Feb 15, 2012 | Jungle Riders, Pastor Training
Backpacking the “Jesus Film” in Africa Starting MARCH 1st, 2012 Our evangelization trek into the “bush” country of Ivory Coast begins March 1st. The goal is to present the “Jesus Film” 100+ times in unreached villages of Ivory Coast over a 12-month period. Motorcycles...
Nov 1, 2011 | Jungle Riders, Special Projects
LaNelle and I have been given a solar powered DVD projector and speaker system for outreach in remote areas. The system will primarily be utilized to show the “Jesus Film” in various languages spoken in Ivory Coast. Computers and microphones can be connected to the...
Oct 1, 2011 | Orphan Ministry
Atou was the first orphan taken in personally by Pst. Joseph. Atou’s mother and grandmother were members of our Guiri church. His mother died, and Joseph kept him until Atou’s father remarried and the stepmother took him home. About that time Joseph moved far away to...
Oct 1, 2011 | Field Churches
Pastor Joseph, national director of the Ivory Coast mission, successfully made the trip deep into the Bangolo region on the mission motorcycle to our first church in the village of Guiri. The trail was overgrown. Blockades were encountered all along the mountainous...
Mar 1, 2011 | Building Projects, Orphan Ministry
Construction work continues on the mission property regardless of the political scene. The Lord has blessed beyond measure as LaNelle and I share the needs of Ivory Coast with churches across the USA. We know the Lord will complete what HE has started. We are thankful...
Mar 1, 2011 | Regional Updates
The Presidential Election did not go as expected and Ivory Coast is, once again, a divided nation. Two men have had themselves sworn in as president, each saying they won the election. Hundreds have died in the conflict and the economy has come to a standstill. The UN...
Nov 1, 2010 | Orphan Ministry
It is time for “Christmas With The Orphans” again. Several people will be joining me and LaNelle as we make this special 500 mile trip into the Rebel Zone to present a gift to each orphaned child. For most of these children, this will be the only gift they receive the...
Nov 1, 2010 | Building Projects, Orphan Ministry
We are grateful for the construction teams who joined us on the Sept-Oct trip to continue work on the structures in Mondoukou. The teams completed the electrical and finished the beautiful wooden pulpit & choir platform in the church. The huge task of installing...
Dec 14, 2009 | From The Heart, Special Projects
This is a time when we take gifts to every orphan, where it is possible, under our care. Christians will be walking out of “bush” villages to Bangolo and Mahapleu to bring the orphans and celebrate Christmas together. Some walked as far as 38 miles last year to...
Nov 11, 2009 | Building Projects, Orphan Ministry
We are thankful for Rod, Dray, and EY, who invested their time and talents in the Ivory Coast Missions Project. They worked on getting the container out of port while waiting on the sawmill to cut our lumber. There is no “Home Depot”. Finding supplies is sometimes a...
