JULY 2018 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;” Psalm 63:1 Greetings from not-quite-so dry Arizona! Yes, we are so grateful that the refreshing monsoon rains have finally arrived. We have been in severe […]
July 2018 Dear Friends in Christ, Summers are always full for opportunities to serve the Lord and this year has been no exception. The month of July started with a funeral on the Navajo Reservation. The man was from a family that observed the old Navajo traditions. However, they informed the daughter that since she […]
Dear Family and Friends: “For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God” (Heb 6:7). Throughout the Bible, rain illustrates God giving or withholding blessing. We have had an unusually dry year and now face […]
June 2018 Dear Friends in Christ, As you are receiving this letter, Sam and Steve DeFord, our mission director, are traveling. They are driving up with a pickup loaded with building supplies for this summer’s volunteer workers from North Carolina that are planning on coming in August. Some of these supplies have been donated by […]
Dear Family and Friends: How much do you talk about salvation? Don’t forget “…it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth…For therein is the righteousness of God revealed…” (Romans 1:16-17). May we never lose sight of what the Lord Jesus has done and will do because He went to the cross! […]
Veldhuis Summer 2018 Prayer Update “Brethren, pray for us that the word of the Lord may have free course and be glorified…and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men.”(II Thess. 3:1&2) Sparse correspondence on our part since the February update reflects the intervening months’ relentless Cocopah challenges rather than our […]
MAY 2018 “Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things He hath done for you.” (I Samuel 12:24) Dear Ones in Him, The month of May was another busy one, but filled with blessings from the Lord, as well as some unexpected events! SPECIAL EVENTS: […]
May 2018 Dear Friends in Christ, We had a special treat this month when 2 of our grandkids flew in for a visit. Emily (20) had a layover in AZ for a couple of days as she was traveling to AK for a summer job. She brought her cousin, Isaac (11), with her for an […]
Dear Prayer Warriors, May 2018 update We are in Arizona now for about six weeks and will be able to get out an update on the last three months. It has been filled with travels and much activity. Our annual IBIMI Retreat in Camp Verde at Living Waters Baptist Church was […]
Spring 2018
April 2018 Dear Friends in Christ, At the beginning of the month, we had our annual mission retreat. It is always a good time of fellowship as we see friends and hear how God has been working in their ministry on the various reservations. This year, we decided to say thank you to those on […]
APRIL 2018 Dear Praying Family and Friends, RETREAT – The first week in April our church hosted the annual IBIMI Retreat. This year we wanted to honor the older members of our advisory board. Those who could come were DeWayne Felber, Glen Jaspers, Paul Hiscock, Bud Wells, Bill Rice and Jerry Tetreau. It was a […]
