S DeFord

Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all our heart; for consider how great things He hath done for you. I Samuel 12:24

Dear Praying Friends and family,

Our Lord is worthy of all praise and glory! We share our gratitude with you who have faithfully prayed and given to see this work continue. We began January with a watch-night service at church New Year's Eve. We had a great service with many in attendance and fun fellowship. Our theme for this year is "Revive Us Again in 2010". We have made genuine revival a matter of earnest prayer for several months.

Happy New Year to all our friends and family,

We are grateful to our Lord for you and your faithful support through prayer and giving over the past year! As usual, December was a very busy month. Steve celebrated his 44^th birthday. We were reminded once again of how privileged we are to be servants of the Lord for another year.

By Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His name. Hebrews 13:15

Dear Friends, family, and fellow-laborers,

We certainly have much for which to praise and thank our God. Over the past few months we have seen five folks baptized. Three of these have just been saved since summer. Two families have joined the church. God continues to bless as we minister among the Hualapai. Pray for Danny and Ruth, Arleen and Kirby, Terri, Melina, and Tacie as they continue to grow in Christ. Melina and Tacie are also students in our home-school co-op.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Ephesians 6:10

Dear Prayer Warriors and Ministry Partners,

The summer is nearing an end and we are looking forward to cooler temperatures in the near future. The month of August has brought mixed blessings our way. We had a wonderful IBIMI mission retreat with Evangelist Dave Jaspers. But the same week we had to say good-bye to our daughter Jackie who went back to North Carolina to continue her education. She has settled in well and is looking forward to another great semester. Please keep her in your prayers. I have included her address below for anyone who may want to write her an encouraging note.

Dear Praying Friends,

Thank you for your faithful prayers for us over the last couple of months. We have had a very profitable summer. Two different groups came out to help with neighborhood Bible clubs, VBS, and work projects. Our first group came from New Hampshire and helped with a Bible club each morning for a week. Then each evening they helped the church at Peach Springs with our Vacation Bible School. We saw three souls saved. Then the last week in July a group came from a supporting church in Indiana that helped us with two Bible clubs and some much needed painting projects. We saw four saved that week. We are thankful for the young people and adults who have traveled so many miles to be a blessing to our church.

Dear Praying Friends,

Greetings in our Lord's name. Thank you for lifting us up in prayer over the last couple of months. Our God has certainly been working in our behalf. To begin with we saw our largest attendance ever on Resurrection Sunday. 93 people filled our auditorium. Our "old-timers" said it was the largest group they had seen in the history of the church. Steve gave a clear salvation message. While no one was saved that day, just two weeks later one of those visitors came to Jesus. Bob accepted Christ after three straight weeks in church. He has been growing and is to be baptized in June.

And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house...Deuteronomy 26:11

Dear Fellow Laborers,

We certainly have much to be thankful for in our Lord Jesus Christ. Steve has been preaching through Ephesians on Sunday morning were we find we are blessed "with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ." To be assured of heaven as our eternal home is the greatest blessing of all. We thank God we have the privilege of sharing this message among the Hualapai to whom the Holy Spirit has called us.

Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Greetings in our Lord's Name,

We wanted you to rejoice with us in the salvation of two souls in the last few weeks. Rodrico comes to our church from Kingman about forty-five miles away. Because of the distance and his financial circumstances he is not able to attend regularly. He comes about twice a month. We have been praying for his salvation for a few months. On the first day of our recent revival services Rodrico came forward and accepted Christ as his Savior. The following week another church in Kingman was also holding revivals. We attended a couple of meetings as well as several of the families from our church. On the last night of their services one of our men, Paul, came forward for salvation and Steve was able to lead him to Christ.

The Lord is my rock,and my fortress, and my deliverer. II Samuel 22:2

Dear Praying Friends and Ministry Partners,

We pray this letter finds you blessed in this New Year.  We have taken several opportunities to reflect on the blessings of the past year and are humbled again at God's goodness to us-His undeserving creation.  I am thankful for the work where He has called us to minister and grateful for His empowering us to see it done.