He had talked to my wife and I about praying and coming back as a missionary so we did in '99 after our oldest graduated from high school.

The best remedy for a sick church is to put it on a missionary diet.

The gospel messages you share will be accepted more readily if your Christlike example is evident in the ongoing pattern of your posts.

I'm deeply, deeply, deeply saddened by this. He was so gallant. I talked to him or his wife weekly (since his sickness), and never once did he complain or whine. He never made excuses for himself.

Our secret to success as missionary church planters is... WE NEVER TAKE OWNERSHIP of any ministry, title, or movement of God

Coming into this game, we talked about being more energized, more enthusiastic and have more camaraderie, and that was the most important thing. All the things we didn't see in the first game -- outside of the stats -- we just didn't have enough energy and enthusiasm. We didn't have that and that is the stuff that is going to get you out of a lot of bad situations and put you in a good one.