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  Dear Friends, “For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and of peace there will be no end.” Isaiah 9: 6-7a The year 2013 will mark forty years of ministry for San and me. It is difficult for me to

  Dear Friends, Romans 10 says: “But how are they to call on Him in Whom they have not believed?  And how are they to believe in Him of Whom they have never heard?  And how are they to hear without someone preaching?  And how are they to preach unless they are sent?  As it is written, ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who preach good news!’” The team from A Light to the

  Dear Friends, “Then He took a little child and put him in the midst of them. And when He had taken him in His arms, He said to them, ‘Whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him Who sent Me.’” Mark 9:37 We feel so blessed to have begun our sixth year of ‘receiving children in Christ’s name’! Forgive us for being out

  Dear Friends, “…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God Who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” Philippians 2: 12b-13 Like a coach, Paul is encouraging us not to let up, not to grow weary, but to continue pressing on in our call from God. If we don’t stay aware and diligent, we can become lazy and negligent in our Christian walk.

  Dear Friends, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.  Let your graciousness be known to everyone.  The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.  And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:4-7. ESV We pray this Spring season

  Dear Friends, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 Our amazing team with ‘A Light to the Nations’ recently returned from five life-altering days in Rwanda, East Africa. We saw the glory of the Lord manifested each day. Grace and Truth through Christ Jesus was preached to the women during ‘Tea with

  Dear Friends, What a fun adventure we recently experienced!  Adam, our eldest son, came down with a missions team of young adults from his church, Corinth Reformed, near Grand Rapids, MI.  We assisted the local workers in laying a cement floor in the Catholic Church in Quimixto, a small village south of Vallarta.  This was a great example of lending a hand up instead of a handout.  The village provided over 60 volunteers who