Category Archives: Prayer Blog

Thanks for praying for Donna’s surgery. All went well and no evidence of cancer. Donna is feeling good, she is just easily tired. My adjustment back to life in the US had a little hiccup. Both Donna and I quarantined … Continue reading →

Thank you very much for your prayers for my trip to Benin. By God’s grace along with the help of the TWR team in West Africa and Paul Harkness (another former radio guy who volunteered for this trip), we were … Continue reading →

TWR, the organization I worked with before I started working with International Christian Ministries (ICM) and teaching at Africa Theological Seminary (ATS), installed a new transmitter in West Africa for specifically broadcasting into Nigeria. The transmitter is running and broadcasts … Continue reading →

This weekend I was at the Jon Just Memorial Ride in Chaska, Minnesota. For the last 16 years, this ride has raised funds to purchase motorcycles for pastors in Africa. The ride was started by Dave and Cindy Just on the one year … Continue reading →

This week blended classes started at ATS. Since quarantine started, ATS has sought out ways to keep discipleship and learning moving forward. Lots of different ideas have been discussed and debated (quite passionately at times). After much prayer, ATS is … Continue reading →

Here is a four minute video update on Africa Theological Seminary (ATS) and my book.

Many of the students at Africa Theological Seminary (ATS) have limited access to the Internet and to computers. Because of this, ATS did not consider online learning as a viable option. However, in Kenya all educational institutions are still barred … Continue reading →

Back in September I wrote a blog “Can my Dissertation Help Those Working in the Arab World?” The last few months I have thrown myself at this task with reckless abandon (likely letting some other critical tasks fall through the … Continue reading →

I am discouraged with social distancing and quarantines. I have spent a good amount of time pondering if my discouragement is appropriate. In the grand scheme of things, I am very blessed. Many people have been able to keep supporting … Continue reading →

On the news the other night, in relation to some churches in the United States meeting together in violation of a government quarantine, the reporter said that science must be put above faith. This highlights the confusion many have between … Continue reading →