After most of a lifetime of walking with Jesus, I have an abundance of ‘favorite’ scriptures. ‘Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and do not lean on your own understanding,’ was first; and was truly transformative to my young life. ‘Godliness with contentment is great gain,’ was another I clung to early […]

In Genesis chapter sixteen we find an amazing story of God’s incredible grace in the life of Hagar, Sarah’s maid. As this story begins, we know that Abraham and Sarah were promised: ‘and in you, and in your seed, all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’ (See Gen.12:3, 15:1-6) That promise we know […]

“For God did not send His Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.” John 3:17 NAS One of the hallmarks of the Christmas season is the wonderful music. In churches and even in the stores as a back drop to frantic shopping, we sing about […]

Celebrating a Year of God’s Incredible Faithfulness & Your Partnership Your prayers and financial giving each month is bringing forth a bountiful harvest of righteousness in places like: Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, and China, this year. With your help the work of Firstlight International has prospered and God’s kingdom is advancing through each of our projects […]

I have always enjoyed this time of year as one year is ending and a New Year is ready to begin. A natural transition if you will for one to ‘look back’ in review on the previous year and ‘look ahead’ for what will soon be in the year to come. However, I strongly believe […]

This is our seventh Christmas in a row stateside!! This is a personal record in my life from the past 34 years! Josiah will join us for a few days, and we will have our special things we do as a family. Dan got a deer this season, so we are in for some great […]