“Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will do it.” I Thessalonians 5:24 NASB I celebrate this month a most sacred anniversary. For it was 40 years ago this month that I graduated from the Dayspring Christian Bible School. At age 25, I stepped out into this great big world and turned my […]

I want to take this moment to honor a faithful follower of Christ, my wife Deborah Graham Ecker as she celebrates 40 years in ministry this month. She is the one person in my world for nearly four decades now who has impacted me the most. I could not be the person I am today […]

Every picture tells a story, and this picture reminds me of one of the most impactful relationships in 40 years of missions. My dear Lily Philip, wife of Pastor Philip, mother of 10 and a multitude of orphans over the years. Her life of devoted prayer, loving, joyful service to others was a standard I […]

So many places through the years where the Lord would send us/me, were places WAY off the grid. No bathrooms, no electricity, no running water. Camping, I would tell myself, we’re just camping…lol. But honestly, now that I am a senior citizen I am so very grateful for the opportunity to meet people who live […]

This past month Dan and I also celebrated 36 years of marriage. What a blessing to walk though this life with someone who holds the same love, the same call, the same purpose. And who loves me with all of his heart, as I do him. We are blessed, grateful and cared for. Looking forward […]