Called to Equip

When working with children and teenagers, a lot of ministry life follows the school calendar. As such, summer becomes a time of celebrating and reflecting on a year gone by, but it also becomes a time of planning and looking ahead to the future. The past weeks have been a combination of both. Youth Mission Trip with The Philadelphia Project At the beginning of July, Phil and I went with a group of 12 teenagers into Northwest Philadelphia for the teens to serve with The Philad

In my last two updates, I shared a lot about my trip to Thailand, and gave a broad picture of what we would be doing. However, I couldn't have imagined all that God would do throughout the time! Why did the attendees need Soul Care? Throughout the week, we learned a lot about the life in their country by listening to their stories. Here are just a few things we learned about life there: Young people can't go out at night for fear of kidnapping. Not by a criminal, but by the m

Grief Over the past 12 months, Phil and I have lost three grandparents. In April of 2025, we lost Sandy Barber, my maternal grandmother. In March of 2026, we lost Bob Barber, my maternal grandfather. In April of 2026, we lost Joe Querfeld, Phil's paternal grandfather. Bob and Sandy were missionaries in Scotland and in Eastern Europe for over 40 years with BCM International. They would live out of their cars for 4-6 weeks as they drove around Eastern Europe soon after the Iron