A key part of our ministry is building relationships with the people God brings to us. God has often used us in ways similar to His use of Joseph in the Old Testament. Not so much in the “Pharaoh-naming-us-Vice-Pharaoh” sort of way; more in the sense of “I had a dream, what do you suppose it means?” Our friends often [...]

When it comes to promoting missions and mobilizing missionaries, we rely on photos. In casting a vision for what God is doing around the world to bring people into right relationships with Himself, a picture really is worth a thousand words. Or, in my case, about four blog posts. It’s unfortunate, but we often fall into the trap of resorting [...]

We often have people express interest in coming for a visit to “see” our ministry. Some are church planters from the States, some are pastors of existing churches, some are missionaries in other places. We’ve had seminary students write papers on us, journalists write articles about us, and at least one grade school kid interview us for a class project. [...]

Acts 28:28 “You may be sure that God wants to save the Gentiles! And they will listen.” This verse in Acts really bothers me. Paul is being quoted here, and it just doesn’t seem to make sense. It doesn’t make sense because of the passage that comes just before it, wherePaul quotes Isaiah the prophet: “You will listen and listen [...]