January trip

God blessed us with lots of special times with family during the Christmas celebration. Our son from Canada and his family are staying with us for a week. We Skyped our daughter in France and her family on the 24^th while some of our children were together with us. We praised God for the glory to his name through the Christmas program we watched at Hans’ church Christmas eve. Then on the 25^th we Skyped our daughter in Asia. No, our box of gifts did not reach her. Please keep praying that it will yet arrive. God also gave us snow for Christmas.

Please pray for our trip south in January to speak at churches and meet supporters:

Jan. 13     Tipton, IN

        14     Kettering, OH

        15     Parkersburg, WV

        16     Roanoke, VA

        17     Winston-Salem, NC

        19     Greenville, SC

        22     Tampa, FL

         24    home, Michigan

Have a blessed New Year, walking with Christ and watching him work.

“…He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.” Phil. 1:6

Merry Christmas

We wish you and your families God’s blessings as you celebrate Christ this Christmas. May you know His peace, love, and joy in abundance as you walk by faith in him.

Pray that more Cambodians will find the PEACE of Christ as the message of the Savior goes forth.

Here in the USA, we praise God for his helping in the Bible Club teaching today and in our church’s Incarnation Celebration yesterday. Thank you for praying.

We have a friend in Grand Rapids, Michigan who invited her unsaved neighbors to her house and asked us to speak.  When we went one day last week, it was very cold weather and none of the neighbors came. She has reset the date. Please pray for God to work in hearts.

Please pray that our box of Christmas presents to one of our daughters serving overseas would reach her by Christmas.

“When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.” Matthew 2:10

Serving

God graciously gave Hubert an opportunity to preach at Mel Trotter Mission in Grand Rapids last Friday night. We pray lives will be changed by the power of God and his Word. Again God protected us on the snowy Michigan roads.

Please pray as I teach Bible Club at the middle school here next Monday. Pray for the children to understand some of how God takes his Word to the whole world and their part in that.

For Christmas, we plan to be involved with the Incarnation Celebration at our church on the 18^th.  Please ask the Lord to bless in that. Please pray for Davar (our son) and Shauntelle (his wife) and our two granddaughters flying in from Alberta, Canada to spend a week with us for Christmas. Pray for smooth travels and time together that exalts the Lord Jesus Christ. Hans and family here in Grand Rapids, and Hannah and family from Indiana will also be coming for the 24^th of December. We plan to meet our other two daughters and their families via Skype.

Please pray for a New Year’s Eve service Hubert is planning for our church. Pray that it will be a time that is used of the Lord to draw his people closer to himself.   

“And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee…” Ps 9:10

Gift of Snow

The Lord was with us in our travels to Indiana on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Our grandchildren’s school Christmas concert was excellent. The choirs and bands brought much praise to God. Time with family and friends was special. We were able to visit a couple that has supported us almost our all our years of serving as missionaries. We are grateful to God for them.

Then on Sunday we went to Lansing, Michigan to visit one of our churches. The fellowship was great as we worshiped the Lord together. In the afternoon, big snowflakes began to fall and by the time the evening service was finished the roads were very snow covered. It was a slow drive back home. We saw several cars that had slipped off the road. We were grateful for the snowplows and sand trucks. God’s hand of protection was on us and we arrived safely home. All along the way, the beauty of the snow-covered evergreens and snow glistening on every brand of the deciduous trees was a special treat from the Lord.

“He giveth snow like wool…who can stand before his cold?” Ps. 147:16,17

The God of Jacob is Our Help

 

We thank the Lord for special times with loving family and friends.  We made good memories at our Thanksgiving Day celebrations. One of those was at Kevin and Hannah’s (our daughter) house in Indiana. We are grateful to God that we can be with family this year and for guarding us in our travels. This week we will be traveling again to Indiana for the Christian school Christmas program of some of our grandchildren. It would be wonderful if God would call some of our grandchildren to serve the Lord as career missionaries. They are old enough to listen to the Lord’s leading.

As usual, furlough is the time for dentist, doctor, and ophthalmologist visits. Thank you for faithfully praying for our health. We thank God for the good health he has granted us.

Hubert has begun studying the Bengali language online to get a jump start for our work in Bangladesh next summer. Please pray for God to help him in this endeavor.

 “Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God.” Ps 146:5

Thanksgiving

“Enter his gates with thanksgiving,

And his courts with praise!

Give thanks to him; bless his name!” Psalm 100:4

Thank you, God, for building your church around the world, including the corners of Cambodia.

Thank you, God, for praise being offered to you in all the different languages you have made.

Thank you, God, that you are still calling people to delight in serving you with their whole lives.

Thank you, God, for enabling for the tasks you give each of us.

Thank you, God, for the beauty of your handiwork in the mountains, seas, grasslands, cornfields, rice fields, jungles, deserts, and beyond.

Thank you, God, that as we labor for you, you produce eternal fruit.

Schedule

God continues to guard His church in Koh Kong, Cambodia. We enjoy getting messages from some of the believers there. Pastor L. tells us people are reading their Bibles, God is helping him as he faithfully studies the Word and preaches. Please keep praying for Cambodian Christians to be strong in their faith in the Lord Jesus and to bear much fruit.

Also please pray for our next furlough ministry meetings:

November 20:   Freeport Baptist Church, Freeport, Michigan

November 27:  First Baptist Church, Alto, Michigan

We have enjoyed a little babysitting for our grandchildren this past week. Pray that God would continue to use us in the lives of our children and grandchildren, encouraging them in their faith in Christ and a close and victorious walk with Him.

“And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another, and for all…”   1 Thess. 3:12