The end of 2011 finds me resting and relaxing with family and friends. I’ve enjoyed a week of fellowship and Christmas celebration in Greenville, SC, and am now heading back up north. Our family’s gatherings were much enhanced by the joyful presence of my new nephew, Tristan Rivera. He was born 1 year ago Saturday [...]
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Winding down year 2011
Posted in deputation, personal on December 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
December Prayer Letter
Posted in deputation, ministry, tagged Haiti, support increase on December 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Family and Friends, As we witness the protests and uprisings around the world, we may wonder if we will ever see the peace the angels announced would be ushered in with the coming of Christ (Luk. 2:13). Henry Wadsworth Longfellow expressed similar consternation in his song, “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.” He [...]
Life as a Commissioned Missionary
Posted in deputation, ministry, tagged Calvary Baptist Church, Chuck Phelps, Kankakee on December 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What is life like as a commissioned missionary? Well, I can’t say it’s changed much, though the feeling of fulfillment and responsibility continue to weigh upon me after last Wednesday’s service. I had a wonderful time of celebration with some friends on Thursday night before heading north on Friday. I stopped off in Indianapolis so [...]
I am commissioned!
Posted in deputation, ministry, tagged commissioning, Hantz Bernard, KJV, Mark Minnick, Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, support on December 1, 2011 | 2 Comments »
On last night’s program, the words of Acts 13:2-4a were written: As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. So they, being sent [...]
My Commissioning Service
Posted in deputation, ministry, tagged Calvary Baptist Church, commissioning, Shenandoah Baptist Church on November 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
What did I want to be when I grew up? Well, I can assure you that I didn’t think much about being a missionary. Not that I was adverse to the possibility. I just didn’t think it was in my future. No, my future was to go to college for 4 years, get married, get [...]
Crawling to the finish line
Posted in deputation, ministry, personal, tagged Nags Head, Still Waters Baptist Church, support increase on November 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
On Thursday of last week, Daniel and I were able to finish checking the Psalms! Praise the Lord! I felt we were crawling across the finish line, since we were both suffering from some sickness. Daniel had just a common cold, but mine seems like it might be the Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Wednesday of [...]
Progress (and obstacles?) in Haiti
Posted in deputation, exegesis, ministry, personal, translation, tagged Haitian Creole, support, Worthington Baptist Church on November 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Far beyond what I expected, we are on track to finish the Psalms by Thursday. We checked 30 pages today, the most of any day, and have only 45 left to go. The only issues that might slow us down is that Daniel has a slight cold and I have a slight fever. I’m not [...]
Progress in Haiti
Posted in deputation, exegesis, ministry, tagged Haitian Creole, support increase on November 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I was hesitant to even ask for prayer that we would finish the Psalms by the end of this workshop, because I thought that goal was unrealistic. Knowing the amount of material we covered per day at the last workshop (around 12-15 pages of material) and knowing all that we had to cover during this [...]
Missions Conference in Wilmington
Posted in deputation, ministry, tagged Grace Baptist Church, Haiti, Haitian Creole, Wilmington on November 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I’ve had many opportunities for ministry at this missions conference at Grace Baptist Church in Wilmington, NC. On Thursday, I spoke to the 1st graders and then the 4th graders. Then after a short break I spent some time with the 12th grade economics students. I thoroughly enjoyed my time in each class. At lunchtime [...]
Who is a Luxembourger?
Posted in deputation, ministry, tagged Grace Baptist Church, Harvest Dinner, Luxembourg, Wilmington on October 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Bibles International recently began the translation of the Bible into Luxembourg. Few people that I’ve talked to about this project even know where Luxembourg is. When they think about the fact that it’s in the heart of Europe, they wonder why that small country needs a translation. Well, the translation team has wrestled with the [...]
