Jesus Christ spoke about churches in Revelation. The church that especially caught my attention recently is the church of Sardis, which was composed of congregants who were living on past glory. Imagine a star far enough from earth that it could be plunged into darkness, but its light would be still reaching our telescopes. I am concluding that in our present day, there are churches that are like these stars. They appear to be alive, shining solely by the light of their brill

From July 6-10, the Red Bay church in Grand Cayman hosted their annual Vacation Bible School and Teen Challenge. This year's theme was Illumination Station, which focused on shining the light on who Jesus is. A total of 87 children and teens attended, and many adults volunteered to help with teaching, music, puppets, registration, cooking, games, etc. The highlight of the week was that many children and teens gave their hearts to Jesus during the event.

Home assignment, or furlough, equals lots of ministry opportunities. This was true for two missionary families in July, as several members volunteered (or were campers) at Harmony Hill. At Kids Kamp, Larry Doyle and his son Lawrance were counselors, Christy helped manage the cleaning and laundry, and Jacob was a camper. In the picture above, Amaziah assisted the boys teams with woodworking. Another family had members involved, as well, although names cannot be shared for secu

The Doyles' first church visit was June 28 at New Journey at Gregory Hills in KC, MO, with Pastor Kevin and Aimee Askew. The Doyle family returned to the U.S. for a regularly-scheduled home assignment on June 17. Larry and Christy sent out an update shortly before their move. It is thrilling to consider that we will be able to spend time with family, friends, and partners across the USA over the coming months. At the same time, there is sadness in leaving behind the main part

Would you rather be given $1 million now or 1 penny today and double it each day for 30 days? Maybe you remember this question from a high school math class. While $1 million sounds like a lot all at once, starting with only 1 cent and doubling the amount each day for a month totals over $5 million! This is the power of multiplication. I was reminded of this question recently by a video titled “The Power of Multiplication” created by Global Frontier Missions. Consider: what i

Our flight from Ukarumpa to begin home assignment began with a trip to Port Moresby, then eventually to the USA, with us arriving “home” to Oklahoma two days later, on Wednesday, June 17. It is thrilling to consider that we will be able to spend time with family, friends, and partners across the USA over the coming months. At the same time, there is sadness in leaving behind the main parts of our lives, relationships, and work here in Papua New Guinea. The life of missions ha