Welcome to Letters to Epaphras

Welcome to Letters to Epaphras

“Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God. 13 For I bear him witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in...
But we don’t want to leave!!!

But we don’t want to leave!!!

Dear Epaphras, “Our kids didn’t want to leave…”  That is the sign of a good conference.  We had 107 TCKs this year of all ages at the conference last week.  Remember, TCKs (Third Culture Kids) with PIONEERS are by default, and not at their own...

Important immigration interview

Dear EpaphrasTHANK YOU for your hospitality this summer!  We arrived back to France tired, yet very encouraged and refreshed.  It was great to see so many of you and share what the Lord is doing in Europe!  We will certainly share more details in the...

Terror – the only hope is changed hearts

Dear Epaphras,Today’s attack in Rouen, France was closer to home, both physically (Bayonne—our home—is just a few hundred miles from Rouen) and spiritually, as the attack was carried out against a 92 year old priest and a handful of parishioners, while he led a...

Attack in Nice – 7 things to know as you pray

Dear Epaphras,We are waking up this morning to the realization that yesterday’s terrorist attack in Nice, France was not a nightmare.  It was very real.  Here are seven things about France to keep in mind as you ponder and pray for those affected by the...

Coming to America

Dear Epaphras, Our meetings in Hungary went really well. My team of eight area leaders and four CORE team members (pictured here) met and sought the Lord for four full days.  We sense the Lord asking us to continue investing in developing leaders across Europe –...

That we would hear His voice

Dear Epaphras, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me…” John 10:27 John 10 is one of my favorite chapters in Scripture.  In it we learn first that we ‘can’ know Jesus’ voice.  And second, we can know how and...

standing room only

  Dear Epaphras, On Easter our service was standing room only as more than 70 tried to squeeze into our church.  It was a joyous problem to have!  The Resurrection was creatively presented in drama and for many people it was the first time they heard a biblical...

Orphaleena, a journey out of darkness

Dear Epaphras, Here is an excerpt from my (Sara’s) upcoming children’s book, Orphaleena : “There once was a child named Orphaleena. For as long as she could remember, she lived as an orphan down in the dungeon of a beautiful castle with a beautiful garden, but had...