Europe on our minds

After traveling for the second time to Europe this year, Trina and I are getting ready to move there on a full time basis.  For years now, The Lord has let us know that The UK would be our primary mission field in the coming season.  However, it is also a very short plane flight from Heathrow to most European …

Two stones in Texas: Believing in Him

Jesus is presented as a paradox in 1 Peter 2:6-8 NASB: For this is contained in Scripture: “Behold, I LAY IN ZION A CHOICE STONE, A precious CORNER stone, AND HE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.” [7] This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for those who disbelieve, “The STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS rejected, …

Kindness, Growth & Africa

It is a glorious thing when someone comes to faith in Jesus.  Luke 15:3-7 NASB95 tells us, So He told them this parable, saying, [4] “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he …

Back to England

Trina and I have just shaken off the jet lag from a month-long trip to England and Scotland during the last part of April and the first part of May!  The order of cities visited during our trip was Brighton, London, Dunoon/Glasgow (Scotland), Oxford, Swindon, Birmingham, Cambridge, Halesworth and back to London.  If that seems like a whirlwind, it kinda …

The Hope found in Christ

Trina and I recently traveled to several Southeast Texas towns on a ministry trip.  While the main purpose of our time was to spend time with a number of long-time relationships, we also took time to share and participate in corporate church gatherings.  On March 5, we attended an extraordinary service at Cornerstone Church in Cleveland, TX .  We weren’t …

A surprise in (new) England

Trina and I travelled to Plymouth, Massachusetts in early October and returned with a specific spiritual impression about New England.  Our trip was in response to an invitation from Greg & Suzanne Winslow of Hidden Manna Ministries to participate in a multifaceted prayer/ministry event that drew visitors from across the United States.  Our two focal points were a celebration of …

A 3-D view of Jesus & The Leper

Mark 1:40-42 NASB And a leper came to Jesus, beseeching Him and falling on his knees before Him, and saying, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” [41] Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.” [42] Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed. …

A Shepherd, The UK & 2021

This time of year is tailor made for reflection, especially concerning our impacting relationships. We recently talked about how God tells us to prioritize our divine connections with other people by commanding us to use the spiritual gifts He has given us to encourage each other (read about this by CLICKING HERE).  However, one relationship trumps them all and is …

The gifts we are given

This holiday season is a real milestone for Trina and I because we have been present in The USA for consecutive holiday seasons for the first time in many years.  When we first left South Africa in September of 2019, the plan was to visit people and fundraise before heading off to England in March of 2020.  When we got …

A New Vision for California

A different approach Ephesians 6:12 NASB For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. From my perspective, one of the great weaknesses in Western (especially the USA & Europe) Christianity is a failure to properly …