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  • Grounded!
    Our Cessna 172 has been working hard. We've been treating the engine as
    best we know how. The plane was booked full of flights for the next
    three weeks, some of them even international flights. But now the engine
    oil temperature sensor is telling us some bad news: oil temperatures are
    running abnormally high. The oil filter is also telling us bad news: it

  • Bible school
    We decided to send this separate email out to emphasize the work that is
    happening with our Bible school. Plans are still in development, to some
    extent, but here is a summary.
    As soon as the land papers are finalized, we hope to start construction
    of the Bible school near the village of Mibigue. That's about two hours

  • Project update
    Dear family, friends, and team members,
    Greetings from Chad! Life has been very busy, and I look forward to
    sharing a summary of the progress here. We are thick in the dry season
    and are experiencing quite a number of dust storms. The airplane took
    off this morning only to circle and return to land because the dust was

  • An Open Door
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    Announcement:
    We have recently launched a new blog. Our goal is for this to be a place
    for little bits and pieces of news or stories that we write about as
    they come. We still plan to send out the newsletter as normal. If you
    would like to receive our blogs via email, please subscribe to the blog.

  • Adam Died
    Below are some thoughts I wrote here and there on this sad day...
    December 31, 2011
    Sabbath morning Jonathan and I wake up. Today we are planning on doing a
    branch Sabbath school, in the afternoon, near the big bridge toward
    Kelo. We are just starting to prepare to get breakfast on the table when
    we hear two of our phones beep one after the other. Jonathan picks up

  • A Year of Blessing
    Dear friends and family,
    The year 2011 has gone by quickly in our minds. It was full of
    challenges, yet full of blessings. We thought we would share a summary
    of the year and our plans for next year.
    I'll go ahead an include a few important notes from 2010. Melody and I
    were married November 7! After our honeymoon we finished packing our

  • more pictures 3 of 3
    Last batch of pictures.

  • more pictures 2 of 3
    Here are a few more pictures to accompany the latest letter we sent out.

  • 6 Congos, Which One?
    A Three Part Story
    Part 1: 6 Congos, Which One?
    Part 2: In Congo 4
    Part 3: Getting Back Home
    September 2011
    Part 1: 6 Congos, Which One?
    "Can you please build a church for the members in Congo? It's a village
    not too far from here, about 20 kilometers," asked the local church
    elder. We were in Kelo, Chad, at the time, and had just finished

  • Malaria
    August 18, 2011
    Dear family and friends,
    Lately I had an experience of getting very sick with malaria for a long
    time. I'm sure some of you are aware of this and were praying for me. I
    want you to know that I appreciate that you prayed for me very much.
    Here is the story of what happened for those of you who are interested:

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