Happy Thanksgiving! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!
We thought we would cover all of these Holidays with one year end letter. 🙂
We pray this letter finds you healthy and Praising the Lord with us each day. We are reminded of all that GOD has done for US and for each of YOU and we really are so Thankful. We are Thankful to GOD for each of you personally. Each of you have had and do have a place in our hearts, your faithful prayers and your caring for us in so many different ways, is always a huge encouragement. WE are rich and very blessed to have all the family and friends that GOD has given us.
We are reminded of Colossians 3: 12-14: “Therefore, as GOD’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the LORD forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” It is love that binds us together. GOD’s awesome example of loving us and then instructing us to love one another which brings perfect unity. Thank YOU, LORD!
We know the next couple of months will go quickly for us and for each of you. What a tremendous opportunity to show Thanks to GOD and to EACH OTHER during these months. Also what an opportunity to be able to share with others the LOVE of JESUS and the gift of Salvation through believing in HIM. Lets commit to praying for each other that we will all be HIS AMBASSADORS (representatives) each and every day.
Randy just finished up teaching another three week block at the New Tribes Bible Institute, on Conflict Resolution. Now Randy, Jason, Jacob, and two others are heading hunting again this year. Linda will be staying home getting food for Thanksgiving. 🙂
Randy and I have been doing quite a bit of traveling over the last few months, helping with workshops and Member Care conferences and just time caring for our NTM missionaries.
We also had the awesome privilege of traveling to Washington D.C. with Randy’s sister and brother in law, Rick and Debbie McLaughlin. We stayed with my (Linda’s) cousin, David and Lynn Wingerd. We had a great time touring many Monuments, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (money), the News museum, Arlington Cemetery, Williamsburg, Mt Vernon, just to name a few. (of course the government was shut down most of our visit)
We want you to know we do appreciate YOU and trust you will have a wonderful Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year.
It is a joy to serve along with YOU the
KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
Co Laborers with YOU,
Randy and Linda