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 […]
May:June 2021 Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go…. As we celebrated Mother’s Day and Father’s Day we were reminded of our responsibilities as parents to train up the next generation for Christ. PCC Graduation Dear prayer and ministry partners, Thank you for your continued enabling of this ministry. The […]
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 […]
Dear Co-laborers in Christ, Despite repeated unfortunate delays with this update, we can only thank you and extol our God of all Grace for turning this Covid-19 “valley of Baca [weeping] into a well” of life (Psalm 84:6). The promises of verses five and seven of this chapter further proved as true today as when […]
“But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the LORD GOD, that I may declare all Thy works.” Psalm 73:28 Dear Friends and Family, April 4th, Easter Sunday, was a very special day. The Lord blessed us with a cool, sunny morning to have our Sunday School […]
Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift. 2 Cor. 9:15 And thank you for your faithful prayers and support of the ministry among the Native Americans! March and April were filled with ministry opportunities, travel, and various celebrations. Early in March, our youngest son, Josh hosted his Senior Graphic Design show at Pensacola Christian […]
Dear Family and Friends, We want to thank you all for your prayers and financial support these last few months. We hope you are all doing well!These last few months, Jacob and miss Lydia has started back doing in person displeship, teen activities, pick ups for church and preparing to plant New Haven Baptist Church in Winterhaven, […]
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 Family and Friends: “Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His Word!” This past year, God’s people have been tested to see where we put our trust. Thinking of recent events, it is almost as if God is prying our hands off what we often trust: health, freedom, our […]
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 Family and Friends: “Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His Word!” This past year, God’s people have been tested to see where we put our trust. Thinking of recent events, it is almost as if God is prying our hands off what we often trust: health, freedom, our […]
