“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 […]

Merry Christmas! The literal Chinese translation is: Sheng Dan Jie Kuai Le! Happy Holy Birthday! I think the Chinese got it more right than we have. During the Holiday season we celebrate the birth of our Holy Savior Jesus Christ! God left heaven to dwell among men through Jesus, He was the true light that […]

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 […]

You can help Firstlight to finish strong in 2020 with a One Time, Year-End financial gift. Covid19 Relief – Projects, Myanmar $1,000 needed to help hurting families Firstlight Global Training Platforms 2021 $10,000 x two trainings = $20,000 Care For Kingdom Families 2021 $25,000 two Thai school terms = 100 kids A financial gift of […]