Dear Family and Friends, We want to thank all of you for your prayers and financial support. The last 3 months have been profitable. We continue to focus on doorknocking, discipling, teaching, and building relationships with the people. During the month of August, we took a two week vacation and went to see family as […]
Dear Friends in Christ, This seems to have been the month for funerals. Yesterday, there was the funeral for a neighbor and today the service for the grandmother of one of Janet’s piano students (and mother of one of Sam’s former students). Tomorrow, there will be a service at the church for a man who was […]
Dear ones in Christ, Since Gary stepped down as pastor of Living Waters Baptist Church in May, one hymn has often come to mind – one of our favorites – “All the Way My Savior Leads Me.”The first verse is:“All the way my Savior leads me – What have I to ask beside?Can I doubt […]
Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Dear friends, family, and prayer partners, We are grateful for our righteous Lord and for you faithful […]
Dear Friends in Christ, It seems summer has just arrived but fall is already trying to take over. The monsoon rains were late this year, so our garden was slow in coming and now the freezes are just around the corner, though night temperatures are still in the 40’s. But God, once again, is faithful in providing […]
August & September 2023 Dear Prayer Partners, We finished our meetings in the West and made it home safely at the end of August. While we were out, we presented our ministry in 19 Native American churches across 10 different reservations. Some of these were updates for supporting churches and several were churches we had […]
Dear Friends in Christ, II Cor. 4:8b “…we are perplexed, but not in despair;” Paul wrote this but we can empathize with him. Last month we shared some of the perplexing happenings of the summer. Are you ready for the “rest of the story”? 3 weeks after scheduled, Sam was able to travel to Alaska. The second night he […]
Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy…Phil. 1:4 Dear Prayer Partners, family, and friends, June/July 2023 Thank you for your continued support of this ministry among the Native American population. As schools begin a new year, we reflect on a full summer of ministry. We were blessed to host […]
Dear Family and Friends, The last 3 months have been very productive as we’ve been focusing on doorknocking, discipling, teaching, and building relationships with the people. We knew going into our field that planting a Native church was going to be challenging at times. However, we have learned to simply stay consistent in […]
July 2023 Dear Friends in Christ, II Cor. 4:8b “…we are perplexed, but not in despair;” Paul wrote this but we can empathize with him. In the middle of June, Sam was scheduled to take the ferry from Bellingham, WA to Ketchikan, AK. That was our plan-but God’s plan was not the same as ours! Early in the […]
Dear Prayer Partners, We began this month waiting to close on our new home and we ended the month with a move! On June 26th, we were able to move into our new home in Twin Valley, MN! We are extremely grateful for the many friends from Walworth Baptist Church that brought their flat-beds and […]
Dear Ones in Him, It has been some time since we last wrote and we have much to share. MARCH First, you may remember that we had requested prayer for our daughter-in-law, Elda, who underwent cancer surgery. We are so very thankful to report that she is doing well! A wonderful answer to prayer! On […]
