The Oikos School for Church Planting has been going now for six months, and already we are seeing some of the fruit from it. Since we hold classes for only three days at the end of each month, the students are able to apply what they learn right away between each session. This also gives(…)
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Togo Presentation Video
This past Sunday evening Tiffany and I had the privilege of sharing a special presentation to update our church about what is going on in our ministry in Togo. We were able to video it (minus a small section in the middle when the camera died momentarily), so I thought I’d share it here since(…)
Two Update Videos
On March 29 at 6:30pm we will be doing a special presentation at our home church, Living Water Community Church, to update everyone about what’s going on in Togo. I put a couple videos together to show each Sunday at church in the two weeks leading up to this, so I thought I’d share them(…)
Quick Update: School & Termites
I spoke with Andrew on Monday and just wanted to give you a quick update on the things I mentioned in our last blog post. He said that the disciple maker training went extremely well in spite of all the difficulties leading up to it. The students especially enjoyed learning some of the basics of(…)
Bad News + Big Difficulties = Great Opportunities
Today marks a turning point in our ministry. As I write this blog post, Andrew, Tchéou, and Daré are kicking off our first disciple-maker training course with around 20 students from all over the Lamba region. This has been months in the planning, and we believe that this school will allow us to have a greater(…)
The Most Unlikely Farming Project Ever
Ever since I arrived in Togo I have taken a serious interest in farming and gardening. This might not sound so strange to some of you, but anyone who knew me growing up would be quite surprised to hear that. Sports, technology, photography, and theology were more my things. But farming? No way! Why farm(…)
A Partnership for Hope
I mentioned in our last blog post that I would be flying to Tennessee for a few days to meet with an organization called Just Hope International, and I wanted to update you on what came out of those meetings. Our shared vision and goal is to impart what the Lord has taught us in order to(…)