Category: Family

One Hundred Dollars

One Hundred Dollars

What can $100 buy?         • 100 cans of Arizona Sweet Tea         • Groceries for a week           • Gas for a few days A few months ago, Nathan heard a call from the Lord.  Our church here in Florida has a short-term missions program with the theme, “Someday is  Today.”  Nathan believes his “Someday” has come! 
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Learning Leadership

Learning Leadership

NTM and Friends Youth Group held their weekly meeting at our house last night.  So Dave and I had the joy of seeing Nathan actually leading the group for the first time. 
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Coffee-drowned computer back in service

Coffee-drowned computer back in service

Last week, a lady at NTM’s home office brought her computer to Dave after spilling a full cup of coffee on it.  As a previous post described, Dave spent a day drying it, cleaning contacts, and so on.  And the next morning, he did more cleaning of contacts and diagnostics.  After the cleaning and drying, the only […]
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Find us faithful

Find us faithful

Our son, Tom, took a phone call today at his work with NTM’s Associate Program.  He identified himself when he answered the phone, and the caller went on to explain why she had called.   As the conversation progressed, she asked, “So you said your name was Tom Brendle.  By any chance, was your father a […]
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Out with the old; in with the new

Out with the old; in with the new

We designated that memorial gifts for Joy go to the Kindergarten class at Lake Monroe Christian Academy. Joy spent one morning a week in Mrs. Schake’s class for eight years. She loved the children, and through her presence, they learned to love someone very different from themselves. Mrs. Schake decided to use the gifts to purchase […]
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Warm fall colors and fellowship

Warm fall colors and fellowship

Dave and Ruth returned home Monday night from a quick trip to Michigan.  It’s been years since we have seen Fall colors. So refreshing to us. But the highlight of our trip was reconnecting with friends and supporters.
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Pray for a favorable decision

Pray for a favorable decision

We have life insurance through New Tribes Mission, with a dependent child benefit.  We were hoping to use this policy to cover Joy’s funeral expenses as well as other short-term expenses associated with her death. Today, we recieved a response from the insurance company that we should have reapplied when Joy turned 20. We had […]
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So much to do

So much to do

Joy’s bed with her favorite things is a reminder of her…. and also a reminder of what I need to do.  Thank you notes need to be written. CD’s of Joy’s memorial service need to be sent. Notifications need to be sent to some who haven’t heard the news about Joy’s homegoing. And many more […]
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Our precious Joy is with the Lord

Our precious Joy is with the Lord

Joy Elizabeth Brendle went to be with the Lord on August 8, 2010.  She was at home with her family, and peacefully passed into the presence of the Lord at 8:20 in the morning.  A memorial service was held at NTM’s chapel in Sanford, Florida, on August 12.  We thought of how Joy’s life touched so […]
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