We have no king here in America. That was what the Revolutionary War was about (among other things) – we wanted our independence from the tyrannical reign of a king. We even had a flag emblazoned with, “Don’t Tread On Me” across it.With the Declaration of Independence we largely did away with the phrase, “Long live the king”. And now almost 250 years later the idea of having a king is not only for...  Read More

“You have three choices in world missions: be a joyful, sacrificial goer, be a joyful, sacrificial sender, or be disobedient.” - John Piper  Do you remember that old song “I’m in the Lord’s Army”?   I may never march in the infantryRide in the cavalryShoot the artilleryI may never fly o’er the enemyBut I’m in the Lord’s army!  I hate that song. Now, before you get offended and think I’m going to d...  Read More

Eight years ago, Eric and I began the preparations for church planting among the Turks - not knowing that we would change countries, expand our vision, and meet people who called us to be more creative and more strategic.  One such man is Eno.   Among the 60 different Turkic people groups, Eno, a Turkish man, was called by God to raise his own people to be church planters (CP) and make disciples o...  Read More

Three watts of light is not very much. In the daylight we probably wouldn’t even recognize a little 3-watt bulb that’s lit. A 3-watt headlamp would never sell. To make my point of how dim a 3-watt night light is… on average they produce about 240 lumens. For context to how small a night light is, a car headlamp produces about 3,000 lumens. All that to say, a 3-watt night light is not very much lig...  Read More

2 Corinthians 12:9 – 10, “‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.’ Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me. So I take pleasure in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and in difficulties, for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”There has been a theme I have been brou...  Read More

                           Hello church!We are back home! We have had an impactful time away on sabbatical. Every time we have had a sabbatical and been able to get away for these times and stretches it has proven to be meaningful to us and the church. So we are incredibly grateful for having had this time. As God always knows, we had this at just the right time. (I will likely share more of our t...  Read More