Imagine a building site. The neighbors watch excitedly as machines dig a hole and concrete is poured for a solid foundation. But soon their excitement turns to confusion. Workers keep coming to add on to the foundation. There are no plumbers or electricians or framers. No walls are added, only more cement for the foundation. The efforts never grow to be a blessing to others if they are left at this phase. When Christians share the gospel with a people group, a foundation of b

Russia Attacks Zaporizhzhia Air raid sirens have been sounding almost constantly in Zaporizhzhia, and civilians have been attacked. The seminary where missionaries Gordon and Nancy Snider worked from 1996-2011 is surviving off generators, as the electricity and heat in the town have been shut off. Pray for protection and wisdom. The local dam was destructed in 2024.

Larry Doyle traveled to Solos villages in 2021 to gather information for the dialect survey. The desk work of writing the survey was not as "glamorous." Time spent away from the teams in the villages is both needed and useful. It’s not as ‘glamorous’ to work day after day at the desk in the little rented office, but without that background work the overall translation program would be greatly impoverished. One example of the things that get done is the Solos Dialect Survey th

My eyes were glued. What I was watching was so powerful that I found myself attentively taking in every word that was being spoken. George Otis, Jr., the narrator for the video entitled “Transformations,” was saying, “ True spiritual revival is like a seething lava flow. It takes time to reach its destination. But when it does, its intense heat and formidable power alter everything in its path. It is the full measure of God’s kingdom come to earth.” He then proceeded to tel

Dr. Gayle Woods, pastor of Spot Bay and Watering Place churches, recently wrote, “Cayman Brac is a community. It is an extended family. The government as well as the numerous postal districts plan community activities throughout the year. December is especially full of things to do and places to go.” Each church also had a Sunday evening Christmas program, and they both saw crowds close to capacity. “Midst our times of celebration and worship,” Dr. Woods continued, “hurt and

This month Dr. Jim Lo and Board chairman Joe Trussell will be traveling to Ecuador to visit a potential future ministry with new non-residential missionaries, Doug and Bridgette Wallace. We will be introducing them in an upcoming newsletter. Ask God to guide and direct those traveling.