Dear friends, family, and ministry supporters,
\nThank you for your faithful support of Native American Indian
\nmissions. Despite some COVID restrictions still in place on the
\nreservation, we have had a productive fall. We hosted an activity at our
\nhome back in September. It was the first organized activity in many
\nmonths. We were encouraged to have all of our home-school families
\nout for a great time of fellowship and games.
\nHualapai Baptist Church hosted our bi-annual missions conference in
\nSeptember as well. Our congregation was blessed to have one of our
\nformer missionaries, Joel Porcher, as our keynote speaker. The Porcher
\nfamily had ministered in Africa for a number of years and was greatly
\nused of the Lord there. Our conference took on an African theme as
\nboth of our guest missionaries have been called to the continent as
\nwell. As we \u201ccast lots\u201d the final night of the conference to determine
\nwhere God would have us take our next international trip the lot fell
\non Israel! Normally, we would be planning this trip for 2022, but the
\nschedule looks as though February of 2023 will be more likely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This school year will be Sherry\u2019s last year to teach regularly in our co-
\nop. She has taught school for over 30 years! Not teaching next<\/p>\n\n\n\n
academic year will enable her to travel with Steve and another couple
\nfrom our church on the Isreal trip. We\u2019ve wanted to visit Isreal for as
\nlong as we can remember, and now the Lord has granted that desire!
\nDuring the month of October, we were invited to present the ministry
\namong the American Indians at Campus Church in Pensacola, FL. We
\nflew to Charlotte, NC so Molly could spend the week with Jackie\u2019s
\nfamily. We then drove on to Florida for an inspiring week with \u201cHe is
\nWorthy\u201d as the theme. We received several inquiries regarding Native
\nwork, and pray the Lord will send forth laborers into His harvest!
\nFor God\u2019s Glory,
\nRev. Steven R. De Ford<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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