Category Archives: Update

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A Visit From Indonesia

Minford flood Wall Mural

My best friend friend and sister, June, came to visit us from Indonesia (December 4 – 7, 2010). She was here for a meeting with her team discussing about the translation project for people in Southeast Ambon. She stayed with us for 3 days and we had great time together, shared stories and encouraged each other. We took her for a little Southern Ohio tour on the way back from picking her up at the Columbus Airport to Minford, through Jackson (because Dave tool a wrong turn ^_^). She had a chance to share about her ministry and what God has done and is doing among the people through the Bible Translation project where she is working now. It was awesome presentation, pictures and even she sang a song in Indonesian as our prayer for the country. God really spoke to us through her.

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It Is The Season of Giving Thanks To God

“We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ”
Colossians 1:3

First of all, we would like to thank God for all of you who always support us in friendship, prayers, finances, and with encouraging e-mails. We are so grateful that God brought all of you in our life. Thank you for being our supporters.

Secondly, we would like to thank God for giving us a great time visiting Dave’s brother and his family in North Carolina (Oct 8-10). Also, we are so thankful to God that we could attend the wedding of our friends, Fletch & Amy in Raleigh, NC (Oct 9).

Dave and Helen were able to go to Cincinnati, OH to celebrate Dave’s Birthday (Oct 15) and went to a concert of a Christian Band. We were so thankful for Dave’s Mom and Grandma who were willing to be with Abigail while we were away.

We were able to attend Explore Wycliffe in Akron, OH (Nov 6) and we are ready to move forward with our application process. We spent the rest of the weekend visiting friends in nearby Ashland, OH.

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Motherhood = Mission

We will not hide the truth from our children;
we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the LORD,
about his power and his mighty wonders.
so the next generation might know them-
even the children not yet born-
and they in turn will teach their own children.
So each generation should set its hope anew on God,
not forgetting His glorious miracles
and obeying His commands.
~ Psalm 78 : 4, 6-7

My husband and I have been married for 2 years and 4 months and we are still young and learning a lot of things as family. Having a toddler now means we have one more lesson to learn in our live, how to become a good parents and examples to Abigail, our daughter.

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Musim Yang Penuh Berkat

Pertama, kami ingin mengucap syukur pada Tuhan pada bulan Mei kami berkesempatan pergi ke Indonesia untuk mengunjungi keluarga Helen. Semua dapat terjadi karena berkat Tuhan yang berlimpah yang diberikan kepada kami melalui sanak keluarga dan beberapa teman.

Kami sangat bersyukur atas kekuatan dan penghiburan yang Tuhan berikan dalam pesawat selama 18 jalan dan juga dalam perjalanan kembali ke USA.

Kami berkesempatan untuk bertemu dengan beberapa teman di California, Singapore dan Indonesia. Sangat bersyukur atas kesempatan yang diberikan kepada kami untuk dapat membagikan kepada mereka apa yang telah Tuhan taruh dalam hati kami untuk melayani-Nya dalam jangka panjang. Kami juga bersyukur dapat berhubunga kembali dengan beberapa teman dari gereja dan organisasi misi di Indonesia.

Abigail senang sekali untuk pertama kali dia bisa bermain air di kolam kecilnya dan juga dia senang mencari tahu hal-hal yang baru. Abigail akhirnya bisa berenang sendiri dengan alat pelampungnya. Dia senang sekali bermain dan belajar. Dia sudah bisa mengenal huruf A-Z dalam bahasa inggris dan bisa berhitung 1-10 dalam bahasa Inggris, Indonesia dan Spanyol.

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From Sunny Summer To Colorful Fall


Picture taken with the whole family in Indonesia

We are so thankful this summer we could have a wonderful time as family, and also with friends in the States and Indonesia. From our last newsletter, we told you about our plan going to Indonesia, and yes we did. Praise God for his blessings for our need on the trip through his provision, our family and friends.

We were able to see some friends in California, Singapore, and Indonesia. We spent almost 18 hours on the plane and we were so thankful that God strengthened and encouraged us.