Sending Church:
Baptist Temple
2655 N. Grant
Springfield, MO 65803
(417) 831-2631
Missions Address:
BBFI
P.O. Box 191
Springfield, MO 65801
(417) 862-5001
Home Address:
7962 Spring Hill Lane
Springfield, MO 65803
Phone (417) 833-2555
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Dear Pastors and Praying Friends:
New!
What a great word. It brings thoughts of improvements,
things that work properly and somehow are more “spiffy” than the
old. New Year! What a great concept! January 1,
I received a bright, shiny new notebook of days upon which I
will write. Now it is my responsibility to improve, to
spend them properly and make each profitable for the Lord. May I
be faithful to Him and His work this moment, day and year.
Very often the Lord sends me into a situation which is “electric with tension”
and I discern that I am there more for the Christians who are
serving far from home than the teaching I will do. Realizing
that I need to refresh my own skills, I have enrolled in a
counseling seminar to be held February 7-12. I am looking
forward to the things I will learn and the fellowship of others
who serve Him. The instructive days are 12 hours long, so
I am praying my brain and back will be able to sustain the
intensity. Please pray with me!
I will be away
for this event and the following week-end I will be in Tulsa to
do a Sunday School Workshop and seminar for parents. These two
times away will be an opportunity for Mom to learn to trust
Donna, the lady who will be caring for her during my absences.
Mom is doing much better but is delicate and very dependent upon
me. Please pray that all goes well and
she that will adjust easily.
At the end of
March, Missionary Gail Gritts and I will depart for China. The
work there is at the request of a former student. I am excited
about whatever the Lord has in this situation and for the joy of
having a traveling companion. Pray for the work there, for our safety and
for all the details to be worked out.
Should any of you desire that I do a workshop in your church,
speak for an event or report during this year, please make
contact. I have
one DVBS scheduled in July, but have time to schedule more
events May - August before returning to England. I will be back
in the US by mid-October as I am speaking at an event at BBC.
So, I will be available in the late fall as well as in
the summer.
Thank you for making it possible for me to serve,
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