Category: Missionary Letters
Steve DeFord August 2019
Grammer August 2019
August 2019Dear Friends in Christ, This month has been a very dry month for our area. Though we are considered “high mountain desert”, we usually have a monsoon season at this time bringing us much needed water. The lack of water has caused several wild fires throughout the state. One of them was just north […]
Grammer July 2019
July 2019Dear Friends in Christ, June was a month of travel for us. We were able to visit Sam Jr.’s family in Alaska for a week and get to better know those 3 grandsons (7, 4 & 2 years old). After 1 ½ weeks at home, Janet flew back east to spend a couple of […]
David DeFord July 2019
Dear Prayer Warriors, August 2019 update Happy to be ‘home’ in Arizona, although it is the middle of “monsoon” season which brings humidity, dust storms, wind, high temps and rain. Love it! We arrived in Chandler July 2 and found a very nice RV spot for the next six months. We both […]
Steve DeFord June 2019
Grammer June 2019
June 2019Dear Friends in Christ, This past May, Janet was invited to speak to the Ladies’ banquet at the Yavapai-Apache church in Camp Verde where 2 of our missionary families are working. There were about 20 ladies present and the topic was how to live a holy life and pleasing God. It was a good […]
Veldhuis May 2019 Update Addendum
My first four month post radiation cancer treatment labs May 31st found the prostate Specific Antigens less than one-half of what theyd been and in the middle of the normal range for a healthy man of my age. We couldn’t be more grateful for all the prayers and gifts responsible for the health and means […]
Sondergaard June 2019
Dear praying family and friends We wanted to thank you for praying for our many requests and update you on the events of the last couple weeks. Thank you for praying for our Vacation Bible School. The Gospel was presented each night and the kids memorized several Bible verses. We highlighted the life of Jonah […]
Messick May 2019
MAY 2019 “Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God;” Psalm 147:1 Dear Ones in Him, As we begin our 35th year of ministry with the Native Americans in Arizona, we thank God for this privilege, and we ask God daily to do His work in these precious folks lives. […]
Baucom May 2019
Dear Pastor, Church & Friends, May 2019 We have had some interesting times since we last wrote. We had the Independent Fellowship Of Native Baptist Churches this past Easter Good Friday. This is the Native Baptist Churches within 100 miles of our Reservation. The attendance was around 100 natives from five Churches. Native […]
Sondergaard May 2019
Dear Family and Friends: This morning my wife and I read Proverbs 18:10. The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.Praise the Lord for a place to run to daily for our safety, our needs, and our encouragement. Ministry Help: Recently, a church group from North […]