January 30th, 1956

Reason #5 – My kids have grown immeasurably! Both Josh and Andrew were born in Chile and had no memory of the states before coming back on furlough.  Katie was 28 days old when we left for the field and has never been back for any length of time.  They have thoroughly enjoyed so many things [...]

Reason #4 – Furlough has allowed me to reassess every aspect of the ministry and tweak many of them. You’ve heard the saying about missing the forest for the trees?  Being away from the daily grind has allowed me to step back and see the forest, the big picture, instead of being distracted by the weekly events or daily [...]