I have been watching “Chef’s Table: France” on Netflix. In the first episode, a Michelin starred chef decides to stop serving meat. He says, “It’s complicated? Yes. It’s not easy? yes.” He sighs, “But…What do you feast on? What do you feast on? What a pleasure! I have chills every day because sometimes I’m afraid.” […]

Asha Rai our CHE Trainer says, “The men are slowly changing a lot spiritually. Before we were trained in Women’s Cycle of Life (WCL), our husbands would never allow us to go out of the home alone, even to a meeting at church. They didn’t trust us. Now they say, ‘Today you go to the […]

Barangay Bongbongon was a two-hour drive south of Roxas, Capiz on the Island of Panay. The highway there was only partial paved, so at least half the trip was a narrow muddy dirt road. But the trip was well worth the trials of the journey. The people of the community were eagerly awaiting our arrival. […]

After goodbyes in Boise, North Washington, and Portland area, we made it back to Ecuador via Quito airport on February 15th, 2018, with one dog and a passel of luggage! Emma’s dog Kassie made it just fine – thanks for the prayers. We made our way down via van to our town of residence, Macas, […]

May was a busy month for a yearly meeting in Nepal called “Evangelical Friends Church-Nepal.” This is the yearly meeting that EFM missionaries John and Sangi Vanlal established along with many Nepali Friends leaders. Today, it has more than 40 established churches and an average attendance of around 3,000. A year and a half ago, […]

It’s amazing how a certain place brings up memories long forgotten. Moriah and I (Dave Howell) recently flew into the San Francisco airport. As we were deplaning, we came out of the walkway, into one of the gates. I was immediately transported back ten years. I saw not the fifteen-year-old young woman next to me, […]