Category Archives: Missions

At 10am someone said, “Oh, we have to feed the sheep!” and someone else made the statement, “Ashley’s parents are returning in an hour or so.” From the activity that followed, within seconds,

Many people who read this blog have never heard of Bert Elliot. A missionary in Peru for 50+ years and planted too many churches to count. Lived in a boat on the river and a pickup truck on land. Colleen, … Continue reading →

Daniel played guitar and sang with the praise team in church this morning. He even led the congregation in one song. He is very gifted, and leads naturally. I spoke for under three minutes

Ice skating? No. Soup kitchen? No. Worship service? No. Snow. Not lots, but enough to preclude a trip into town that was not absolutely necessary. The pastor was disappointed, not because we didn’t help out in the soup kitchen, but … Continue reading →

Yesterday evening ended this morning, so I can blog about it. Ashley gave one of the students her truck to drive to music practice. On the way home, he made a wrong turn, and when he attempted to turn around, … Continue reading →

Warmer today: minus 22 degrees. Heat wave from yesterday of minus 61. The cold literally took our breath away. The throat tingled and dried out instantly. Can’t stay outside for more than just a minute or two. In comparison, today … Continue reading →

Four lessons in one day. Fewer breaks. Excellent discussions on missionary children’s education and missionary lifestyle (living at the same level of the missionary’s target audience). Spoke with Ashley’s pastor. He will be going ice skating with the team on … Continue reading →