It’s SEPTEMBER!   That means summer is soon done and fall soon here.  That means school starting and leaves starting to fall and clutter the grass.  Covid – 19 has made this a very different summer Read more…

Scholarship giving is happening and we feel blessed by our faithful supporters.   With your prayers supporting us also we continue to walk towards this Backpacking trip.  The “Plan” at this point is to fly into Read more…

I have been studying I John in recent weeks/months. Many aspects of this book are convicting and challenging. I John 3: 13 – “Do not marvel, brethren, if the world hates you.” My guess is Read more…

Happy New Year!    How many times have you heard that lately?                      The year 2020!   It IS a new year.  We hear much about making New Year’s resolutions.  It seems these are things that we Read more…

“And let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them.”   God     Exodus 25:8  “Moreover, I will make My dwelling among you, and My soul will not reject you.  I will also Read more…

“IN but not OF” –   God wants us as His children to be “IN THE WORLD” – that’s probably obvious since we ARE HERE.  This isn’t Heaven, yet – so – HERE we are for the Read more…

Last month our focus was on “Thankfulness” –   being “Thankful” and listing things that we are thankful for.   This month builds on that theme – truth.  The Hebrew word Zakar occurs 223 times in the Read more…

“Rejoice ALWAYS; pray WITHOUT CEASING; in EVERYTHING give thanks; for THIS IS God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”                                                               I Thessalonians 5:16-18 Just about every day on our backpacking trip in Europe, while standing Read more…

August 10th returned from 2 weeks backpacking in Europe with 12 students.  Amazing adventure. We took a ferry boat on lake Thundersee in Interlaken, Switzerland.  The ferry boat criss-crosses the lake and stops at small Read more…

A few thoughts from Sandy as he is out of WiFi range up in the Alps of Switzerland on his 75th trip. On each of our backpacking trips I select a book for everyone to Read more…