Nov-Dec, 2023 Dear Friends in Christ, With the Christmas season on us, are you focusing on a baby in a manger? O r the fact that God loved us so much that He willingly lowered Himself from His throne on high, knowing He would face the agonizing death on the cross. He knew we needed it and […]
Dear Family and Friends, We hope this update finds you well as we enter the Christmas season! God has done marvelous things at New Haven Baptist Church over the past year. As many of you know, back in December of 2020, we sent out a letter letting people know of the opportunity to own our […]
Dear Prayer Partners, Hope Baptist ChurchWe continue to see the Lord working in White Earth at Hope Baptist Church! Our attendance has been in the teens on Sundays and in the 20s on Thursdays. Although we are starting to see our Sunday attendees come on Thursdays, we continue to pray for our Thursday attendees to […]
Dear Praying friends and family, Thank you for your faithful support of the ministry among the Native American over the past two months. The Lord of the Harvest has mercifully allowed and graciously enabled us to plant, water, and harvest in His field this fall. Back in October, we celebrated the graduation of two saints […]
Dear Prayer Partners, We are excited to tell what the Lord is doing here in White Earth! There is so much happening in the ministry, but I will attempt to give a brief summary. Transition ServiceIn 2021, Walworth Baptist Church, led by Pastor Caleb Mitchell, received a church building free of charge on the White […]
Dear Family and Friends, We want to thank all of you for your prayers and financial support. The last 3 months have been profitable. We continue to focus on doorknocking, discipling, teaching, and building relationships with the people. During the month of August, we took a two week vacation and went to see family as […]
Dear Friends in Christ, This seems to have been the month for funerals. Yesterday, there was the funeral for a neighbor and today the service for the grandmother of one of Janet’s piano students (and mother of one of Sam’s former students). Tomorrow, there will be a service at the church for a man who was […]
Dear ones in Christ, Since Gary stepped down as pastor of Living Waters Baptist Church in May, one hymn has often come to mind – one of our favorites – “All the Way My Savior Leads Me.”The first verse is:“All the way my Savior leads me – What have I to ask beside?Can I doubt […]
Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Dear friends, family, and prayer partners, We are grateful for our righteous Lord and for you faithful […]
Dear Friends in Christ, It seems summer has just arrived but fall is already trying to take over. The monsoon rains were late this year, so our garden was slow in coming and now the freezes are just around the corner, though night temperatures are still in the 40’s. But God, once again, is faithful in providing […]
August & September 2023 Dear Prayer Partners, We finished our meetings in the West and made it home safely at the end of August. While we were out, we presented our ministry in 19 Native American churches across 10 different reservations. Some of these were updates for supporting churches and several were churches we had […]
Dear Friends in Christ, II Cor. 4:8b “…we are perplexed, but not in despair;” Paul wrote this but we can empathize with him. Last month we shared some of the perplexing happenings of the summer. Are you ready for the “rest of the story”? 3 weeks after scheduled, Sam was able to travel to Alaska. The second night he […]
