Decimation - that is the only way to describe the condition of the Abacos in the Bahamas. Merle returned from spreading the love (disaster relief) in various...

Merle went with Samaritan's Purse to Man-o-War Cay and Elbow Cay in the Abaco Islands, Bahamas, to help with clean-up and repair to some churches and homes a...

A Devotional Reading the Lord Jesus' words this morning in Matthew 6 & 7, reminded me again of some action points: * Hypocrites - don't be like them - to be ...

Last Christmas, we were in St. Lucia and we REALLY missed our kids when they all got together, while Merle and I were so far away. So we arranged to be here...

A Devotional Merle telling the Christmas story to children and adults in our home in Sarajevo. December 2011 At the beginning of Psalm 78, Asaph spends a num...

"Let them give thanks to the Lord for His faithful love and His wonderful works for the human race. Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and announce Hi...

WOW! We are celebrating 20 years on the mission field this month, October 2019. We went to Bosnia shortly after the Bosnian war (1992-95) with our church...

Akuna Matata it is not. Merle and I are adjusting to a new place, which includes a different currency (the Kuna 6.7=$1, and the cents are called Lipa) and a...

Bring the cow or sheep into the yard and observe it for 4 Days. (Merle said it is to make sure it doesn't have mad-cow disease!) But it reminded me of the ...

Before we ever came to Bosnia, I remember Croatian Rahaela speaking at the our home church at the time, probably back in 1997 or 1998, and saying something l...

We know we don't always give an encouraging word when we should. We know that the impact of loving others in truth and deed is unforgettable. But at presen...

When you fly into Europe you immediately begin hearing many languages as you meet other travelers en route to other places in the world. We are always excit...

Devotional Treasures: Monday evening 9-23-13 When looking through a previous Beth Moore Bible Study devotional book that I went through in 2013 with the Lad...

Dearest Friends, This season of life for us is best described with the word transition. When we moved our family to Sarajevo almost twenty years ago in 1999...

We spent a whirlwind four weeks getting Luke and Lydia situated, visited Hannah and Allan with all of us together on Mother's Day, taking care of multiple de...

Our time here is almost gone. We leave today to spend four weeks with our children before heading to Bosnia at the end of May. Our desire these last five m...

Our Alpha School kids really surprised us, by ALL responding on a response card that they would like the Holy Spirit to be in their lives! WOW! I don't thi...

A Devotional "Remember this: the person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. Each pers...

Where is the Rembrandt? The family is in crisis and needs help! Everywhere we go in the world, we see the same dilemma. There is a real breakdown of the t...

We have been here 1/3 of our allotted time. Wow! How time flies! We have tried to improve the base a little by repairing things, adding shelves, helping with...