A teaching we read recently pointed us back to the parable of the hidden treasure in Matthew 13:44. This parable likens the Kingdom of God to treasure hidden in a field. When a man uncovered this treasure, he hid it again, and “then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that…
Are We Balanced? Are We Supposed to Be?
As I (Giles) reflect on these past few weeks, after having left my job of eight years to devote full attention to getting us to the mission field, I am realizing several things. One primary realization is that until I was released from my job, I did not know how much of my life it…
The Power of the Word
In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And if I send them away hungry to their…
Give Him My Heart
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, long ago. Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain; Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign. In the bleak…
You Are Mine
Giles and I have had the privilege and blessing to visit with many different folks about our ministry in Kenya throughout the past few months. During these visits, we share stories about how we have experienced God in our lives. We know that God placed these particular stories on our hearts to bless, encourage, and…
A Life Called to Love 