“And He himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of the ministry...” Ephesians 4:11, 12a (NKJV) Greetings.  This is the day that the Lord has made. It is a good day, and I am rejoicing in it.  JOS, NIGERIA - BUILDING A LIBRARY   This month I am highlighting the ministry of Rev. Chuwang Davou in Jos, Nigeria. He and his wife attended our very first Pastors and Ministers Conference in Jos in 1989, and with very few exceptions they have continued every year to this date. They will always be a part of these great conferences. I first introduced him to you in my October 2014 newsletter. This was soon after I learned that God had put it in his heart to follow in our footsteps and conduct these same leadership teaching conferences in nine other nations in Africa. In my September 2015 newsletter I reported that these conferences have now reached into se...

Greetings from Redding, We hope this month finds you doing well. We’ve had a great May with two of our girls home, and as the saying goes “the world keeps spinning.” We continue to be in a season of waiting and resting. It’s an interesting space to be in; the tension between surrender and not giving up. Of course the scripture “having done all you know to do, stand…” comes to mind. But in this particular battle, instead of putting on armor to withstand an evil day; it’s more like the Lord is stripping off pieces of armor we’ve put up in our mind. Pieces with names like expectation, self-reliance, experience, and weariness. It’s a time of simply seeking Him because He’s worth seeking. Allowing ourselves to be loved by Him simply because it pleases Him, trusting the rest will fall into place as it should. KENYA We have good news to report! Airfare has dropped considerably, which means we now only need $500 to meet the trip budget. We had been thinking it would September before M...