My Utmost for His Highest Oswald Chambers Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,’ which is translated, ’God with us’ —Matthew 1:23 His Birth in History. “. . . that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God [...]

I have been surprised by questions from friends and supporting partners who wonder about whether  Barbara and I are returning to Mexico after home assignment this year.  The answer is YES ! Apparently I have created confusion regarding our plans.  As you know, we have embarked upon a new and crucial ministry – creating the Marriage and Family Training Center in Guadalajara.  This [...]

These photos may give you the impression that all we do is EAT! On our recent trip to Minnesota we had the great fun of… celebrating the retirement of Chuck and Betty Selander, our former colleagues on the Central Mexico field, saying “hello” to the pastor under whom Lynn worked in the ’70′s in Waterloo, [...]

GREEN.  What did we notice first as we drove across Illinois and Iowa?  Everything is so lush and GREEN.  The month of May in the Midwest is a refreshing sight after rainless months in Guadalajara that leave everything dry, dusty, and brown. GREEN. In many ways we find ourselves new to the culture in the [...]

Getting ready to leave. Marriage and Family Center. The time has come to end counseling with existing clients, recommend clients to other therapists, and not accept new clients.  We have chosen to close the Center for the year that we will be in the U.S.A.  We pray for a smooth transition.  When we return in [...]

Beginning the middle of May of this year we will be HAMsters… Home Assignment Missionaries. Through emails and       phone calls we have begun the process of contacting those churches and individuals who have been such appreciated partners in our ministry in Guadalajara to inquire about the possibility of a visit during this year that we [...]

Dear Friend, We asked you pray and we know you did, yet the answer was “No, not now, maybe not ever.”  As the process continued for the possibility of partnering with the State Family Services Agency (Desarollo Integral de la Familia, or DIF), it became more and more apparent that it was not going to [...]

UGH! After a refreshing time with family, we returned to our home in Guadalajara and were surprised to find some new guests.  Everything has been taken care of…..but I didn´t  find the bugs until AFTER I had eaten the oatmeal! Couple Communication We have begun the 4-week Couple Communication Workshop.  The workshop focuses on clear [...]

GRADUATION In August, ten students completed the year and a half course in Family Counseling.  They studied 7 different areas: Theological Basis for Marriage and Family,  Fundamentals of Psychology, The Family Today, Communication, Family Systems, Sexuality,  and the Life Cycle of Families. They also had to report 50 hours of counseling and have completed two [...]

A few milliseconds required weeks of repair.  In the middle of the night, the first week of June, I leaped out of bed at the KABOOM of a lightning strike.  The next morning we discovered that the electrical charge had passed through the regulator and damaged our desktop computer, the router and the phone/fax machine. [...]