Effective Ministry Sometimes you can forget why your missionary is overseas, and why you are praying for them. Remember to pray for what your missionary is actually “doing” witnessing, visiting, teaching, preaching, counseling, nursing – and pray for the people they are ministering to. Prayer letters will teach you how to specifically pray for thoseContinue reading “For Prayer Partners – Day 5”
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For Prayer Partners – Day 6
Team Relationships Your missionary is probably not completely on their own. Normally, missionaries team up with other missionaries, local believers, pastors and evangelists. Unfortunately, this mix of personalities designed to strengthen the ministry can sometimes be used of Satan to weaken it. Poor team relationships can spoil the work. Pray for all the fellow workersContinue reading “For Prayer Partners – Day 6”
For Prayer Partners – Day 7
Country and People Group Expand your praying to include the entire country where you missionary is located. The political situation, the government and its leaders, visas, freedom to preach the gospel – ll of these are important factors in world evangelism. You can also pray that the whole country will open up in responsiveness toContinue reading “For Prayer Partners – Day 7”
10 Furlough Facts
We have reached the halfway point of our home assignment and thought that we would share with you some facts from our home assignment. Several are praises, some are information, and others are prayer requests as we anticipate what God has in store these coming months. Speaking Engagements: We are blessed to know many peopleContinue reading “10 Furlough Facts”
Living in Canada
It is hard to believe that it is already December after coming back to Canada in August. We have had many things going on that makes it seem that we have been in Canada longer than four months. Life does take on a different “shape” while we are back. Even though we were in denialContinue reading “Living in Canada”
Seven Ways to Pray for the Dubbers
In three weeks we will have packed everything away in our house in Kenya, claim 5-7 bags as our worldly possessions, and board an airplane for our trip back to Canada. It is not easy saying ‘good-bye’ to home and arriving back to our passport ‘home’. Home is that relative term of ours that describesContinue reading “Seven Ways to Pray for the Dubbers”
What is your perspective?
Do you ever find yourself grinding through life with the intensity of a wood chipper? Not really looking up, taking a break or taking that all important breath to regain perspective? We certainly can find ourselves like that for three months at a time. Ninety days can fly by very quickly. This past school termContinue reading “What is your perspective?”
Story of Faith, Struggles, and God’s Provision
Sorry for the huge email earlier. Had a glitch with the size of the picture included. You should be able to read the whole story now. Thanks for praying with us for this family. As you well know, life is not always clean and easy. Decisions made can be accompanied with a major learning curveContinue reading “Story of Faith, Struggles, and God’s Provision”
Pinewood Derby 2014
For those of you who have followed us for the past fourteen years you will be well familiar with the event of Pinewood Derby here at RVA. For those of you who have not, you should know that this is a big event here at the school. Many students have a blast making cars outContinue reading “Pinewood Derby 2014”
20 Thoughts: Field hockey, buses, interim, and volleyball among just a few things.
We have just finished the second term here at RVA. A very busy and full term. Those two words, busy and full, seem to get used a lot when we get to the end of terms. It is hard to even qualify them into just how we feel The best way to describe it isContinue reading “20 Thoughts: Field hockey, buses, interim, and volleyball among just a few things.”
Running with the Dubbers 