Dear Praying Partners First quarter 2013<\/p>\n
With gratefulness in our hearts we write at the close of the first quarter of the year. We are grateful for the Lord\u2019s blessing and hand<\/p>\n
of guidance and undeniable intervening in our lives and ministry. There is so much to relate at this ;me it is difficult to know where<\/p>\n
to begin. This is a feeble a=empt at capturing the majority of what we have experienced recently.<\/p>\n
While we have been slowly working at remodeling and upda;ng our kitchen David had rou;ne lab work done. Our doctor noted he<\/p>\n
was showing signs of anemia. A colonoscopy was ordered and aAer reviewing the results it was determined he had a 4 cm mass<\/p>\n
located in the ileo cecal sec;on of his bowel. Pathology reports have determined it to be benign. It does need to be surgically removed<\/p>\n
however. This is scheduled for April 3. We realize this le=er will not reach some of you un;l aAer the surgery, but we felt it<\/p>\n
important to get a le=er out now. We will be sure to follow up recovery news and thank you in advance of prayers in David\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n
February 10 Becky woke up to prepare breakfast with severe pain in her leA leg. Throughout the following 7 weeks, it was determined<\/p>\n
through an MRI that she had a ruptured disc in the lower lumbar region and it was pressing against the scia;c nerve. Late in<\/p>\n
March she received an epidural which has relieved the pain substan;ally. It\u2019s good that we rotate through these \u2019bumps in the road\u2019<\/p>\n
at separate ;mes. That is definitely the Lord\u2019s hand in our life and ministry.<\/p>\n
Dr. Glen and Mary Jaspers were in the West ministering in several of our Indian churches. They are such a blessing and encouragement<\/p>\n
to everyone and we all look forward to having them among the IBIMI mission family. They are able to communicate needs of<\/p>\n
the various works throughout their travels and ministering. It is not uncommon to see Dr. Glen involving himself in some of the<\/p>\n
physical work of building and planning. We thank the Lord for their friendship and fellowship.<\/p>\n
The ladies at Ferguson Memorial have completed crochet and kniFng mee;ngs and look forward to beginning<\/p>\n
sewing. Work schedules conflict many ;mes with mee;ngs, but we have been able to work<\/p>\n
around that some;mes small in number but enjoying the ;me spent with each other nonetheless. We are<\/p>\n
thankful to our friends at Fairbanks Bap;st Church for their giAs of machines and supplies for a very prac-<\/p>\n
;cal side of ministering and teaching.<\/p>\n
We have a new door of opportunity for neighborhood ministry on our street. A neighborhood block<\/p>\n
watch is forming and we\u2019ve been able to be in contact with several of our close neighbors. We would ask<\/p>\n
that you pray for next door neighbors Jim and Nancy. Most importantly for their salva;on and secondly<\/p>\n
for their physical needs. He suffered a broken back and she has had three falls in the last month. As the<\/p>\n
Lord reminds you pray as well for Bob and Sue. He is paralyzed from the chest down and confined to a<\/p>\n
wheel chair. Living in a 55+ community we come in contact with a number of physically needy people and<\/p>\n
an unreal number of complacent and spiritually needy. They have a life;me in a par;cular mindset that is<\/p>\n
res;ng in a religious system, not in a personal rela;onship with the Lord Jesus.<\/p>\n
We love you each and everyone and cannot express our thankfulness to you in proper terms for your prayers and support on our<\/p>\n
behalf. May God richly bless you as you serve Him in your area.<\/p>\n
Contact us by phone 480-980-5633, e-mail (David) ddeford@j71.2b0.myftpupload.com or (Becky) bdeford@j71.2b0.myftpupload.com<\/p>\n
In His love and ours, Dave and Becky DeFord<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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