Letting Go, Grabbing On

May 29th, 2010 4 Comments

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Over the past few weeks I have had a series of “lasts”. My last art class with Kinder, last day to take Ela to ballet, last day to help out in …

Transitions

April 23rd, 2010 14 Comments

As many of you know, we have been serving in the Philippines as Mission Corps Volunteers with the Church of the Nazarene since October of 2005.  We have always pledged to God that we would stay here as long as He directed.  The last 41⁄2 years have been FULL of …

Catching Up

July 29th, 2007 3 Comments

We are back in the Philippines from our 2 months in the US and life is starting to get back to normal but I feel like we have some catching up to do. This is what we look like now….

Moving Up Day

March 18th, 2007 No Comments

One by one they walked to the platform, took a bow and then found their seats. There were several doctors, a few teachers, a firemen, a policeman, a lawyer, and a singer. The future hopes of each child was announced as they entered in to the …

Breathing The Breath

March 18th, 2007 1 Comment

Today we sit down to write a special letter. A letter to the friends and family who have so graciously supported us over the past two years as we set aside the life we knew and loved in Nampa, Idaho and charged ahead to the place God has called us. …

Where In The World Are The Pape’s

October 12th, 2006 1 Comment

Many have asked so we thought we would give you all an update on where we are and what is happening.

Short answer is that we are still in Manila awaiting our Visa approval and our iCard travel documents.

If I had any answers as to why there has been a delay …

Please Pray

September 25th, 2006 No Comments

We are down to the last few days in Manila before returning for our short ‘home assignment’ and we have a few things we would like you all to be praying over with us.

Unfortunately we have 1 urgent request. Our missionary visas which have been in process since last March …

Many Goodbyes

September 11th, 2005 No Comments

The goodbyes have begun in earnest. Friday was my last day at work, the job that I have had for 9 years since graduating from University. Sunday was our last day at the church we have attended and labored in since 1997. And Wednesday we will be loading up our …

Prayerful Days

September 6th, 2005 No Comments

Moving into our final days in Nampa is full of a wide range of emotions. The mounting excitement of our move is being tangibly felt as furniture is replaced with boxes and the general order of a comfortable house is being replaced with disorder. Our days seem full of hot …

More Answered Prayers

June 6th, 2005 No Comments

The Lord has be doing a lot of speaking and providing over the last few weeks. Specifically He has brought a certain level of resolution to 2 things Melissa and I have been praying about.

Our house. We have be deliberating over whether to sell of rent out our house. The …