May 2012

Dear Praying Partners,

   Thank you for your faithful prayers and support these last two months.  We are grateful to those who have faithfully encouraged us as the Lord directed. 

   David was blessed to be able to attend the West Branch Men’s Retreat in March.  The preaching sessions were uplifting to everyone there, and the fellowship with those within the state as well as neighboring states was very enjoyable.  It was good to be physically able to attend the meetings this year.

February 2012
Dear Friends in Christ,
 
Early Sunday morning, March 18, the snow began to fall after a rather dry winter.  By Tues. morning, the first day of spring we had almost 30” of snow on the ground.  God must have a good sense of humor.  With schools closed, the children were happy while the parents were thankful for the water that is needed.  It didn’t last long as the temperatures went into the 60’s and the snow and mud were all gone by the end of the week. We drove home from Page on dry roads but had to use 4-wheel drive to get into our driveway which didn’t have the advantage of being plowed.  Now back to watching the bulbs pop up; the promise of new life!

March 2012

Dear Praying Partners,

   We are very grateful for your continuing prayers for the Native fields of the country and specifically for the people IBIMI missionaries work among.  We are also grateful for the financial sacrifices many of you individually as well as churches collectively make to see the work of the Lord continue and grow in the Native fields. 

Galatians 1:3-4 Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ. Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

Dear Ministry Friends,

Thank you for your continued prayers and support of this ministry. February has continued the flow of blessings we have been experiencing here for over a year now. The personal Bible studies that both Sherry and I hold encourage us tremendously. We continue to see God working in the lives of His people, and the growth they testify of keeps us going!

Dear Supporting Church Families & Friends,

“That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.” (Psalm 26:7)

We do have so much to be thankful for, and He certainly has been so good to all of us! We pray this letter finds you all serving our Lord and enjoying His blessings!

Dear Friends in Christ,

Since this month begins with “F”, let’s use that letter to enumerate some prayer requests:

Faithfulness

Dear Co-laborers in Christ,

How thankful we are to our God of all grace and to each of you for the eternal fruit of your sacrificial prayers and provisions for his Cocopah work this Christmas and winter.  The unity and generosity that prospered Moses’ work on the tabernacle describes the Lord’s goodness to us “And they came everyone whose heart stirred him up, and everyone whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the Lord’s offering to the work.” Exodus 35:21

Dear Friends in Christ,

Last month, we were able to travel to NC for 10 days to visit two of our daughters, sons-in-law and grand children. It has been two years since we were able to get away and see family, so this was a real treat to us.

I Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

Dear Praying friends and Faithful supports,

You have, no doubt, spent much time over the last couple of weeks reflecting on God's blessings and wondering where the time has gone. As we face another New Year Paul's words to Timothy, given through inspiration of God, seem more timely than ever. Time does fly, God does bless, but we also see more and more need for God in a world that increasingly rejects Him.

Dear Family and Friends In Christ,

      The Christmas truth that our Lord’s provision for all peoples’ salvation is effectual only to those who trust Him as Savior drives us more than anything to preach Him as our Cocopah’s only Redeemer regardless of their background or response.

“…we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those
that believe.”(I Timothy 4:10)