• These Monday Updates sneak up on me so quickly, but I have a good excuse this time, I was on a 10 hour train to the Capitol. We left around 9:30 Sunday night and arrive Monday morning around 7:30. We had four adults, two kids, and lots of luggage in a room with four [...]
One of the most thorough books on church planting I have ever read is Aubrey Malphurs book Planting Growing Churches. Reasons why I like his book: It gives a comprehensive look at the church planting process from the preparation stage to the reproduction stage of another church. It has a good balance of general principles [...]
• My in-laws are in town. • I translated in Sunday school for my father-in-law as he taught the class. This was my first time translating in a “live” setting. It went pretty good. • Went to Grace last night across the river and the pastor led one person to Christ! Amen! • Been in “decision mode” for about [...]
One of the things I love about my pastor and my home church is their dedication to expository preaching. Pastor Gardner preaches through the Bible every service and he has been a big help to me as I learn to preach expositionally. They are hosting a Bible Expo on April 12-13 that I hope you [...]
Today is St. Patrick’s Day. March 17 was made an annual feast day in the early seventeenth century and has become a celebration of Irish Culture in general. Though much of what is associated with Patrick is not really true, he is one of my favourite Christians of all time. Patrick was a born again [...]
We are currently in our third back-to-back missions conference (whew!), Cornerstone Baptist Temple in Dayton OH, and we are staying with some pretty amazing people. One of the awesome things about deputation is that we often stay in homes of church members. We have not only made great friends this way, but we also get [...]
This article was written by my pastor, Austin Gardner, several years ago. As a church-planting missionary, this article has some very important truths for me and other missionaries to consider. God greatly used my pastor when He went to Peru as a missionary, and I think that following this method had a lot to [...]
Dear Pastor and Praying Friends: We have just returned from a short visit to the states and are very excited to be back home and back in the work. The reason behind our visit was to attend a few meetings that we were invited to, and to visit family. But most importantly, to find out [...]
During this year’s OG Summit I taught a class on Short Term Mission Trips. I wanted Missionary Matt Allen to take a few minutes and speak about his field in person, but unfortunately he wasn’t able to because he was teaching another class at the same time. Instead, he wrote out a testimony that I have placed below that really touched my heart. He also wanted me to let others know that currently, from people visiting him on the field, there are 6 families on deputation who are raising support for Papua New Guinea, and two more that are starting this year
On this day in 1936, Henry Nau opened the first mission station among the Ibesikpo people of Nigeria. About ten years earlier, some European missionaries ...
On this day in 1936, Henry Nau opened the first mission station among the Ibesikpo people of Nigeria. About ten years earlier, some European missionaries ...
On this day in 1936, Henry Nau opened the first mission station among the Ibesikpo people of Nigeria. About ten years earlier, some European missionaries ...
