Today (31 OCT 2018) I finished up classes with the six students of the Mt. Horeb Lutheran Bible Institute here in Lome, Togo. These men took more than a week off from their secular jobs to attend classes while I was here. We\'ve met for four hours of classes each day for seven days over the last week and a half. These men have been studying . . . read more

It\'s time to hit the road again. I woke early this morning with plenty on my mind even though my flight to Lome, Togo doesn\'t leave until 7:15 this evening. The flight will take me from St. Louis to Atlanta to Paris to Togo. I\'m a bit worried this morning that these trips are becoming so routine that I\'m going to forget something. I used to . . . read more

1.    West Africa Visitation – I will be leaving for West Africa on Monday, October 22nd. Please pray for safe and uneventful travels. Your prayers are also requested for Beth and my family while I\'m away for the next several weeks. 2.    Togo, West Africa – . . . read more

Mission Evangelique Lutherienne de Confession du TogoMt. Horeb Lutherienne Bible Institute Graduation Service05 MAR 2017My words always seem to fall so short and seem so inadequate to capture and relay the things I experience in life. The only words that come to mind as I try to explain the MELC Mt. Horeb Lutheran Bible Institute graduation this . . . read more

It\'s Saturday morning here in Lome, Togo. I have a day off as Pastor Kossi and the others spend today making preparations for the worship service and graduation ceremony tomorrow. After I catch up on email, report writing, and my laundry, later this afternoon/evening I plan to take a taxi to the beach here in Lome to see the beach at sunset and . . . read more

My first stop will be Togo...My primary role closely reflects the priorities of our CLC foreign mission program. Namely, the training and on-going encouragement of pastors and students to be faithful preachers and teachers of God\'s saving word. In Togo and Ghana, I am picking up where Missionary Matt Ude left off from the work that he picked . . . read more

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Tomorrow I leave on the first of many trips overseas to visit, train, and encourage fellow pastors as we all strive together to be faithful preachers and teachers of God\'s saving word.This first trip will take me to the West African countries of Togo and Nigeria with possible visits to Ghana and Benin as time permits. I have been reminded of . . . read more

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This morning I woke up at 5 am after sleeping for 12 hours. There was no electricity when I woke up and this put a smile on my face because it felt like I was back in Zambia where the power goes out quite often. I left the house with plans to work on my teaching lessons for ILC camp which begins tomorrow. I have been sitting here for 2 hours . . . read more