Category Archives: Devotionals

This Sunday the people of New Community Church, Newaygo sent us off with God’s blessings. We thank God for a community that is committed to pray for us, encourage us, and support us as we partner together to serve God in Newaygo, West Africa, and where ever God calls. We are blessed! Praise God!

Gremar and I working on our Action plan Gremar and I have recently attended the Timothy Leadership Training session in Grand Rapids.   http://www.timothyleadershiptraining.org  We participated in track two: Biblical Preaching and Teaching the Christian Faith. One of the passages we worked on is Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God. I willContinue reading “The Lord Exalted”

06/06/10 Luke 15:1-2, 11-32; God speaks to us: Coming Home   INTRODUCTION: We need to keep in mind that while the parable of the Prodigal Son is about God’s grace as well as repentance and salvation, Jesus tells this parable and the two before it; The lost sheep, and the Lost coin in reaction toContinue reading “The Home Coming”

052310  Philippians 4:4-9; Being thankful for what God has given us.  God speaks to us:  Rejoice                INTRODUCTION: We are so blessed! That was our comment to each other as we came home last week in the middle of the night. After tens of thousands of miles traveled and three months in a new place weContinue reading “Being thankful for what God has given us.”

Leaving Niger State was a whirlwind, packing, tie up loose ends, and the difficulty of saying good by. We needed a little time in Jos to recover and people were gracious, inviting us over for meals and fellowship.  The mission community was just great and we thank them. This trip was a study in contrastsContinue reading ““God saw all that he had made, and it was very good””

Letting Go! Life is full of change and most of us have to let go of things; jobs, houses we have lived in, people we have known, and favorite things we have hung onto for too long. It seems like missionaries have to let go more than the average person. We let go of ourContinue reading “Letting Go!”

Before going to the launching at Volumo on Sunday I was asked to preach at Mahula in Hausa so I need to reflect in English on Luke 15:11-32, the parable of the lost son, and/or of the compassionate father. We have come to know this parable as the parable of the Prodigal Son because ofContinue reading “Volumo”

We have been talking about the need for water and for the need for wells and pumps. The organization that supplies clean water, spiritual water and other development is: http://www.waterwins.com  The pictures you have seen about that work and the pictures with this post are people from that organization at work. Check out their webpage.Continue reading “Water Wins”

Two weeks a ago the course at Mahula raised the question: How do new Christian converts interact with their relatives who are Tradition African believers? The issue comes up because when there is a death certain sacrifices are carried out. Sometimes the ceremony is postponed until an opportune time or until it involves more thanContinue reading “Mahula Course”

  This week Sunday we are going to Idaci, we have been there only once but it is a growing place with a large church and a school. There is also a school in Maretu and Mazame where Bill and Alie Hart lived and worked. Dave and Jan  Dykgraaf spent many years living and working in Idaci. Today IContinue reading “Idaci”