A new year! Perhaps we are not facing 2021 with quite the joy and exhilaration of years past. Trepidation? Fear? Dread? Oh. I pray all of these things fall away, as we set our eyes upon Jesus, who is ALWAYS the same and the Author and Finisher of our faith. He will not fail us. […]

“and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.” Colossians 1:20 NASB In the late 70’s I learned a beautiful song with a haunting melody that painted a picture of the bountiful love and forgiveness God offers us […]

I will always remember the first Christmas after giving my life to Christ. Walking through several departments stores I listened to the Christmas carols being played through each store’s sound system. These same songs that I had heard [and had sung] as a child had somehow taken on a whole new meaning that year as […]

The Ecker household had such a blessing this holiday season. Our son, Josiah, was able to come to us from Seattle. It had been a year since we had seen him, and his presence in our home for a week did our hearts SO much good. Every day was filled with sweet conversations, laughter and […]

“…for when I am weak then I am strong.” II Corinthians 12:10 KJV In the journey of this life I have so many times found refuge in the verse above. I have felt weak, uncovered, unworthy before the Lord, before the task that was before me. But from the beginning, He has made it clear […]

In September, I was blessed to reunite with teammates from Partners Relief and Development as we spent time together as a team. It was refreshing to see my team after one year of being apart; reflecting on moments in the Middle East and more! We are all hoping to return to the Middle East as […]