NOW SHOWING IN THAILAND: the first five episodes of Journey to Hope, MOTION’s latest animated Bible film series. As usual, we may never see more than a tiny glimpse of hearts touched this side of eternity. Also in this letter, God begins to use car repairs to prepare our hearts for spiritual refreshment.
Both Bonnehoffer and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever make this is a great month in theaters. This December letter covers new films free to view online.
We were blessed with a chance to combine business with pleasure (kingdom business and sabbath rest). Plus, we have a major praise with the donation of a Jeep. We’ve never been more pleased to drive a 10-year-old car with 190 thousand miles on it. All this and more in our letter for the fall.
The spring has involved road trips (which may be why our vehicles are visiting the shop) and the summer will feature a trip to an as yet undisclosed part of Africa. Lord willing, all airplanes will be in tip top shape! Read about all this and more.
MOTION begins a podcast to put news of mission frontiers in your ears. The animated Bible series being developed for Thailand and beyond has a name and new sample art. We celebrate recruiting of new young staff and time well spent with our parents.
Homecoming weekend in Tulsa to reflect on how we got here along with caring for missionaries in Africa meeting in Europe. But best of all, you have more access to use MOTION video series to do ministry to friends, family and neighbors who speak other languages. All this and an update on Building the Buddhist Series in this letter.
This summer’s newsletter documents team growth, Andrew recovered from a second hip replacement and MOTION reviewed our career with their usual artistic flair.
Read up on multiple teams of young adults serving overseas as well as Andrew’s miraculous recovery after the first hip replacement
Finally, how about a treasure trove of updates on the animated Buddhist series in progress?
In January, all five members of TWR MOTION plus a Canadian artist we work with traveled to the city of Chiang Mai to launch a 24-month process of building a brand new animated Bible series. See a small glimpse of the amazing things that we saw and experienced.
In our final letter this year, we give thanks for several successful trips whether together or separate. We are grateful to be used to help equip field teams from multiple continents serving unreached people groups including some difficult, secure situations. (We don’t cover a coworker’s face with emoji without a good reason.)