Dear Praying Friends, Well, here’s last month in a nutshell: 25 nights of church. 4000 miles. 6 States. 8 churches visited. 3 New partner churches. 3 missionaries, equal parts tired and grateful. Hudson Taylor said “God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supply”. We know that simple obedience to God’s call to [...]
Dear Praying Friends, Tonight I sat in an auditorium as a pastor cast his vision for the church’s involvement in world missions. I heard his heart for God and the lost, saw the church members’ faces as they accepted it joyfully. Then something incredible happened. It’s something that has happened hundreds of times over the [...]
Dear Praying Friends, Well, we’re STILL on deputation. We’re STILL traveling an insane amount with a toddler and one on the way, and many of the churches we’ve visited haven’t taken us on. We are trying to raise support at one of the worst times possible, in a rough recession. Oh, and I’m sick. My [...]
Dear Praying Friends, Happy New Year from the Newton family! This time last year we had only just started deputation, and the majority of those receiving this letter we had not met yet. Looking back over 2011, I can’t believe how good God has been to us in providing our needs, but more than that, [...]
Dear Praying Friends, Well, I have decided two things today: 1, truck drivers deserve more respect than they get. And 2… I don’t want to be one! Today finds us in the middle of the longest roadtrip we have attempted thus far on deputation: 5 days of driving from Cincinnati to home, home to Tucson [...]
Dear Praying Friends, Well, the 3 month road-trip is just about over, and we are looking forward to spending a few weeks close to home around Thanksgiving. October was a busy month with 13 meetings between NC, FL, TX, and OH! We have added 3 confirmed new partnering churches, and several more waiting Faith [...]
Dear Praying Friends, I just finished writing “thank-you” notes to churches and individuals from the past few weeks, and two thoughts crossed my mind: “Is that pain carpal tunnel syndrome?”, and, “WOW. God and His people have truly been good to us.” It’s definitely a good problem to have to write so many thank you’s! [...]
This past Thursday was one of the most special nights of my life as Vision Baptist Church ordained me to preach the Gospel. Here are some things I am immensely thankful for: The Gospel! As much as this night meant to me, ultimately it was not ABOUT me: it is about God’s amazing redemptive purpose [...]
Dear Praying Friends, I can’t believe its been a year! We quit our jobs and hit the road for full-time deputation one year ago, and we wouldn’t trade that time for anything. As with anything else, its been hard work (and after 55k miles sometimes you get tired of a car), but it has been [...]
Dear Praying Friends, The last two months have been a little crazy: between May and June we were home a grand total of 3 days! You know you have been on the road too long when you pull up to a motel, and your daughter yells: “We’re home!” Though it’s nice to be home for [...]
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Every time I read the Spanish news I see how badly the Gospel is needed in a society that wants nothing to do with God. ...
Ladies Corner: You might be on Deputation if…
Your daughter: Yells “we’re home!” when you pull up to a hotel Thinks it’s strange if you are not going to be in the car ...
The baby waiting game, and some more incredible examples of God’s grace through unexpected sources…
The missionary we are praying for this week is DG (name withheld for security reasons) in Egypt. He and his family are in their first ...
