From Paul David Tripp’s book, ‘Suffering’ – ‘Here’s the bottom line: if you’re God’s child, you’ve been liberated from the self-centered burden of living for yourself, and you’ve been freed to live for Him. That means you’ve been called to be part of what God is doing in the lives of those around you and…
Thank you to all of you who prayed over my trip back to the States. There are always small glitches, but there was nothing of note. (Thank You, Lord!) And thank you for praying over our guys from Romania on their mission to N.E. Ukraine once again to serve such helpless and hopeless ones in…
When I was young, I remember a missionary from time to time coming to our local church in Maine needing to raise support either to go to a mission field, or return to the mission field where God had called them. First of all, I loved meeting new people – and especially those who had…
Oooooo – May, my favorite month of the year whether in Romania, Massachusetts, or Maine where I grew up. Everywhere there are signs of life – of a renewal of all that we love in nature. Thank You, Lord for Spring!! I loved being at Canaan, my church in Halchiu, Romania for this year’s Resurrection…
Years ago, all teachers in the large inner-city school where I taught were required to step into the hallway between classes while students were passing. The teachers would glance at each other and give a faint smile, or nod. I did the same –- all except for the teacher at the very end of the…
Quite often I am surprised by JOY. But when I was surprised by a big snowstorm mid-March after having enjoyed two or three weeks of deliciously warm weather and sun, I absolutely felt no ‘joy’. I know some of you love snow and the cold weather, but having to walk a couple of blocks to…
Recently, my pastor in Massachusetts delivered a sermon on ‘boundaries’ that we may be required to cross in our lifetime. And that may happen at any point from re-locating, to being put into a new position in our job, to lifestyle changes with either a marriage or a death in the family. My pastor’s message…
Bye, bye, February! It’s been a tough month with so many snowstorms here in Romania besides the brutal cold and icy-going under foot. However, the Lord has blessed Love From Above – HIS ministry – and those to whom He has ‘assigned’ us. LFA was able to visit our precious ‘kids’ at Barza Mica –…
My time in Romania – July, 2024 to December, 2024 – was an unparalleled challenge – like never before. Everything did not go wrong. It just seemed as if it were ‘everything’. I had only been in the country less than two weeks when I had a horrific accident – totaling my car. The impact…
The month of January absolutely flew by – so fast that it is difficult to even remember what all went on. I do know that our ‘littles’ have not been placed in the two little case that have been built for them. I took a tour of the houses over a year ago, and they…