Monthly Archives: March 2014

Isn’t Otto Koning a great story-teller?  If you enjoyed the Pineapple Story, you’ll love The Snake Story! (again note, this one is just over an hour long but well worth setting aside the time to drink deeply of what God … Continue reading →

This is one of my all-time favorite missionary stories.  I first heard it on a cassette tape (see a museum to know what that is, kids) given to me by a former missionary.  The tape was probably from a radio … Continue reading →

GENESIS 7:11 New International Version In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month–on that day all the springs of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened. … Continue reading →

(What do you do when you finally get your license plates?  Of course!  You jump out at the first red light, engine running, driver door open, and pose for a quick pic!  Actually, I was just trying to relay a … Continue reading →

(I recall hearing Dorie Van Stone in a chapel service at Bryan College back in the 80’s.  As I searched for these missionary stories, I came across this and  thus remembered having heard her share her testimony.  Her book Dorie, … Continue reading →

Thought I’d dust off the camera and see if there was anything interesting of which to snap some pics outside this evening.  Weather is in the low to mid 80’s for highs these days and lows are from mid-40’s to … Continue reading →

Taking a break from our missionary testimonies for at least one post for an update on our vehicle situation. As you may recall we nationalized our vehicle at the border on January 9th.  This process creates an import paper trail, … Continue reading →

NOTE: I met Gary Witherall once for only a few moments just as he was about to speak to over a thousand students at Taylor University where he was the Friday keynote speaker for their annual missions conference over 10 … Continue reading →

This is another of my favorite missionary stories and another one that leads to a reaching toward the Kleenex box.  Nate Saint is a well-known missionary from modern times. His son, Steve who shared the anecdote below, is fairly well-known … Continue reading →

You might already know this story.  Helen Roseveare was a medical missionary doctor in the Congo.  She was a memorable speaker during a series at my alma mater back in the late 80’s.  She spoke on Jonah, and I still … Continue reading →