A couple months ago our brother Pat Robertson made news headlines with an ill-advised comment about the faithfulness, or lack thereof, of the husband of an Alzheimer patient. His comments prompted me to write the following letter to my dad. After reading it, you might also appreciate taking a brief video journey through the life and love of my parents, a young farm girl from Kansas and her farm boy, and their faithfulness to one another and their Lord. Yesterday, their journey together ended, as mom was taken to join the Bridegroom for whom she was created to enjoy...

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I originally posted this blog a month after moving to Russia in 2005, when my mom was lying in an ICU and not expected to live. Today her struggle to live ended with her being united to her Bridegroom, after 64 years of her incredible journey with my dad. I also posted a video today which you can access through my Vimeo page for a closer look back at those 64 years. I'd love it if you could share in my mother's memory, watching it and worshipping, as you witness the beauty of what God did with a young farm...

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  As was evident in the article from our Summer 2011 e-newsletter, "Disciple-Making: Alex's Story", and the continuation of that story on this site in the article, "Habitat Projects: Extreme Heart Makeovers", we have begun to see a shift in focus (really not "new" as this article's title indicates, but newly realized), to engage the local Body of Christ more and more in the work of ministry and focus more intentionally on discipling young believers.  These young believers we've been walking with include everyone from the "fatherless" flock (in an earthly sense only) we find among us, to the church members...

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(Editorial Note: This story originally posted in November of last year, but is referenced in our Summer Newsletter as a prime example of the new focus on advocacy that has become an increased focus of the work.)We have four Zhenya's at Hope House, the youngest of whom put his trust in Christ last year, and this summer was baptized by our pastor Oleg, in the river just outside Voronezh.  A few months later, Zhenya made a disturbing discovery.  He had two older siblings, a brother and sister, of whom he had known nothing, since they left their orphanage, many years...

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Yes, hopefully I came away a changed man, but one very full of gratitude that God allowed me this special time of fellowship with my son. It was intense but sweet! Being so far away from our sons is the hardest thing about this job, so when God gives us T(This story from last August has been updated with this link to our Vimeo page where I've recently posted a video to give you a more vivid perspective on the trip.) For any of you who may be following me on Twitter or Facebook, you’re already aware that I took...

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