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Overcoming the Commodification of Time
In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment”, a venerable physician discovers a potion of youth. He gathers a group of elderly friends and administers the liquid to them as part of an experiment. He cautions them at the outset of the study: Before you drink, my respectable old friends,” said Dr. Heidegger, “it would be well…
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Vlog: Saving Babies in PNG!
It is a great honor to help save lives every day. Being a medical missionary is a hard but meaningful adventure!
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Vlog: “Dawn of Civilization Trip” – Italy, Greece, and Egypt in 3 Weeks!
This past October we paused our medical missions work in Papua New Guinea and went to a “Restore Conference” in Europe. We traveled from Papua New Guinea, to Italy, to Greece, and then stopped in Egypt on the way home. We called this our “Dawn of Civilization Trip”. Enjoy the video!
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Vlog: Orphanage Visit!
This year, the Sixth Grade Girls group at our home church, Haven Church, raised money to bless children in Papua New Guinea. Their generosity allowed us to provide food, school supplies, and school fees to a beautiful local orphanage. The real hero of the story is the wonderful mama who, along with her family, has…
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Preparing for PNG Vlog!
Check out our first video explaining our preparations for PNG! We leave on April 5th!
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One Month to PNG!
Hi – it’s Genae…normally Jake is the writer, but I have a lot on my mind lately 🙂 I can’t believe that I’m finally saying this – we have our plane tickets!!! We officially leave for Papua New Guinea on April 5th, 2023! We will arrive on Good Friday, and our first weekend there will…
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Books of 2022
2022 READING LIST 2022 The changing of years is always an apropos time to reflect on what I have learned in this past season. To that end, here are the books that I (Jake) read in 2022, organized by category. Take a look, and maybe you can find your next book to start off 2023!…
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A Bearded Child, A Djembe, and Faith
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. James 1:2 Many of Jesus’ disciples, then as now, would die for their faith. That…
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The Treasure of Giving Up Control
I recently had the opportunity to preach at our local church. My message was on two short parables: the treasure hidden in the field and the pearl of great value, from Matthew 13. The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his…