What Deanna needs right now—and how you can truly help. BNews 613/741 – What Deanna Needs Right Now: A Mother’s Day Reflection View this email in your browser 🌸 What Deanna Needs Right Now Some children experience a season of uncluttered safety, belonging, and joy. That’s how it’s meant to be. That’s what God wants …
This week brought pizza, tears, and the unmistakable hand of God—in a jungle prayer, a perfect rainbow, and the faces of those we love. BNews 612/741 – Don’t Give Up. The Clearing Might Be Closer Than You Think. View this email in your browser We started the week with pizza and laughter—seasoned with tears and trust. …
“Maybe you’ve heard it said, ‘God calls the brave’? I wasn’t brave. Not at first.” BNews 611/741 – What Teenagers, Egrets, and the Tree of Life Have in Common View this email in your browser “Maybe you’ve heard it said, ‘God calls the brave’? I wasn’t brave. Not at first.” What Teenagers, Egrets, and the Tree …
Even in the valley of uncertainty, we are anchored by the One who overcame death. BNews 610/741 – He Is Risen—and So Is Our Hope View this email in your browser Together again: Grammy and Ellis He Is Risen—and So Is Our Hope Even in the valley of uncertainty, we are anchored by the One …
An Unexpected Turn – Trusting God in the Valley Dear friends, Early this morning, around 2 a.m., we received unexpected and difficult news: the pathologist confirmed that Deanna has breast cancer. We were shocked—but also grateful that Deanna has been diligent with her annual checkups. As we write this, it’s Good Friday. Tomorrow (Saturday), we’ll …
After thirty years serving in Northern Brazil, I’ve seen what a “ripe field” looks like: people hungry for truth, villages asking for churches, open doors, and open hearts. We’ve helped plant nearly a hundred churches, including many remote ones, in that region, some in places where the gospel only recently arrived for the first time. …
After thirty years serving in Northern Brazil, I’ve seen what a “ripe field” looks like: people hungry for truth, villages asking for churches, open doors, and open hearts. We’ve helped plant nearly a hundred churches, including many remote ones, in that region, some in places where the gospel only recently arrived for the first time. …
First Reflections from a Spirit-Led Survey Trip to Portugal What if Portugal isn’t just a destination—but the next frontier for Spirit-led church planting?We’re thinking out loud. Dreaming. Brainstorming. Asking God what He might be up to.Two weeks, hundreds of kilometers, countless moments that stirred our hearts. Across the countryside, chapels and cathedrals whisper of a Christian …
First Reflections from a Spirit-Led Survey Trip to Portugal What if Portugal isn’t just a destination—but the next frontier for Spirit-led church planting?We’re thinking out loud. Dreaming. Brainstorming. Asking God what He might be up to.Two weeks, hundreds of kilometers, countless moments that stirred our hearts. Across the countryside, chapels and cathedrals whisper of a Christian …
On our last day in Portugal we spent a few hours with Milton and Lu, reflecting on our trip and dreaming of possibilities. 34 Years of Awesomeness In a quiet village near the Spanish border, Deanna and I celebrated 34 years of becoming one—not a oneness that shrinks or erases, but one that honors difference …