The credit card donation link working again! Click here.This week, Steve Dolan worked with our team at Xtreme Mercy to help us. Thank you Steve, Dan, Roxy, Matt, and everyone who helped with this!There are several ways to support us, including by credit card through Xtreme Mercy Canada (XMC) and, for Americans, through International Christian Mission Services …
Deanna is an honorary grandma to some of the neighborhood children. This week was Isas’ 5th birthday. Powered by WPeMatico
Dave and Colleen Pedersen are pastors in Elizabethton, South Africa, national directors for the Association of South African Vineyards, and the leaders of the Global Mission Team. Dave’s leadership style is inclusive and collaborative, and I feel extremely grateful that he is leading this team. We LOVED these meetings! Each day was excellent, even when …
Just as the Amazon contains many of the largest rivers in the world, the Himalayan mountain range contains many of the highest mountains in the world. The Himalayan foothills are dotted with villages. While the ones in these photos I took from the airplane have roads, many villages are only accessible by trekking along narrow …
Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful (Col. 3:14-15). This morning a new friend explained to me, “We have to thank people. We cannot just thank God in our hearts or …
Today I went for an early morning walk for about an hour and ended up in a temple area. I have read about it and seen movies or documentaries, but being here was completely different. I had no idea whole communities made gigantic statures about being dominated by a serpent. I have a dream of …
This week I got triggered. Six months ago my computer crashed. I was finally reinstalling the fund accounting software and updating my computer records from my paper reports. I could not find the password for the specialized software I’ve used for almost ten years. I called the company, and rather than help me, it felt like …
My Dream This week I had a dream. Deanna and I were on a long road trip. Somewhere along the way, we were stopped temporarily for construction. When we got going again, we came to a fork in the road. While most of the traffic went one way, our GPS clearly indicated our route was …
The season of time surrounding when Mom crossed over to the other side was perfect last year. We are so grateful to God and to everyone who made it possible for us to come back to Canada to live with her for those last weeks in Garden Park. Sometimes over the years, Mom would ask …
The city of Belem was blessed earlier this year when Steve, Elba, Camilly, and Alyssa moved there. The Dolans relocated from Altamira to our state capitol city, located on an island where the Amazon River flows into the ocean. Steve, Elba, Deanna, Nira, Rick, Alyssa, Camilly, Tim, Bella – Our friendship with the Dolans dates …