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. […]
FEBRUARY & MARCH 2019 Dear Ones in Him, Once again we need to apologize for being late with our monthly letter. For the last month or so we both have battled bronchitis and colds, and fell behind with our office work. Our annual Valentines Banquet went well with twenty-four in attendance. Brother Troy Carlson brought […]
NOVEMBER 2018 “Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.” […]
SEPTEMBER 2018 “And my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord.” Jer. 31:14b Giving praise to God for all His goodness means laying aside our temptation to complain. How could we when we see His handiwork all around us; the beautiful mountains that surround us, the gorgeous sunrises and sunsets, the wildlife […]
Dear Praying Friends and Family, “Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.” Psalm 100:2 Reading this verse brought to mind three little guys in our Junior Church. They are seven year old identical twins and their nine year old brother. These boys can be rascals at times, but they love to […]
JULY 2018 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;” Psalm 63:1 Greetings from not-quite-so dry Arizona! Yes, we are so grateful that the refreshing monsoon rains have finally arrived. We have been in severe […]
MAY 2018 “Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things He hath done for you.” (I Samuel 12:24) Dear Ones in Him, The month of May was another busy one, but filled with blessings from the Lord, as well as some unexpected events! SPECIAL EVENTS: […]
APRIL 2018 Dear Praying Family and Friends, RETREAT – The first week in April our church hosted the annual IBIMI Retreat. This year we wanted to honor the older members of our advisory board. Those who could come were DeWayne Felber, Glen Jaspers, Paul Hiscock, Bud Wells, Bill Rice and Jerry Tetreau. It was a […]
MARCH 2018 “We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers.” 1 Thessalonians 1:2 Dear Praying Friends, In March, we enjoyed a wonderful visit from Bev’s sister-in-law, niece and great niece, Marilyn Wright, Sharilyn DeCrastos and Emily Blaikie all from Indiana. Having family make the long trip out […]
FEBRUARY 2018 “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” James 5:16 Dear Friends and Supporters, February came and went so quickly, but was filled with many things to share with you. Gary was asked to preach the funeral of an elderly Apache man. It was one of those […]
JANUARY 2018 “Happy is He that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God.” Psalm 146: 5 Dear Friends and Family, In our Christmas letter, we were looking forward to the ladies Christmas party, the Christmas play and our family Christmas. Nine ladies enjoyed a great evening at […]
Dear Ones in Christ, Two years ago, in celebration of our 50th wedding anniversary, our children gave us funds toward a trip to Washington, DC to tour our capital and see the Vietnam Memorial. It took two years to work it out, but we left on Sept. 21. We wanted to report to the three […]
