Sept 2018 Dear Friends in Christ, The fall semester has begun for the Dine Bible Institute on the Navajo Reservation each Sunday evening. There are 9 students that are taking the course for credit as well as several more that are auditing the class. Pray for the students to discipline themselves both in attendance as […]
August 2018 Dear Friends in Christ, Every summer, Sam spends 1-2 weeks in Alaska at Thorne Bay working on the building for the radio station. Each year, the Lord has supplied volunteer helpers for the construction. This year’s volunteer crew came from North Carolina and they were able to put up the cedar siding during […]
July 2018 Dear Friends in Christ, Summers are always full for opportunities to serve the Lord and this year has been no exception. The month of July started with a funeral on the Navajo Reservation. The man was from a family that observed the old Navajo traditions. However, they informed the daughter that since she […]
June 2018 Dear Friends in Christ, As you are receiving this letter, Sam and Steve DeFord, our mission director, are traveling. They are driving up with a pickup loaded with building supplies for this summer’s volunteer workers from North Carolina that are planning on coming in August. Some of these supplies have been donated by […]
May 2018 Dear Friends in Christ, We had a special treat this month when 2 of our grandkids flew in for a visit. Emily (20) had a layover in AZ for a couple of days as she was traveling to AK for a summer job. She brought her cousin, Isaac (11), with her for an […]
April 2018 Dear Friends in Christ, At the beginning of the month, we had our annual mission retreat. It is always a good time of fellowship as we see friends and hear how God has been working in their ministry on the various reservations. This year, we decided to say thank you to those on […]
March 2018 Dear Friends in Christ, March has been a busy month. A lot of changes to our plans each day, so we’re glad that God is in control and is even interested in scheduling what we do each day. Just trust Him and don’t stress out over unexpected changes! Sam’s classes are going well […]
Feb. 2018 Dear Friends in Christ, The Bible School classes for this semester are on Christology/the doctrine of Christ. We have students that are taking the class for credit and others that are auditing. One of the students brought her mother-in-law to class one Sunday evening. The topic for that particular class was “Why did […]
January 2018 Dear Friends in Christ, The Lord has given us another year. We are truly thankful for His hands on us this past year and allowing us to be a part of His plan. Now that the holidays are past, we are slowly getting back into our routine. Sam’s Bible School classes have started […]
November-December 2017 Dear Friends in Christ, Last month, we made our annual trip back to the east coast to spend Thanksgiving with our family. 5 of our 6 children were able to be together for Thanksgiving Day. Our son from Alaska brought his family down so we could all meet our 6 month old […]
October 2017 Dear Friends in Christ, We have had several opportunities to serve the Lord this month: *We both were teachers at a Parenting Conference on the Navajo Reservation. *We have been able to share the Gospel with folks that God puts in our daily life as well as times of counseling […]
September 2017 Dear Friends in Christ, This month, Sam started teaching the Theology classes at the Diyin Bizaad Institute (Navajo for “God’s Word” Institute). The classes are 2 hours each week on the Doctrine of Soteriology (salvation). Though fall has definitely hit northern Arizona, the weather is quite nice at present- but the snows […]
