July 18, fifteen of us will fly into Dublin, Ireland, to begin backpacking around Europe as we trust God to show us His hand at work in us and through us. Why do we do Read more…

“Hello, My good friend” said Erich Balmer as he picked me up and gave me a big “bear hug”! It was just last week when our team arrived in Interlaken, Switzerland. We were just sitting Read more…

This is the month of May.  Our first of two ministry backpacking trips in Europe will take place in this month (May 16 – 30).  There are 8 of us on this adventure and I Read more…

Thank You for investing in this ministry which seeks to proclaim to the world that JESUS IS RISEN FROM THE DEAD! “For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised; and Read more…

I have been spending time in Exodus, Numbers and Joshua –  studying Moses and Joshua.  I have been impressed by many things. One of the things that has struck me is in Joshua 6 when Read more…

I have been blessed in many ways.  One of the ways I have been blessed has been to be able to organize and lead over 70 short-term missions trips in 28 different countries.  Usually 2 Read more…

I guess it is now well into January 2018. There seems to be many traditions with starting a new year.   Some each pork & sauerkraut to “ensure” a prosperous new year, others make resolutions. In Read more…

MERRY CHRISTMAS!  HAPPY EASTER!   The birth of Jesus and the death and resurrection of Jesus go together.  HE came to die so that WE could live! “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, Read more…

“Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance, and let endurance have its perfect result, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking Read more…

John 12:42-43 “Nevertheless many even of the rulers believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the approval Read more…