Dear Co-laborers In Christ, Glorious answers for many of our June update’s prayer requests despite several shocking ministry challenges make our dependence on God’s grace and your intercession profoundly important. “A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps”(Prov. 16:9). When Dodge dealership errors turned minor electrical […]
Category: Missionary Letters
Jones August 2025
The Jones Family Missionaries To Quechan Native Americans August 2025 Prayer Letter Dear Family and Friends, For the last several months, we have continued to disciple teens and adults while we are doing our regular weekly ministries. During the month of May, we were busy with ministry. On May 3rd, we took our teens to a […]
Deford Jun/July 2025
Thank you for partnering with us in ministry! God is good. We trust you are enjoying the Lord’s blessings. Your faithful financial support and prayers have been a great help in continuing the Lord’s ministry here in Arizona. It has been 17 years since God brought us back to the United States from Canada. We […]
Messick Summer 2025
Dear Ones in Christ, Many changes have occurred in our lives since we last wrote you in March. We will share a few to update you. We had mentioned in that letter that the pastor of the church we are attending on the Clarkdale section of our reservation, had developed covid and covid pneumonia, and […]
Veldhuis June 2025
Dear Co-laborers In Christ, “ So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.” (I Cor. 3:7) Just as God’s abundant harvest of desert cold crops, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and lettuce gave way to the faithful sowing of summer’s cotton, wheat, melons, and hay, we […]
DeFord Apr/May 2025
John 10:18bI have the power to lay down my life, and I have the power to take it again. Dear Family, Friends, and Ministry Partners, Thank you for your continued prayers for the ministry among Native Americans. The busy spring and summer schedule has begun! As the school year was winding down, “end of the […]
Jones May 2025
Dear Family and Friends, The last few months have been a whirlwind of events at New Haven Baptist Church! At the beginning of February, we had our Teen Bake Day with 14 in attendance. Once a month, Bro. Jacob tries to have a Teen activity, including a challenge from God’s Word. Bro. […]
DeFord Feb/Mar 2025
Dear Family, Friends, and Prayer Partners, We want to thank you all for your faithful prayers and support of this ministry.Over the past couple of months, we have seen one saved and another baptized! God’s lovehas been a recurring theme with Valentine’s Day in February and March 16 falling on a Sunday giving us a […]
DeFord Jan 2025
Dear Ministry Partners, Thank you all so much for helping to make our Christmas ’24 and New Year’s ’25 truly special. We greatly appreciate the cards and financial gifts. Reading your many Christmas letters helps us reconnect with everyone. The Sunday School classes that wrote to tell us about your regular prayers and seasonal activities […]
Jones February 2025
Dear Family and Friends, We again want to thank you for all of the prayers and financial support. This month of January has been exciting! On Thursday, January 2nd, we had Bro. Toby Garcia and his daughter fly out from Gospel Light Baptist Church to help us with our youth rally. They […]
DeFord Aug/Sept 2024
Dear Friends, Family, Prayer and Ministry Partners, August/September 2024 Thank you for your interest in the evangelization of our Native American Indian population. The last two months have been filled with opportunities to do just that. Most recently, we have begun our second year of Good News Club in our local public elementary school. We […]
Grammer Sept 2024
Dear Friends in Christ, In 1972 ( 52 years ago), we moved our family (3 daughters at that time) from the east coast, to the southwest US to minister to the American Indians. It has been a real joy to now see some of the fruits of our labor! ( III John 4 “I have no […]