For various reasons, this chapter will be scrapped from the book I’m working on (primarily because it was a little too “creative”), but I decided to post it anyway, to give an idea of the compelling need and the sacrifice…
For various reasons, this chapter will be scrapped from the book I’m working on (primarily because it was a little too “creative”), but I decided to post it anyway, to give an idea of the compelling need and the sacrifice…
I’m posting the rough draft of my current project, for a limited time only. Open to comments and suggestions. (For a limited time only!) CHAPTER ONE DISCOVERY “What in the world?” The explorer, Richard Archbold, held the binoculars to…
I’m reading about West Papua, Indonesia. It’s the western half of that big island above Australia. Formerly called Irian Jaya. Formerly, before that, called Netherlands New Guinea or Dutch New Guinea. Confusing, I know. I’m finding relatively obscure books, some in…
Well . . . I did it. . . . I put up a page of letters from readers and reviews of my books. It’s up there called, “What People Are Saying.” It takes me a long time to do…
Did you see that video showing the Kimyal tribe receiving the New Testament in their language? If you didn’t, take a moment to allow yourself this amazing treat. There are several versions available, one of them up to half an…
A woman named Joy garnered fame So different was she from her name. Vindictive and rude, Bitter venom she spewed– But oh Joy! She was never to blame. (This comes from being in bed with the flu. Sorry.) That Joy…
A little over a year ago, Dr. John Dreisbach, veteran missionary to western Africa and other places, passed away. When he died, I was in the middle of working on a biography about him for children. After his death I published…
I just received for review the manuscript of the second book in the Hidden Heroes series: The Good News Must Go Out, due out in the spring. It was about a year ago that a friend at church, knowing I…
A few days ago I received an email from Papua New Guinea, sections of which I’ve abbreviated and included here: For years now we’ve been wondering how to contact Dick McLellan. I was personally challenged into mission work through Dick’s…
Our friends, Odell and Beth Summer, are preparing for a particular mission field in Thailand. Who laid the groundwork for that mission field? In 1695, August Francke, a direct product of the Reformation, founded an orphanage in Prussia and supported…