HERITAGE

November 27, 2013

Dave’s dad would have been 100 years old on Tuesday. When Dave told me that, I paused to say, “Thank you, Lord, for our godly heritage.” Godly homes. Parents who lived out their faith and taught Scripture by word and example. And, example still… my dear mom continues mentoring and teaching Bible studies, even though […]

September 2013 Update

September 7, 2013

We are so thankful that God has put YOU in our lives. Faithful prayer partners Sacrificial financial supporters Super encouragers Thank you for supporting our ministry with New Tribes Mission. Jim, NTM missionary working in Papua New Guinea, wrote me (Ruth) recently, asking for digital copy of Firm Foundations: Romans and Ephesians. He sent […]

Nathan Graduated

May 29, 2013

High School Graduation. Wow! Zip! Zip! Zip! Nathan is finished with one stage of life, and moving on into the next. During his years at Seminole High School, Nathan was part of the Academy for Health Science, which is a magnet program that prepares students for the health field. He chose to follow the nursing track, and graduated with […]

CLUNK

November 26, 2012

Nathan spent Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday Day painting stripes on his car, with the excellent assistance of his nephews. It looks classy. Then last evening, Sunday, the 25th, as he was driving to go see Christmas lights with his girlfriend and her family, he heard and felt a CLUNK. The transmission died. Please pray…. That […]

Smile, Geoffrey

August 25, 2012

Geoffrey makes people smile! Dave has a extra ministry – We call it his “Green Screen Photography.” It’s part time – he sets up the studio about once every three months. This is the process: (1) Take pictures of missionaries in front of the green screen. (2) Use a program to automatically remove the green. (3) Drop the portrait into a […]

Look at me!

June 10, 2012

“Look at me! Look at me!” I’ve been sounding like a little kid lately. Why all this giddy attention-getting? Because after months and even years of not having much mobility in my left arm, I can use it again. The orthopedic doctor told me on Thursday that the good news is that we’ve nailed the […]

Without a mother

April 19, 2012

Rosalie grew up without a mother. Her mother had passed away when Rosalie was 15 months old, which started a life including foster care, school struggles, a step-family, and lots of rejection and put-downs. As a young adult, she found pleasure in the things the world has to offer. But then, she found more. She was wonderously and […]

Life-changing

August 13, 2011

Nathan is still sorting through all he learned on his trip to Brazil. The one word he keeps using is “life-changing.” He loved many aspects of the trip, like: • Working with VBS in the Brazilian towns. • Having devotions on the roof of the boat on the River • Leading worship songs for the evening meetings in […]

Someday IS Today

July 29, 2011

Nathan leaves TODAY on a church-sponsored missions venture to Brazil. The motto of this short-term missions program is SOMEDAY IS TODAY. And it is really TODAY! Nathan’s team of 18, along with two other short-term missions teams, were commissioned on Sunday, July 24th. His team leaves Northland Church by bus at 11:59 pm tonight (Friday). They fly […]

Ask about Brazil

April 11, 2011

Nathan plans to go on a missions trip to Brazil in June. We had a yard sale recently as a fundraiser, and he netted enough to pay for his passport. We’d appreciate your prayers for him. Continue reading to check out the letter he wrote about the trip and why he wants to go.