He’s been in prison since 2001 and is likely to remain there another 5 years. By his own admission it was his egregious behavior that put him there and his time as an inmate has been difficult. Prison changes a person; sometimes for the worse, and sometimes for the better. I hope you will appreciate…

We have money. Not enough to solve all of the problems, but enough to help Ukrainians who are struggling against aggression in their homeland. I spoke two hours ago with a friend; a missionary-physician now serving on the border of Ukraine and Poland. As we spoke by phone her voice broke. “I’m trying to buy…

It’s so simple that either you or I could have said it, but someone else beat us to it. Though Teddy Roosevelt made it famous, he actually got the quote from someone else. “Do what you can, where you are, with what you have.” Long ago, I realized it was highly unlikely that fame would…

The day will be forever etched in my mind as the day an extraordinary, undeniable, miracle took place in the small village of Yalewane (yäl-uh-wän-ā), near Tillabéri in western Niger. During the rainy season, Yalewane becomes an island and is only accessible by boat. Thankfully, this was the dry season and our small team arrived…

I sensed the Holy Spirit speak to me on April 21, 1990 while driving past an old school building in Topeka, KS. It was not about a brick and mortar building. Rather, it was about building, equipping, and empowering people. Though none of it made sense at the time, I wrote down the thoughts as…

The morning after my high school graduation I moved to Minneapolis, MN. Summer classes were set to begin at a Bible School one week later. I needed to find a job, get settled into the dorm, and enrolled in school as quickly as possible. There was so much to learn. I felt like a sponge…

March 2020 Dear Partners & Friends, In Cuba, those who attended Simply Sisters® events ranged from first-time visitors, Christians needing encouragement, and to those actively practicing witchcraft. While over 50 women made decisions to follow Christ, we also rejoice in the seeds that were planted among the over 300 women who attended the events! “Who…

January 2020 Though we had hoped our daughter-in-law, Blair, would join us on a Simply Sisters® outreach soon, her tragic death in December now prevents it. In another sense, however, Blair’s passing provided a way in which we could share her heart and joy. Blair was a discussion group leader in Bible Study Fellowship. She…