About: Mel

Hi! Here is another video for your viewing pleasure! We have finally ended the training portion of our stay here in MN and will now be attending the actual BGC biennial conference. Many pastors from churches all over the US will be here. Please pray with us that we will make important connections with some…

We are still here in MN. Yesterday was spent worshiping the Lord and sightseeing the countryside. We went with all the International Missionary’s (IM’s) to a local park to have a picnic, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little house in the Big Woods home, a cheese factory and ice cream store (John did not go in), and…

Hello! Internet in MN has been spotty but we have a break from training and I just wanted to give you an update. We are on the beautiful campus of Bethel University. We arrived and were greeted by many friends. The reunion of fellow missionary appointees is so sweet. They are our “missionary family”. We…

John and I are headed to MN for some MPD training with the BGC and to be commissioned as official missionaries! Yay! We can’t wait. Our plane takes off at four. Please be in prayer for us as we travel. Please be in prayer for my health, as I am still nauseated and I get…

This weekend, we went with our friends Jason and Leah, to Flagstaff AZ to go to a Casting Crowns concert. Flagstaff is in the mountains so it was a welcome change from the heat of the valley. After a quick visit to Montezuma’s Castle, a yummy lunch in beautiful Sedona, twisty roads and a visit…

I don’t make it a habit to market anything on this blog, but when there is a good Christian company out there in this world, I think you should know about it. This particular company is run out of the home of some very good friends and supporters of ours. The Ankers started a company…

It’s here! Our Belize promo video is finally on our website! This is a great way to get to learn about our ministry in Belize. You can find it on the menu item to the right labeled “Promo Video”. Please feel free to show this video to anyone you would like. Below is a quick…

Yes! So many changes happening! The first, is the most obvious, I am pregnant. So many of you have heard this many times, but you can’t begrudge a new mother announcing this to the world. It makes me smile, and John too. Another thing that has changed yet again is our support-o-meter, we are up…

Hello world; I’m 7.5 weeks old…

We had a great time at the Belize dinner! A very special thanks to the mission board at Cornerstone for making it all possible. Also, our friends, Leah, Marty and Mary who really helped us out with the planning and set up of the event. We value and appreciate their friendship. Also, to Kim and…