“I have set the Lord continually before me;…” Psalm 16:8a NAS During the year she lived with us, my 89 year old mother often delighted us with her funny, insightful observations. One such time she asked me incredulously, ‘Deborah, is it really true that next year will be 2020??” When I answered in the affirmative, […]

One of those moments where kind gestures are given and received as new friendships are being formed with several Thai hospital staff, in Northeast Thailand. We were warmly welcomed into this region by hospital staff, and local government officials of Kalasin province. Such an opportunity to extend eye care screenings to a little over 1,400 […]

A “BIG THANK YOU” to Dr. George Rooney, and Dr. Fred Martin along with the many others from His Servants Ministries (HSM) for your partnership with Firstlight in Thailand. Your commitment to places like these to bring Christ into rural settings with top quality eye care is remarkable. Every year the Lord puts together a […]

One of our annual rhythms that we have established over the past few years, is to begin the New Year with a time of seeking the Lord afresh. We do our best to slow down the pace of life [so to speak] as much as we can and to spend some extra quality time with […]

Debbie and I are deeply honored to have another opportunity to partner with you once again, in missionary service in 2020. With our focus on the Lord [Perfect Vision] please read the opening article as we are taking steps of faith towards a “future” and “hope” that is about to unfold over the next twelve […]

In September 2019, Jenna finished teaching her beginner and advanced English classes while I continued to paint murals at the school that Partners Relief and Development (PRD) renovated in Iraq earlier that year. We also did a couple more weeks of a pop-up school in the newly rebuilt facilities, hosting approximately sixty kids. Teaching the […]