Dear Friends in Christ, In 1972 ( 52 years ago), we moved our family (3 daughters at that time) from the east coast, to the southwest US to minister to the American Indians. It has been a real joy to now see some of the fruits of our labor! ( III John 4 “I have no […]
Dear Friends in Christ, After the New Year celebrations, things slow down until Easter. It seems the snow and cold temperatures keep people inside and close to home. This is a good time for us to take care of health needs: dental, eyes, hearing…and annual physicals. We were thankful to get good reports as health problems tend to slow […]
March , 2024 Dear Friends in Christ, Last week was the official “first day of spring”-but classes were cancelled for the Northern Arizona Bible School because of snow! Pray for our Bible School students to be diligent in their attendance and studies; regardless of the weather. This is typical winter for our mountain climate, but we are […]
Dear Friends in Christ, We have had some snow here in the mts. of Arizona this winter and are thankful for it as we live in a desert and need the water we get each winter, especially after a few years of drought. We are also hoping the water won’t create flash flood problems after the […]
Dear Friends in Christ, 2024- Another new year. Full of unknown opportunities! But then, isn’t that true with each new day? Are you looking for opportunities to serve our Lord right where He has placed you? With a new year, the Northern Arizona School of the Bible is once again preparing for the spring semester. Sam is eager to […]
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 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 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 […]
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 […]
July 2023 Dear Friends in Christ, II Cor. 4:8b “…we are perplexed, but not in despair;” Paul wrote this but we can empathize with him. In the middle of June, Sam was scheduled to take the ferry from Bellingham, WA to Ketchikan, AK. That was our plan-but God’s plan was not the same as ours! Early in the […]
May & June 2023 Dear Friends in Christ, We had a lot of medical appointments this past month. (May) Most were yearly checks but we added some cataract surgery for Sam with the additional check-ups that come with it. After the first surgery on one eye, we both got a virus so the second eye surgery was […]
Dear Friends in Christ, Ps. 37:5 “Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.” This has been a month of preparation, planning and maintenance. Our plans for this summer include Sam driving to Seattle with appliances (washer, dryer, refrigerator…) and building supplies and catching ferries to […]
