When living in the Middle East, it will not take one long to learn what the Yazidi and Muslim people value most in this life, that is, relationships. Whether it’s getting invited into a neighbor’s house for a cup of tea or sharing meals with families; I have found that investing in relationships, above programs, […]

August is always a momentous month for us. No more so than this year, with my dear father living with us and celebrating his 90th birthday in our home. I have so loved having both of my parents here for this past year or so, they are living history, with their childhood memories of living […]

“For this reason it says, “Awake, sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” Eph. 5:14 NAS Years ago we met a couple, in their late 60’s at the time. Alan recently retired from the oil industry; thus, he and Winifred finally had time to enjoy life, their lovely country home, […]

These two lovely ladies are Elisa Wolcott to the left, and Jenna Biernesser on the right. Each of them individually are sanctioned outreach ministries (missionaries) of Firstlight, serving with Partners Relief and Development (PRD) in northern Iraq. Their role with PRD is to work with Yazidi refugees, particularly women and children most affected by the […]

Taking a closer look at God’s word at work in their lives. The Emmanuel Theological Seminary (ETS) is located in Kalaymyo, Myanmar. It was originally founded fifteen plus years ago as a missions training school providing both theological perspectives and ministry equipping skills. The School has graduated over 150 students, 75% are said to be […]

One of the “highlights” during the first part of this year was the leadership training that held just outside Kalaymyo, Myanmar. Scheduled equipping and training workshop sessions during the day and evangelistic revival type meetings in the evenings. Impactful moments indeed! We had a great team of Frontier Harvest Ministries come (FHM) down from China. […]