided $18,000 for a ministry van for the Church Planting Institute. He also arranged a special … More Goodness and Mercy
COVID-19 Update: We are all well and safe. … More All is Well – Prayer Update
We would like to announce the marriage of Rachel Faith Weaver to Christopher George Sabol, January 4, 2020. … More With All Our Hearts
Please pray for our dear co-worker of 27 years, Pastor Leo Diawa. Pastor Diawa is the pastor Faith Bible Christian Church, that we established together. He also runs the day-to-day operation of the Church Planting Institute, and oversees all of the church planting work. He went in to the hospital with a blood pressure of … More Prayer Alert!
“The firstborn of many brothers and sisters.” -Romans 8:29 His Family Jesus came to expand God’s family, “for as many as received him he gave the right to become children of God.” (John 1:12) We are seeing God’s family expanding among the Filipinos we serve. This year we have had unique opportunities to bring the gospel to the Filipino … More Family Matters
It has been three years this month that Joy’s grandmother, “Mom” Sutton, passed on to glory. Just as she wove together multi-colored scraps of cloth to make lovely rag rugs, we are watching God’s Spirit gather a variety of souls to Jesus through the love and witness of Filipino believers. … More Rag Rug Revival