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On Tour

Starting last Sunday, Mike has had the chance to give presentations on life and work in Mexico in Minneapolis, Redwood Falls, and Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. The girls and I came with him to a couple locations. Every place has greeted us warmly. We are very thankful for such kind brothers and sisters in Christ!
When Mike [...]


Bio: David Savatski

What do I do?

Everyone has to have a title and mine is officially, “Missions Promotions Coordinator.” Pretty fancy, eh? When missionaries come home on furlough (their 2 month break every 2 years), I take care of the scheduling of presentations for them. Then I promote the presentations and the resources that we have available. Logically, [...]


Getting Ready for Furlough

Today we started packing for furlough! Next week we head to the U.S. for a two-month break.
All missionaries get a two-month furlough every two years on the field (or three months after three years). This may seem like a long vacation, but it really is good for missionaries to take a break and step back [...]


Farewell to the Habbens

Just in case things weren’t busy enough after getting back on Tuesday after our furlough, this past weekend we packed our bags once again to go to our annual summer Bible camp.  We spent the weekend at a hotel in Utsunomiya with our Japanese church members.  We enjoyed time to worship and study together.  We [...]


To the U.S. and Back

My husband Jason and I recently traveled to the U.S. for some presentations, meetings, and the opportunity to attend the LWMS rally that was held in Tucson, AZ.  We just returned to Zambia on the 10th of July after traveling to 5 different states, sleeping in 11 different beds, and meeting hundreds of different people.  It [...]