Missionary newsletters
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. Every now and then someone comes to the AWA mission base that warms our hearts a little bit extra! Mr. Dennis (Pinel) Ortez is one such man... Click to continue reading Visit Donate [...]
The scheduled video conference call with the engineer soon happened and honestly, I didn’t expect much; but to our delight (Pastor Ric was on the call too), the engineer stumbled onto a simplistic answer that made everything come to light. The radio was not properly matched to the CDI readout, causing them to be so [...]
Our goal for more than ten years has been to reestablish an Adventist presence in the Inupiat Village of Ambler. The first Adventists to pioneer a work here were John and Naomi Topkok in the late 1960s. Their efforts there spanned more than 30 years. They had obtained two townsite house lots; one for their [...]
Do you ever feel like you can only see as far ahead as the day you are living in even though you know there is so much more to do than can be accomplished in many days? We have been feeling that way as we juggle home, school, church, work, and training responsibilities. I am [...]
We had a visit from an inspector that works for the aviation administration here in Nicaragua. It’s been a struggle to get traction with permission to fly the AWA plane here in Nicaragua. Some changes had taken place since the last time permission to fly had been sought. Mainly, renewal of this permission needs to [...]
Jessa is a 16-year-old who was recently baptized. She enjoys coming to Bible studies, but irregularly attends because of her many chores at home. She takes care of her younger siblings and the family water buffalo. Her parents are Muslim and Catholic... Click to continue reading Visit Donate Page [...]
Most days our goal is about getting the plane up and running. After an annual inspection by Josh and Ray, we are happy to report, the plane is fit for flying. All that is preventing this important part of the medical outreach program is for a local inspector to come to the base to clear [...]
Have you ever had to do something where you got so frustrated that you gave up and said to yourself it was impossible? Did you give up? Or did you continue pushing on through it to solve the problem? I’m sure we have all been there at some point in our lives. It’s far too [...]
Alaska in early March experienced the enduring pain of the frostbite of mid-winter, but the promise of Spring warmth is also in the air. Now with the rapidly advancing daylight (11 hours/day), and gaining more than 40 minutes a week, we know that in approximately 30 days the accumulated snow will be melting furiously at [...]
Members of our local worship center have taken the mantle of continuing the Lord’s work. In the past, when Bruce and I were leading the Hobo Hill Worship Center, Sabbath was always a high day packed with activities to engage attendees and the community. We led the worship experience from 9:30 am until after 12 [...]
