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September Update

We need your help! 2 Corinthians 9: 6-7, 11 – Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. … You will be enriched […]

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Upson Downs: March Madness?

Shall I start with an apology or a cliche? Or shall I just start on the daunting task of updating you all on our latest goings-on? I choose the latter, so here goes: Already in the month of March (!!), we are shooting for full coronavirus vaccinations among our adults. I hope you get the point! As […]

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Upson Downs 7-30-20

Summer is racing by with no resolution to many of our modern dilemmas: worldwide pandemic, social unrest, economic challenges, remote work and school. There is no end in sight, and it’s easy to get caught up in the politics of the day, or look for magic solutions. We believe that Jesus really is the answer, […]

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Travel

Time for change

We just received Jeff and Linda’s most recent newsletter. In it they state: “This year is one of transition for us.  After 26 years of serving in the clinic, God has shown us that it is time to retire from active service in PNG.  We have welcomed Susan Smith and Baraka Mikanagu and they have […]

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Travel

Go and tell

Info on our PNG adventure

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Nature and Purpose of the Church

More reflections on the lost art of writing…

My Family History class recently compiled a small anthology of our writings. We were giddy with excitement upon seeing the final product entitled “Our Memories.” I was slightly cross-eyed from editing this slim volume, but it was well worth it; the stories are priceless. A young girl’s passage to America and adulthood, an idyllic Mexican […]