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 […]

As we have faced many of the challenges throughout this year, its as if 2020 would never end! We have all learned what it was like to be faced with things that we hadn’t had to deal with for many of us in our life time. The issues related to Covid19 have changed many of […]

Fall is lingering on, the leaves were spectacular this year, something we always missed in our years spent overseas. We are so excited that Josiah is going to be able to come and visit us for a week in November…it has been a year since we have seen him. I think the first few days […]

“For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall.” Ephesians 2:14 NASB In the beginning years of the New Testament church the people of God were facing a challenge they had never before encountered. For thousands of years, Jewish people had fastidiously kept […]