Dear Friends in Christ,First- thank you to those who sent us cards, pictures and annual family letters over the past several weeks. We don’t send out many Christmas cards due to the postage, but really appreciate those that send to us-especially the letters and pictures to keep us in touch.We live at 7,000 ft. above […]
Dear Friends In Christ,Here is an update on the building project: We have been able to raise $23,090! Praise the Lord!! We can see the Lord at work and we are excited! This week has been awesome! We have received over $14,000 from churches and individuals! We recently discovered that we will need to do some […]
Nov:Dec 2020 ADDRESSES: IBIMI HOME OFFICE: IBIMI 3880 Stockton Hill Rd. Suite 103-438 Kingman, AZ 86409 IBIMI FINANCE OFFICE: IBIMI 2406 Main St. Keokuk, IA 52632 SENDING CHURCH: Burge Terrace Baptist 9345 Brookville Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46239 PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE: Steve De Ford 3880 Stockton Hill Rd. Suite 103-438 Kingman, AZ 86409 Psalm 125:1 They that […]
Dear Friends In Christ,Here is an update on the building project: We have been able to raise $9,280! Praise the Lord!! We can see the Lord at work and we are excited! This week, we were able to hire an independent building inspector to look at the building before we go further with our offer to […]
Dear Friends in Christ,This is about the time of the month that we send our monthly letters out (both by e-mail or postal service) but realize that many of you won’t get this until after Christmas. Hopefully, your holidays were filled with joy; not just from all the extra activities and family gatherings, but because […]
Dear Family and Friends In Christ, Through your prayers and the saving grace of our Lord’s Incarnation we were privileged to give the Gospel to families of the 7 Cocopah that passed away since our August letter and comfort believers with the assurance that “to be absent from the body [is] to be present with […]
Sept/Oct Prayer Letter “I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.” Psalm 122:1 We are so please to report that after seven months, we were able to begin in-person services Sunday, October 11. We are currently using Zoom to broadcast the services as well. Sunday mornings […]
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, Brother Jacob has been traveling to raise support. Our support level is at 82%. We are praising God for his goodness towards us. During […]
Dear Friends in Christ,In just the past couple of weeks, we have slowly seen some of the reservations opening up so that our missionaries and pastors can resume Sunday services. However, the Navajo Reservation, which is closest to us, is still enforcing daily curfews and week-end lock-downs. Between the curfews and lock-downs, the residents are […]
Dear Family and Friends: “…His compassion fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness” Lamentations 3:22-23. I am thankful our God is full of compassion. Even when life is overwhelming, we can expect to begin a new day with a new measure of God’s compassion. Although the last several months have been […]
Dear Friends in Christ,The reservations are still shut down to non-residents. Each tribe makes their own regulations, but generally, only outsiders delivering water, food and supplies are allowed access. The Navajo reservation, which is the closest to us, has 84% of the state’s COVID cases. This has caused them to impose curfews each night and […]
Thank you for your continued prayers and support of this ministry! The last two months have been busy ones even though the reservation continues to observe a stay at home order. In July our juniors and teens were able to attend camp in Williams, AZ. The tribe allowed them special permission to be away from […]
