travel – S T R E A M S + T H O R N S

Opportunities Galore!

So God is opening doors left and right and we are running through them as fast as our feet will carry us! We are sooo very thankful to see Him at work because each time a new opportunity comes up, we just sit back and say, \”Only God could\’ve done that!\” and all the gloryContinue reading “Opportunities Galore!”

Sharing Jesus… With a Witchdoctor?

While in Brazil, we had many opportunities to build relationships within the tribes. One such opportunity came on a visit to Atalia do Norte, the furthest city us white folk can go without government intervention… or get arrows shot at us. While there, we met up with an Indian family of the Matis tribe. ThisContinue reading “Sharing Jesus… With a Witchdoctor?”

Unexpected Blessings

Anyone who has ever been on a short-term mission trip can testify to the truth that you may go to the foreign field in order to be a blessing to others, but you will quickly find that you are the one that leaves blessed. The same has proven to be true for us on thisContinue reading “Unexpected Blessings”

Two Weeks of Travel.

We are so thankful for the opportunity to travel and share with Churches and their families about the ministry God has placed in our hearts. On Tuesday, Feb. 23 we embarked on a 2 week, 4 church 1500mile trip to do just that! We started out in Orlando, Fl with First Baptist Church of CentralContinue reading “Two Weeks of Travel.”

An exciting….faith building….journey

It\’s been an exciting time so far on our \”Journey to the Field\”. It seems each time we get discouraged, God puts just the right people in our path to remind us why we are doing this. Nehemiah Challenge Update We began the Nehemiah Challenge a little over a month ago and have been privilegedContinue reading “An exciting….faith building….journey”

MMS Eval

It never ceases to amaze me how our God can take a group of people with different skills from all over the world and bring them together to accomplish something truly great for His glory. That\’s exactly what He is doing through the ministry of Missionary Maintenance Services (MMS). On June 23, we made theContinue reading “MMS Eval”

Headin\’ to Ohio

We leave tomorrow for Coshocton, OH for our evaluation. We are excited about meeting the staff and getting to know the ministry a little better. Please keep praying for us as we raise our support and follow God\’s leading! Thanks!!

Murdock Baptist Church Mission Conference

I\’m a bit late posting this, but that tends to be the pattern I find myself in. Here\’s a quick update on our the Murdock Baptist mission conference we participated in May 1-3 in Port Charlotte, FL: As with our last conference, we had a good 12 hour drive to get there. We did theContinue reading “Murdock Baptist Church Mission Conference”

Playing catch up….

It\’s been a whirlwind of a week!! We got back from FL late Monday night after meeting up with some friends along the way and we were exhausted. It was well worth it though because we had such a terrific week with First Baptist Church Central Florida. I\’ll try to pick up where I leftContinue reading “Playing catch up….”

First Conference Day

We arrived in Orlando today around 2:00 PM after staying the night in Valdosta, GA. We immediately set up our booth along with about 30 other missionaries. It was very exciting, though we have already thought of a few things we will bring with us next time that we didn\’t think to bring with usContinue reading “First Conference Day”