This has certainly been a month of highs and lows, but God has been good to us through it all. Many of you have been praying this past year for Salem Independent Baptist Church in the Eight-Miles community of Calabar, Nigeria. This was the [...]
Thank you to everyone who sent a “Happy Birthday” to Lydia. She turned three in March, and many of you sent emails, texts, or e-cards wishing her a happy birthday. It was a fun one since this is the first birthday that she has actually been [...]
We are in the middle of a very busy season, so even though February is the shortest month, it has felt a lot longer with everything that has been going on. Our church is in the middle of a building program for a much larger auditorium wher [...]
From the beginning of our ministry in Nigeria, our heartbeat has been to see churches started here in Nigeria. We praise the Lord that He has opened several opportunities to do so. We are excited about two church-planting opportunities tha [...]
I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s season. I personally love this time of year, focusing on the coming of our Saviour and then thinking on what we can accomplish with Him in the New Year. Thank you to everyone who [...]
I am happy to be writing to you from our home in Nigeria. We were able to successfully finish up our last few meetings in the U.S. Then on October 14, we left our house at 1:00 a.m. to begin our worldwide journey back to Nigeria. We are gra [...]
We just had a great trip out to the Midwest. I was able to see family I hadn’t seen for a long time, in some cases, nearly five years. We enjoyed reporting to some of our supporting churches and also presenting our ministry to a few new chu [...]
Thank you to everyone who has prayed for us as we transitioned back to the U.S. for our first furlough. This has been Lydia’s longest time in the U.S. Even as young as she is, she has had her own forms of culture shock. The cold weather was [...]
Thank you to everyone who has been praying for us. For those who did not find out through our ministry Facebook page, at the beginning of March, Emily was in the hospital for about a week due to a very serious infection. This was compounded [...]
Happy New Year! I hope all of you had great Christmas and New Year’s celebrations. The Christiansen family definitely had a fun time, and we are grateful for the cards and well wishes we received from many of you. We had an exciting time r [...]
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