Burkina Youth Development Center

“So built we the wall, for the people had a mind to work.”  Nehemiah 4:6
Try to picture all of the students who will be encouraged to reach their full potential in life and faith within the walls of this facility.  I wonder who, by developing their skill set to its fullest, will create even more [...]

Walt and Darrell

The same last name.  Both teach in Bible Schools.  Both are missionaries.  One to Europe and the other to Peru.  Both are from Anchorage.  Yet, they had never met.  Two totally different families doing somewhat similar ministry from the Greatland.  God has been sending people from Alaska to the nations for many years.

Hispanic Ministry in South Central Alaska

The Alaska District Council of the Assemblies of God is beginning the process of planting a ministry specifically for those who may be blessed by a Spanish language service.  Research, prayer, study, and contemplation are part of the processes for determining the intent of the Spirit regarding the planting of this congregation.
Pastor Lee Baca, District [...]

Invited to Talk to Thousand Hills International Church: Hilversum

Thanks Pastor Sebastiaan and Eva for the opportunity to talk with Jesus’ followers in the churches you pastor.  It was a personal delight to present the weekend talk.
My talk was the final talk in their “Broken” series of messages.  I felt prompted to talk about the power of God to transform our lives from self-protection [...]

Thousand Hills International Church: Hilversum

Jesus is Alive!  The celebration of Jesus’ resurrection was a total blast with the Hilversum church body.  The choir selections, celebration ambiance, message, and entire experience was terrific.

The van Wessem Family

Sebastiaan and Eva introduced me to Miles and William this weekend.  These handsome twin boys are full of life and joy.  Of course, mom and dad are basically sleepy all of the time, but that too will pass.  The van Wessem’s have asked me to thank you for your “Baby Shower” gifts that you gave [...]

Terrific Teens Preparing for Burkina Faso Ministry

MCA has pledged to assist our Zone One Churches in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, by funding our first Youth Development Center.  In addition to fantastic ministry space, the new Youth Development Center will be the home of training, skill development, job creation, a restaurant, and a computer lab.  EXCITING!
Our challenge is to generate an additional $60,000 [...]

MCA Multi-language Gathering

Our multi-language congregation enjoyed missions stories from Pastor David Thomas.  He told a story from Rachel Saint and the famous event her brother and three other missionaries faced many years ago.  One of the women in the tribe that killed Nate, Jim, and the others, was up on a cliff watching all of the action [...]

Dr. Perkins’ Medical Team Makes the Ouagadougou Newspaper

Just in from Dr. Issa Ouedraogo is this photo of their newspaper.  The article features Dr. Perkins and his colleagues’ seminar on the Myofascial Distortion Model, recently presented in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.  Dr. Perkins is the President of the American Myofascial Distortion Model Association.  For more information on this model, please point your browser here.

Thinking About Christians in China

What happens in part of the world effects the whole world.
Five ounces of poison in an aquarium impacts the entire life cycle of the aquarium, not just one portion of the aquarium. Every living organism in the aquarium should be exceedingly interested in the health of its water.
The world is the same. The [...]