Our sweet WA family

We had such a fun, wonderful, joy filled week with our son Sam and family.  Sam, Anna, Elaina, and Sawyer are an energetic crew and we had the chance to see them at work and play.  We got to see …

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Friends, berries, and apple cider

Wherever we go, Roy is always interested in the crops of the area.  Our trip to WA was no exception, and we were fascinated to see how raspberries are cared for to provide the best yields.

We were able to …

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Okay, who brought the cold weather?

We had to travel from Seattle to Spokane last week, and when Keith G. loaned us his car and his wife Florence started talking about chains, we NEVER dreamed we’d actually have to use them!  After all, the crocuses were …

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Hosts with the mosts!

These friends welcomed us, fed us, got us to meetings and church, and just basically made us feel at home in Washington.  There are some not pictured, because I’m not always “Johnny on the spot” with the camera!   We are …

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the wonder of cell phones


Our dear friend Yika, who was our sons’ second mama during our years in Congo(Zaire) was able, recently, to make a phone call to us, courtesy of missionary colleague Cindy E. Yika has one son, and she thought he was …

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Same Kind of Different As Me

What a great book! Pithy wisdom in a touching story. Some of my favorite quotes:
re:possessions “Are you sure you own them, or does they own you?”
To rich people it’s sushi, to poor people it’s bait
“Tell ’em I’m …

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March in Washington state

One of the first things we did when we arrived to Washington was to attend a leadership conference. We were blessed to hear from Lenore Three Stars as she shared about being a Native American in a white church. She …

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March prayer requests

Our Sankofa journey (bus trip, pairing Roy & me with African American seatmates, to historic sites of importance to the Civil Rights Movement) was deeply moving and heart breaking and eye opening and attitude changing! We are continuing the journey …

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Please pray for Yxougouda


This isn’t the greatest photo, but it’s the only one I could find – sorry, I caught them all off guard. The one circled in purple is the man we prayed for about 4 years ago as he had been …

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February praises and prayer requests!!

We have had an awesome month with our supporters and our family and all of our travels up and down the state of California have been uneventful.  We have been loaned cars for the whole month and are so blessed

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