Cambodia (also known as Kampuchea) is a nation with a rich history in architecture, culture, and tradition. Cambodia continues to recover from the ravages of past regimes, and while it has one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing economies, most of its population still lives in poverty. I visited several churches this weekend in the countryside near […]
We want to announce the birth of our first grandchild. Amaya Louise was born August 5, 2023 in Chicago, IL. She weighed 8.5lbs at 21inches. We were able to spend 5 days with our daughter, Jessica, prior to the delivery. We will stay in Chicago for a few weeks. Pray for Jessica’s adjustment, health and
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Although Amy and I each work in different divisions of our ministry, we are both involved in resourcing our national ministries in various countries. Ethiopia may not be in the news very much but there is much strife and war in parts of the country that have been going on for decades. Recently The Jesus
When our daughter’s words conveyed something we had not anticipated, a profound sense of peace from God enveloped us. Amidst the shock, our hearts were filled with the immense love we have for the daughter on the other end of the video call, sharing the news of her unplanned pregnancy. In that initial state of
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I am currently in Bangkok, Thailand with about 300 national leaders from our ministry around the world. There are 109 countries represented so it is an amazing time of hearing what God is doing around the world. Although these countries represent a wide variety of cultural, political and spiritual environments it is evident that God
We grew up in the midwest, so the four season are very distinct. Summer is sunshine and vacation, Fall is colors and change, Winter is cold and bleak, then Spring is fresh and new. These past few months have been our own seasons of life. In February, Mike began transitioning out of his role in
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Mike’s parents are both experiencing health challenges that mean we will need to be in Columbia, MO for a undetermined period of time. Mike’s Mom had a stroke around March 6 which has caused her left side to be weakened. She is in a rehab wing of the hospital to help her regain proper movement
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One of Mike’s roles has been to develop a system to allow multiple ministries to securely share information on where they are planting churches and then to display on a map the places where the Great Commission has yet to be completed. Several years ago we formed a coalition of organizations that are all willing
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Last month we asked you to pray for an outreach we had planned in our neighborhood. This was planned by our neighborhood house church that we have started. There are 7 couples from our neighborhood in the house church, and we each invited 1-2 neighbors. So we have about 45 people in our house for
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Mike has been leading a men’s neighborhood Bible study for many years. In June 2022 we started a church with the family’s of these neighbors that meets in our home once a month. We have been studying the Book of Acts together because it is a record of how the Church started. We take turns
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