Happy New Year from Dapitan City! As we close out what I sincerely hope was the craziest year of our lives, we look forward with excitement and anticipation to what God is going to do in and through our church and ministry in 2021. The last [...]
When the lockdown began this past March, I had this strange idea that maybe my life would slow down a little bit. Well . . . THAT HASN’T HAPPENED! We have had more newsworthy events take place in the last two months than I could possibly fi [...]
So much has happened in the last two months that I really have no idea where to begin. Here in Dapitan, we are still technically locked down on paper, but practically speaking, with the exception of a 6:00 p.m. curfew for minors and the man [...]
I trust that you are all doing well and staying safe during these unusual times. God has been very good to us here in Dapitan throughout the course of the entire pandemic. Until a few weeks ago, we had had no positive cases of COVID-19 in o [...]
It was exactly one year ago today, May 11, 2019, that we officially set the date for the charter service of Truth Baptist Church of Dapitan. We chose the date, March 15, 2020, and scheduled my home pastor, Bro. Steve Hobbins, to be our spec [...]
I cannot remember the last time I was as excited as I am right now! I am writing this letter on March 10, 2020, from a hotel room in Cebu City, where I am awaiting the arrival of two of the most influential men in my life, my father and my [...]
The year 2020 is upon us! It is incredible to think that it has been nearly 2½ years since our arrival in Dapitan! It seems like it was just last week we were on deputation, wondering if we’d ever get back to the field. So much has happened [...]
Greetings from blazing hot . . . and then cold and rainy . . . and then blazing hot Dapitan City. The weather of the last couple of weeks has been something of a field experiment in determining how many people can get sick when the weather [...]
Allow me to begin by quoting a verse from a well-known Bible story. “And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came, and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.” (I Samuel 17:4 [...]
It’s hard to believe that July is already upon us, and 2019 is more than half over! My parents always told me that the older I got, the faster time would go. At 34 years old and nearly 7 years on the mission field, I’m starting to understan [...]
