Batts Abroad

Lesson #18

Posted on August 13, 2020 by battsabroad

As we were preparing this week’s lesson, I was reading some of the notes in my study Bible. One of them said, “Let the Holy Spirit turn your eyes away from your own performance and toward Jesus.” Phew.

Tuesday Talk: 8-11-2020

Posted on August 11, 2020 by battsabroad

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I think we’ve mentioned this before, but our girls have outstanding imaginations. They’re always pretending to be someone else or playing robust games with their toys.

Friday Favorites

Posted on August 7, 2020 by battsabroad

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This week was mostly characterized by playing in the dirt (be it Hudson playing with his dump truck in the dust or Allen helping with projects out in the field), pre-school activities, and preparing for Sunday’s service (we’re sharing at Bonanza Community Church, Bonanza, OR!).

Below are a few of our favorites from the week.

Last Friday, we spent the morning at a playground in Bonanza and enjoyed ice cream and popsicles from the General Store afterwards. Bonanza is a small town (about 1/3 the size of Palmer, for those in Alaska) and it was fun to enjoy the sunshine at the park and with some snacks!

Hudson discovered he can push his dump truck down the driveway. He loves watching it roll quickly through the dust and bumps… especially when it’s full of dirt in the back.

Ruth and Clara colored and assembled cardboard airplanes after preschool one day and got to fly them in the wind and sunshine.

And we enjoyed some sleep, some cooler weather, and coffee. Anyone surprised?

If you are in Eastern Oregon on Sunday, come join us at Bonanza Community Church at 10:10. We’ll be sharing our story and calling, work God is doing in Togo, and encouraging others to take part in God’s great commission.

Our fall partner get together is tomorrow at 9am Alaska time (12pm Central time). We’d love to have you join us! Need the link? Let us know and we’ll send it to you.

Have a great weekend!

Lesson #17

Posted on August 6, 2020 by battsabroad

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We’re back in business and six chapters through Romans!

Tuesday Talk: 8-4-2020

Posted on August 4, 2020 by battsabroad

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Happy August! In Alaska, we would be welcoming rainy weather and preparing for the start of school…

Friday Faves

Posted on July 31, 2020 by battsabroad

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It’s the end of July! We were looking back through some of our old newsletters and July has always been a pretty big month for us in pre-field apparently…

July 2020 Newsletter

Posted on July 30, 2020 by battsabroad

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Normally we’d have a post today with a new kid’s Bible study in it…

Tuesday Talk: 7-28-2020

Posted on July 28, 2020 by battsabroad

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Instead of flying to ABWE headquarters in PA for some training last weekend, we traveled to Grants Pass instead. It was the one year anniversary of my grandpa going to be with the Lord and we wanted to support my grandma however we could.