Meet Anne Schaffer, SAMS New Language & Culture Coach
Athletes at every level have coaches who train and encourage. Voice coaches help singers increase range and match pitch. Missionaries make use of coaches too, and they can be of great benefit. Anne Schaffer is SAMS newest coach, specializing in language and culture...
Using Prayers of the Bible as models for your Prayers (Part 2)
Part 2 in a series In this second part, we continue with the premise from Part I, that much of the content of our prayers can wisely be modeled after the prayers we read in Scripture, and in this particular example, from Paul's prayers in Colossians Chapter 1. (For a...
Using Prayers of the Bible as models for your prayers
Jo Shetler had completed the translation of the Balangao New Testament. A flourishing church had been established. She was now called back to the Philippines to be a speaker at the Balangao Bible Conference. Her subject was prayer.
She said that her prayer life had consisted of “… all we ask God to do, such as heal our sickness, provide money to put children through school, give the ability to learn a language, translate Scripture and interact well with people. Then I decided to pray the prayers of Paul and David and others in the Bible. I copied them out and started in. Wow, did I ever get a surprise. Those people weren’t asking God for the same things I was!”
Growing Together
We’re on the cusp of spring here in Toronto, and before the snow disappears and the buds turn into flowers, I want to take a moment and update all of you on how our family is doing, what we’re doing, and what our hopes are for this year that is already…
Abiding in the Father
It’s been awhile since our family shared an update about where we are in life and ministry. In a crazy but good series of events, we are back in the US six months earlier than we anticipated! We were presented with a scenario that allowed us to step away from...
I´ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy
I have been in Honduras for 1 month! It has been a busy first month here. When I got here, I shopped and helped set up my little house where I am staying. My house is right behind the house of a very sweet family. They cook me breakfast and dinner when I want and do...