August 2021Dear Friends in Christ, This is the last day of August so by the time you get this letter, it will be the month of September! Sorry for being so late this month, but August has been a busy time. As we mentioned in our last letter, Sam made 2 trips to Thorne Bay, […]
Dear Friends in Christ, Last month, we told you about the wild fires in our area that put us in the national news. After 2 very dry winters with little snowfall and then the lack of our annual rainy season last summer, we were in a record drought. Well, this summer, our monsoon season arrived […]
Dear Friends in Christ,Some of you that keep up with the news, have read about the forest fires in Arizona and have contacted us to ask about our safety. There is a fire southwest of Flagstaff that has several communities on standby for evacuation. However, our home is about 5 miles northeast of town and […]
May 2021Dear Friends in Christ, This past month has been a busy time around our house. We’ve had several visits in our home and even some over-nighters. There weren’t a lot of teaching or preaching engagements this month but June will make up for it. We were able to be with the Living Waters Baptist […]
I realize some of you may be getting this twice. My apologies. They have changed the format of our email and I think I made some errors. To avoid skipping anyone, I am re-sending our letter so you may well get copies. Sorry-Sam & JanetApril 2021Dear Friends in Christ, This week is the final class […]
Dear Friends in Christ, Last week, we attended a memorial service for our mission founder and former director, David DeFord. It was a great day. We reminisced over the ways Dave was a blessing to us as well as enjoying visiting with many of our missionaries, that we haven’t seen in a long time, and […]
Dear Friends in Christ,We are still healthy and thankful that God has spared us from this virus. Early this next month, we are planning on attending a memorial service for our founder and former director of our mission. Though he will be missed, he was already struggling with health issues that are now over. It […]
Dear Friends in Christ,First- thank you to those who sent us cards, pictures and annual family letters over the past several weeks. We don’t send out many Christmas cards due to the postage, but really appreciate those that send to us-especially the letters and pictures to keep us in touch.We live at 7,000 ft. above […]
Dear Friends in Christ,This is about the time of the month that we send our monthly letters out (both by e-mail or postal service) but realize that many of you won’t get this until after Christmas. Hopefully, your holidays were filled with joy; not just from all the extra activities and family gatherings, but because […]
Dear Friends in Christ,In just the past couple of weeks, we have slowly seen some of the reservations opening up so that our missionaries and pastors can resume Sunday services. However, the Navajo Reservation, which is closest to us, is still enforcing daily curfews and week-end lock-downs. Between the curfews and lock-downs, the residents are […]
Dear Friends in Christ,The reservations are still shut down to non-residents. Each tribe makes their own regulations, but generally, only outsiders delivering water, food and supplies are allowed access. The Navajo reservation, which is the closest to us, has 84% of the state’s COVID cases. This has caused them to impose curfews each night and […]
Dear Friends in Christ, In our last letter, we shared our plans for the month. Much of the month, was planned to be in Thorne Bay, Alaska working on the radio station project. Those were our plans, but God’s plan was different and His plan is always the best. After getting the COVID -19 […]
