Dear Praying Friend:I greet you this new year, January 1, 2009, with prayer that the Lord will bless you abundantly. We thank the Lord for your faithful prayer support, and depend on your help for the ministry here. Financial support is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Dear Praying Friend:Thanks for your gift of prayer for our ministry this Christmas season. May the Lord grant you a blessed Christmas season. We have greatly enjoyed hearing from family and friends.Christmas cookie (and banana bread) evangelism:...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Dear Praying Friends:Traditionally in Suriname, housewives have their "spring cleaning" before Christmas. Teams of believers have cleaned up the church grounds and washed the inside of the building. In the main church, a team of young men on...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Dear Praying Friend:A study in contrast: I visited both a widow and a widower this week. Two different persons, two different ways of mourning. The first lady, in her early seventies, had cared for her 97 year old husband, an invalid for years....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Dear Prayer partner:God still answers prayers. We are in a real struggle, but not with flesh and blood alone. Thanks to your prayers, after several meetings and much prayer also from our side, it seems that we have made a major step forward in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Dear Praying Friend:Our first meeting of the leadership went well, and outlined a plan which I believe is from the Lord. It involves at least three meetings over the next week, and proper response to those involved. We would appreciate your...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Dear Praying Friend:Urgent prayer request:We have a situation which could lead to a church split. I request your prayer for the leadership of the main church. We are having another emergency meeting tomorrow night at 6 pm (8 pm Eastern standard...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Dear Praying Friend:The death and birth of a Bible Institute: One of our major priorities is developing national leadership. I had hoped that our new English Bible Institute would help, but when I evaluated the results, only two persons...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
14 November 2008Dear Friend:We count on you and your prayers for the ministry here!Adjustment! Who would think that after 23 years, you would still have to adjust to returning to Suriname. But it is true. We must adjust to driving on the left...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
