30 Years at Sanford

October 29, 2013

NTM’s home office hosted its annual Staff Appreciation Dinner this past week. Dave and I were awarded a certificate and rotating globe to honor our 30 years serving here in Sanford. (Both of us have been serving with NTM for longer than that, but it’s 30 years for Dave at this location.) The evening started with a […]

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 […]

Don’t quit

August 17, 2013

One of our NTM missionaries called me a few days ago. He said, “Ruth, Don’t ever Quit! We don’t know the answers to some of these questions, and we need you. So don’t quit! No matter how hard it gets. Remember our Savior – He didn’t quit!” We talked through his questions. Then, just before […]

Hanging Around

May 16, 2013

The furniture moving pads, turned into elevator wall protection, are hanging in the Tower. They fit great. Ruth’s Saturday project – a SUCCESS! (I was concerned that some of the measuring might have been off. Thankfully, it was spot on!) Pray as the NTM construction crew make rennovations and upgrades at the Tower. Lots to do yet […]

7th grade skill

May 13, 2013

In 7th grade, I took an after-school class on sewing basics. I have sewn ever since – to clothe my family, to give gifts, to beautify the household, to bless the high school band. I haven’t done as much in the past few years, but someone at NTM knew that I sewed. And when a need […]

1 Thessalonians lessons

February 24, 2012

After four years of working on the Firm Foundations series, we have resumed revision of the cross-cultural Bible lessons. Praise the Lord! Join with us in praying that we can quickly get back into the rhythm of revising for a different audience. After years of thinking about how to communicate to a Western audience, now we need to […]

Ministries marry

March 9, 2011

Lindy and Carol are NTM missionaries in Brazil. Dave and I are pleased to be working with them to see a vibrant church established among the Guanano people.

Teens study Creation to Christ

February 14, 2011

Our son, Nathan, has been part of an “NTM and Friends Youth Group” for four years. We host the kids about every four weeks. Friday night, we hosted, and about 25 kids attended. Their current study is Firm Foundations: Creation to Christ. These kids are mostly MKs (Missionary Kids) who have heard

Designing Supplemental Visuals

November 9, 2010

Ruth is coming up with ideas for visual aids for Firm Foundations: Romans. Pray for: Creativity Accuracy to Truth in words and pictures Unity as the team makes decisions about the concepts.

Spicy salad and sweet fellowship

October 6, 2010

It was a power-lunch! Bill has been the artist for our chronological revision project and other chronological projects, but I’d never met him. So when he and his wife, Shirley, were going to be in town, I invited them and several others who work closely with him for lunch.