Inspired by old friends to The Church Trina and I first met Steven and Primy Frank just over ten years ago when we were both visiting America. It didn’t take long before the Lord formed a bond and we have had a functioning relationship ever since. Steven started serving the Lord in Ministry almost FIFTY years ago and has served …
Comings and goings with IRC Ministries 26 July 2018 On a recent ministry trip to the Southern Cape, an area four hours east of Cape Town, Trina and I worked with Churches in many different stages of development. Over the course of sixteen days we preached in five different churches, held three different meetings with the leadership groups of these churches, …
The work we did in April and May was a good picture of just how diverse Trina and I’s ministry is among Church Leaders in South Africa. We had the great privilege to welcome Chris and Angela Hough to South Africa for ten days in April. They were part of our first Church in Texas more than twenty years ago …
Jesus presented one of the most fundamental mandates to the Church in Matthew 5:14-16 (NASB) which says, 14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; 15 nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in …
I have been a somewhat frequent air traveler to many different parts of the world over the last fifteen years. Throughout this time I’ve seen so many different issues with flying that I’ve come to expect the possibility of something occurring that will cause a delay. While my tolerance for the unavoidable has grown significantly over time, a recent experience on a trip was particularly unjust. Throughout this experience …
It is safe to say that our role in serving the Church has evolved over the years that we have lived full time on the mission field. We do work primarily with many parts of the Church in Africa, but every time we have returned from Africa to give an account to our supporters in the USA, the burden to …
James 1:2-4 (NASB) “2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” Please join with us in praising Jesus while experiencing: Emotional insecurity Financial challenge Impossible tasks Personal …
Mark 10:29-30 NASB Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, there isno one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother orfather or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake, [30] but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and …
Psalm 68:8 NASB The earth quaked; The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God; Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel. Ever since I can remember, there was nothing that compared to a manifestation of the presence of The Lord. One of my first encounters with an experience like this was as a …
In the book of Galatians, the Apostle Paul makes two of the toughest statements in the entire New Testament: Galatians 1:8-9 NASB But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! [9] As we have said before, so I say again …
