Pray for truth to prevail. One of the biggest problems I deal with here is the total willingness of people to lie. East African culture encourages lying, and praises lying (the ability to cheat others and get away with it) as a sign of cleverness. If they had an Aesop, he’d have written fables like […]
Greetings! We are in full blown “getting prepared to go on furlough” mode. We have a remarkable lot of work to be done to get ready to leave our house for several months. Anna and I both have our lists, and you just keep doing the next thing until you reach the end, climb on […]
It has been a year. If 2024 was the year of pruning, then 2025 is the year of building. As you know, we had to discipline several people who were embedded in our churches and were causing divisions. As it turned out, they were all linked to a former deacon who emigrated to America more […]
Greetings! The training with our men and deacons went very well. I focused on the art and science of preaching. Qualifications, methodology, goals, how to study the text, delivery, invitation, and so forth. My goal is to produce qualified men who are able to preach, teach, and lead in the services. Per the request of […]
Greetings! Things are going great here. The churches are doing well. Everybody seems to be peaceful. No drama that I know of. We are growing again, slowly. We are seeing visitors. People are getting saved and baptized. After all the ruckus last year, it is refreshing to get a period of time without issues. Of […]