Collins November 2009 Update

Dear and Good Friends,

Greetings from lovely Ohio. We're expecting snow flurries today. Nan and I are gearing up to head to Raleigh on Sunday (tomorrow)and from there on to Guatemala for the kick-off of CLAVE,

Meet Wes

Scott Kennedy recently had an opportunity to sit down with Wes and talk to him about his missionary experience in Peru. Watch the video clips.

Gifts Galore

Location: The Fellowship Hall
Start Time: Sun 11, Oct. 2009, 2:15 p.m.
End Time: Sun 18, Oct. 2009, 2:15 p.m.

Join Wes Collins for a series of lectures in October while he's visiting Parkside.

Update on James Baartse

Friends,

This message came this morning from Linda Baartse.

Collins Missionary Update: September 2009

Dear ones,

Here are some requests for September.

Collins' Special Prayer Request 1

Dear friends,

Greetings from Ohio.

Many of you reading this have visited us in Guatemala.  Some of you know our friend and colleague, James Baartse.  James is Canadian and was a member of Wycliffe for a number of years. 

Collins Missionary Update: August 2009

Dear Friends,
 
Greetings from Ashland.  We got back safe and sound Sunday evening after visiting Elisa and Yury and the twins in North Carolina and then Nan¹s folks in Carrollton, Ohio.

Collins Missionary Update: July 2009

Good Friends,

Greetings from Lima.

The big news for us this past month was the birth of our first grandchildren.  They are both home, so Elisa has released a photo. Since Lucas stayed for a week in the hospital being monitored, Elisa didn¹t want a picture of him with an IV in his head.  Plus, they are twins.

Collins Update: June 2009

Dear Friends,

Greetings from Lima.  Summer is hanging on, although we’ve had some cool, cloudy days.

I thought I’d report on the Linguistics conference in Albuquerque that I mentioned last month.  The main thing I noticed is the big difference between minority languages in the US and Canada and those in Latin America.  Most of the speakers of North American Indian languages who gave papers were among the last 100- usually the last 10 speakers of their native languages.  They were all also perfectly fluent in English.

Collins Update: May 2009

Friends,

Greetings from Peru.

It is kicking into fall here and we're enjoying cooler weather.  At least I am.  Nancy loves it hot, which makes Lima nice for her about two months of the year, March and April.  January and February are hot too, but classes start in mid-March so she gets to enjoy <Ohio> weather in January and February, rather than Lima weather.