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 […]
Dear Friends in Christ, What a winter we have had! We have almost surpassed the set record with the snowfall this year over 140 inches so far. This has slowed us down and kept our schedule more open than normal-yet all our needs have been supplied and we are thankful for the water after years of drought. […]
Dear Friends in Christ, January dropped a lot of snow on us and now February has left us with more snow storms and this coming week, another snow storm is forecasted. We are above the normal amount for the winter and looks like we might be setting records, though still not the #1 spot! This has changed […]
Dear Friends in Christ, As you may know, we live on a mountain at 7,000 ft above sea level. The climate is “high mt. desert”, so our water supply comes from winter snows and the annual monsoon season with about 2 months of daily rain lasting 1-2 hrs. We have had several years of drought with mild […]
September 2022 Dear Friends in Christ,Are you ready for fall? Ready or not-it’s here! We did have our annual monsoon season this summer and are so thankful for the much needed water. However, after the 3 major wild fires in our area, the monsoon rains also brought flashflood warnings. We are so thankful that God […]
August 2022 Dear Friends in Christ,Thank you for your prayers. Some of you have sent us messages stating that you are praying for us and remembering our needs before the Lord. Thank you.At the beginning of Aug., Sam traveled back to Alaska as the last work crew was getting ready to head back home. He […]
June 2022 Dear Friends in Christ, For 3 weeks, we were privileged to travel to the Navajo Reservation for Sunday services with the folks at Kayenta while their pastor and wife were away. This is about 2 ½ hrs from our home in Flagstaff and you have to add an hour because we are not […]
April 2022Dear Friends in Christ, As we write this, we have just returned to our home from being evacuated for 5 nights due to a wild fire in our area. Many of you saw it on the news and we had several calls, texts, messages… asking how we were doing and telling us that you […]
