MILES BEHIND My mother and father used to read my sister and me nursery rhymes. As we grew older, they read us poetry. My dad even wrote a poem about me, as an inscription to the copy of “101 Famous Poems” he gave me as a gift.

FIRST THE FAR In Matthew 28:19, Jesus told His disciples that they (we) were to “make disciples of all nations.” Then in Acts 1:8, He told them that they (we) would be His witnesses…”to the uttermost ends of the earth.” It goes without saying that we have been involved in making disciples in the uttermost parts … More Following Jesus near and far

ON EXPEDITION FOR JESUS IN BRAZIL On our most recent On-Expedition trip to Brazil (where we were when grandson Kelton came close to being killed), we saw between 30-50 people make commitments to open their lives to Jesus. Many more made decisions to bring into the light things in their lives that had been kept hidden … More Training Trainers Who Can Train Trainers

Here in Brazil, most of our trainings are in the evening from 7:30-10:45 pm. We spend another hour or so interacting with the On-Expedition training participants, before driving to the home where we are staying. We then have dinner, and are fortunate to get to bed before 1:00 am. Last night was different. We got back … More Up later than usual…Close call…Thankful

UGANDA…THERE’S MORE On our recent On-Expedition training in Uganda, I interviewed three of the Ugandan national leaders we have been training. One of my interviews was with Michael Daniel S. as we drove from the Eastern Ugandan city of Soroti to the capital city of Kampala, my last stop before returning home. It was a … More But wait, there’s more…and more to come.

OUT OF AFRICA Phil Graf and I just returned from Uganda, East Africa where we led trainings in three cities…actually, we carried a some of the load but were there to coach. The Ugandans we have been mentoring did most of the training. Here are a few snippets in order of the cities we visited: PHASE 4—RUKUNGIRI, WESTERN UGANDA … More Praise Snippets!