“Peace I leave with you...” John 14:27a Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus, in whom we live and move and have our being. I trust all is well with you and that the blessings of the Lord are overflowing in your life today. The words of a little chorus are buzzing around in my soul today. It says, “I’ve got peace like a river, peace like a river. I’ve got peace like a river in my soul.” And I do. I hope you do too. In spite of all the turmoil that is taking place in the earth today, including our own country, we can and should be at peace because Jesus left us His peace that surpasses all natural understanding. In life, we will encounter troubles along the way. Some more severe than others. Nevertheless, in those times we go to God for His help and He helps us. He will help us today with whatever we are facing in our nation, or in our personal lives. We can be assured of that. So, I encourage you today to let the peace of God rule in your hearts by Christ Jesus, no ma

Greetings from Sunny Northern California! We finally made it! After 7+ years of praying about this move, several false starts and numerous disappointments, we finally are here. And it’s everything we expected and more. We’re settling into life quite easily and enjoying it already. The trip south was an adventure. I (Mark) intended to do some fishing but a broken leaf spring on our trailer took my fishing time and money. Stuff like that gets real expensive in northern British Columbia. You see, there aren’t very many people, in fact I’d guess there are literally more bison and bears than people in the region. But goodness is it beautiful! All in all a nice trip, full of wonderful scenery and wildlife. And the best part... seeing my beautiful wife at the end! Romania is set. I leave on the 24th of July and return on August 3rd. I’m looking forward to meeting with Pastor Adi again and ironing out some details for the School of Ministry. Speaking of the School, please lift that