Sharing Christ's Love with International Students in North Texas
Hi everyone. Short message today. Just came off of an unusual and incredible week of ministry. Picked up a couple of new students from the airport. What was remarkable about it was the what happened as a result. Also, I was able to meet with a former students who wants me to baptize her (Tina, …
Continue reading “Huge week coming up. We need your prayers.”
Smores on the patio, singing folks songs, good discussion and and people asking about Jesus. Those are some of the images on our last Friday night for the school year for the Starbucks group. We were thankful that it was at our home too. It was sad to see so many friends leave. Some will …
Continue reading “Smore Friday Nights, Webex ministry, Goodbyes”
Jonathan Yabuki went to the state academic Decathlong in El Paso and I was able to fly out there too for one 24 hour period. We are so proud of him! (see pictures) He got at least one gold, silver and bronze in social sciences, literature and art at state acdec. All together he got 5 …
January has come and gone in the blink of an eye and I still feel that I am recovering from our winter trip. This was quite a week in the life of our family and we are still recovering from the weekend. On the picture to the right you see Jonathan and Charis. The “bling” …
Continue reading “Medals – Splitting – God’s Answered prayers”
Hi everyone. Another quick message. We should be getting back in to a more normal mode soon. Now, see the guy on the right… who is that man in black? have aliens invaded? Jonathan is in his full Academic Decathlon regalia fresh with “regulation” hair cut for the event. I know it was hard but …
Continue reading “Who is that man in black? Getting back into the swing of things, New Semester”
This Christmas we’re on a road trip to the East Coast. (We’re thankful for international student Steven, who is staying in our home and taking care of the cat, turtle and fish.) Before we left, our daughter Charis was watching “Best Food Ever: Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” and found out that we would be in …
Continue reading “It’s Christmas as we are in South Carolina”
I can’t believe Thanksgiving is almost upon us already. It still feel like we just came out of summer. God has been good and there are so many things to be thankful for. This was a good week of ministry though it started off interestingly. Charis was home sick for much of last week and …
Continue reading “Making Noise for Jesus and Leaving Breadcrumbs, Thanksgiving dinner, Training”
God is in control. He is and always has been. Today was the day of the US Elections and I was reminded that no matter what happens God is in control. He was when He chose Nebuchadnezzar to be His enforcer to chastise and protect Israel. He was when He selected Cyrus to be the …
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As I write this I am fighting a cold and trying get stuff done for the coming week. This last week was good for Roy but harder for Lisa. Roy was able to go to the ISI Rocky Mountains and Plains Regional Retreat up in Wichita, KS. We learned about minstering to Muslims and how …
Cowboy Games, Cowboy Camping, Rangers Games, NASA Space Weekends & Mavericks Games: ISI Ministry? (See Pictures) One of the special things about living in the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) area is the diversity of unique things to do nearby. God has been creating opportunities for Roy & the ISI team to use these events to find …
