May 2015 Dear Friends in Christ, Greetings from Arizona. Yes, we are home once again after 6 weeks on the road. We knew we were getting close to home when we say road-side sales for “fry-bread” and “roasted pinions” rather than “maple syrup”. After over 6,500 miles, it is good to be home. Thank you […]
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Prayer Letter Steve and Sherry DeFord May 2015
SPRING 2015 1 Chronicles 16:4 And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to record, and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel: Dear Praying Friends, Praise the Lord for His working among the American Indian people! We are continually blessed and humbled to be […]
May/June 2015 Veldhuis Prayer Letter
Dear Family and Friends in Christ, Where we’ve grown accustomed to contending with thorns in the desert, we were shocked back to reality in the mission work by the deadly effects of thorns of worldliness on the Cocopah. “…that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth and are choked […]
Grammer’s Feb 2015
Dear Friends in Christ, We are sending this letter a couple of weeks late for a reason. In mid-March, we will be driving back to the east coast for Sam’s mother’s memorial service. We also plan to visit a few of our supporting churches before returning to Arizona. Since we will be on the […]
Veldhuis January 2015
Dear Co-laborers in Christ, Yuma’s third or fourth measurable rain of 2014 ushered in our nationally coveted winter temperatures in the seventies and assured the presence of Navajo evangelists from snow-covered northern Arizona at our November 3-5 revival meetings. BLESS the Lord, each of you, and Heritage, Maranatha, and True Vine Baptist churches for the […]
Steve & Sherry DeFord Jan 2015
Hosea 14:9 Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein. We want to thank all our ministry friends for partnering with us this past year through your […]
Sam & Janet Grammer Jan 2015
Jan 2015 Dear Friends in Christ, A few months ago, Sam’s Mom had to be moved from her home on a Maryland farm, into a nursing home. She never really enjoyed this move and seemed to struggle with colds and various viruses that she was now exposed to. On Jan. 10, she finished this earthly […]
David and Becky DeFord Feb 2015
Dear Prayer Partners, We want to thank each individual and church that sent cards and financial gifts this past Christmas. We appreciate each one that remembered us in this way. Beginning last fall we have been working to secure a lease renewal for the Baptist Indian Chapel. Monday (Feb 2) we got the call […]
David & Becky DeFord’s Christmas Letter 2014
Grammer’s Christmas Letter 2014
Dear Friends in Christ, We had a very enjoyable Thanksgiving time this year. First, we were able to be with the Cedar Ridge Baptist Church for their Thanksgiving meal where Sam was asked to speak. Janet played the piano for the special day. At present, they have a piano but no pianist. One of their […]
Brian & Louann Shannon’s Fall Update 2014
Dear Supporting Church Families & Friends,“How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God!” (Ps 36:7a) How excellent, indeed, is the lovingkindness of our Lord to us! September and October were exciting times here, with all of the opportunities and blessings we received from Him!We had a great time on the church trip during September, with our […]
Grammer’s Fall Update 2014
Dear Friends in Christ, We plan to be enjoying our annual family get together for Thanksgiving at the end of November, so we’ve decided to send October’s news out a bit late and include the month of November. Our last day as Pastor at Navajo Fellowship Baptist Church in Page was very encouraging. We were […]