Missionary newsletters
“Hmmmmm…” My brain was hard at work. I had been instructed by my manager, Bruce Wilkerson, Philippines Project Manager, to build a gate for where the hanger will be. Right now, there are a couple of storage containers providing a bit of shelter for the plane, but without a strong gate, the airplane just isn’t [...]
Greetings and blessings from the remote areas of the East Nicaragua Coast. One of the two autonomous regions in Nicaragua, called Region Autonoma Costa Caribe Norte, RACCN (North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region). The area is 33,105.98 km2, the largest territory in Nicaragua. It’s population is 480,874 (2015 census) and it’s capital is Bilwi (Puerto Cabezas). [...]
We have always been told that the trip across the Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba prairie provinces is a long path to drive. It is! God has created an amazing country for us to visually enjoy and we were blessed every kilometer (mile) of the drive. On the first part of the journey we met Brian [...]
Many people do not know who they are or why they exist. They often try all sorts of philosophies, treatments, religions and drugs or stimulants to find themselves or to answer the question of who they are and the purpose of their lives. In Psalms 8:4 King David asked the question, “What is man, [...]
Wow, what an inferno life is right now with the physical and spiritual environment of the world! That’s not to say that it’s just a spiritual fire many are experiencing right now, but many have been battling the effects of real physical fires too. Thinking of our old home in Oregon and how the state [...]
Earlier this year when ACS received a special grant for food security for vulnerable populations, AWA participated in the food distribution with several flights to remote villages. AWA-Alaska enjoys a mutually beneficial relationship with Adventist Community Services. We praise God for the opportunity to serve people in need through this connection. The Fairbanks area ACS [...]
According to Guyana News, the severe economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting many countries. Guyana is no exception. The Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, said the government is “aggressively” working to recommence commercial flight operations at Guyana’s two international airports in the shortest possible time, while assuring that measures are in place [...]
Before the mission houses, guest hut and dormitory were buildings, they were mere bags of cement and pieces of metal and other supplies sitting in various stores in the main city. They were trees and bamboo yet to be fallen and cut apart by loggers in the forest. All those pieces and parts had to [...]
Enrique, Nicaragua Project Manager, is a man on the move.* Traveling to different areas to see where he can be of assistance and to determine the needs of the area, Enrique is very busy. Worshiping on Sabbath in the Kisalaya Seventh Day Adventist Church, he praises God for the opportunity to serve. After service, he [...]
A Missionaries Plea I watch them each day with their deep set eyes Looking to me for answers... Not understanding what is gnawing from within. I want to tell them, this is not how life should be, But they wouldn’t understand, they know no other way. They accept... I want to give them comfort, warmth, [...]
