{"id":1434,"date":"2017-01-12T22:01:28","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T05:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibimi.com\/?p=1434"},"modified":"2017-08-20T19:54:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T02:54:00","slug":"veldhuis-update-jan-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibimi.com\/?p=1434","title":{"rendered":"Veldhuis update Jan 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[fluid]--><!--{content}--><!--[html]--><style><\/style><div class=\"bd-tagstyles  additional-class-1025087478 bd-page-width \"><div class=\"bd-container-inner bd-content-element\"><!--{content}-->&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Veldhuis Christmas 2016 Prayer Letter<\/strong>\n\n<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>\n\nDear Praying Friends and Family,\n\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Uninterrupted fields of fruits and vegetables in every stage of cultivation, growth, and harvest fill the miles between reservations and remind us not only of our need for diligence and patience in the winning of souls, but also of our utter dependence on your provisions and prayers to realize our Lord\u2019s full harvest. \u201c<em>Ye strive together with us in your prayers to God for us\u201d (Romans15:30).<\/em>\n\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Indeed our deepest prayer and desire is that no Cocopah we encounter ever pass from this life with the cry, <em>\u201cThe harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved\u201d (Jeremiah 8:20). <\/em>\n\n<em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/em>Thus the \u201cFall break\u201d from summer\u2019s grueling load was gladly devoted to the follow up of camp and Bible Time decisions and endless overtime hours of landscaping work and church vehicle repairs preparing individuals and resources for our Nov. 3-5, 2016 Native revival meetings. Only the privilege and joy of leading 19 year old Adolfo to the Lord the final night could surpass our gratitude for God\u2019s providence in allowing us to give Lydia to His service in her marriage to Jacob Jones a few days earlier.\n\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jacob and Lydia resumed their bus ministry and jobs in Gilbert, AZ east of Phoenix while Jacob pursues further Bible training and seeks God\u2019s direction for their future with Lydia\u2019s health problems.\n\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Silas finished his B.B.A. degree in Industrial Technology Management in December and began a six month payed internship in robotic welding with Miller Corp. near Chicago IL on January 9<sup>th<\/sup>, 2017. He redeemed himself for leaving us without a pianist by fabricating strategic bus parts before departing.\n\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bless the Lord and each of you for rewarding months of searching junk yards and aftermarket, or antique part sources for sufficient parts to complete initial repairs on our 22 passenger bus yesterday. P.T.L. for safety using our three times larger bus on treacherous roads for fruit picking, larger Christmas pickups, and witnessing through the distribution of over 200 bags of citrus fruit. Some 60 individual gift bags and tracts were either handed out in person or at our Christmas party.\n\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thank you for enabling us to call others to salvation and growth through December 21, 25, and 31 special services. PRAY these labors will lead to true conversions and discipleship through ongoing ministries and revival meetings here with Pastor Joe Doyel of L.A.\u2019s Emmanuel Baptist Mission, February 6-9, 2017.\n\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ever increasing demands from seemingly undiminished needs took a toll beyond vehicles on our health and correspondence. Dawn\u2019s bronchitis prevented her from accompanying me to Treasure Valley Baptist Church\u2019s mission conference. P.T.L. I could still drive the 1,000 mile trip to our sending church solo Nov. 9-13 and receive their enormous gifts for current church building, bus, and yard light projects.\n\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A subsequent major tear of my left shoulder cuff has prevented a full night\u2019s sleep since then and ruled out writing the individual notes we usually add to our letters. We personally appreciate and know of each of your prayers and gifts and are that much more grateful for your remembering these past blessings and future challenges.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Praises: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Newly painted functional bus awaiting only a paid differential exchange.<\/li>\n \t<li>Christmas gifts for plumbing, flooring and yard lights.<\/li>\n \t<li>Personal gifts for house repairs, medicine, and dental work in Mexico.<\/li>\n \t<li>Winter visitors, Michael and Rebecca Wilber\u2019s, help wherever needed while in Yuma.<\/li>\n \t<li>19 year old Adolfo\u2019s profession of faith.<\/li>\n \t<li>The Hastrich\u2019s fruitful Kings Kids ministry and multiple other labors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Petitions:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Physical therapy and assisted care for 45 year old Daren with recurrent crippling back infections.<\/li>\n \t<li>True repentance, conversions, revival, and baptisms of Hart, Hayes, Sereno, Thomas, and Twist family members.<\/li>\n \t<li>Michael\u2019s February 23, 2017 shoulder surgery.<\/li>\n \t<li>Lorie\u2019s fair sentencing and return to the Lord.<\/li>\n \t<li>Revival of Alex and Roxanna, Lorie\u2019s sister, and better care of Lorie\u2019s four 3-15 year old children.<\/li>\n \t<li>No Cocopah deaths from misused casino profit sharing in mid-February.<\/li>\n \t<li>Pray for Silas\u2019 safety and direction during his internship in Carol Stream, IL, a suburb of Chicago.<\/li>\n \t<li>Lasting, eternal fruit to God alone\u2019s glory through our February 6-9 revival with Pastor Doyel.<\/li>\n \t<li>The Hastrichs\u2019 health needs and each of our strength and safety.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<em>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em>Gratefully Yours In Christ,\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Michael and Dawn Veldhuis<!--{\/content}--><\/div><\/div><!--[\/html]--><!--{\/content}--><!--[\/fluid]-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"hide_page_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[56,7,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-56","category-missionary-letters","category-veldhuis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibimi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibimi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibimi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibimi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibimi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1434"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ibimi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1498,"href":"https:\/\/ibimi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1434\/revisions\/1498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibimi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibimi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibimi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}