“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all nations, and then the end will come.” Mt. 24:14 NKJV “FINISH THE WORK”     Fourteen  years ago, this month, I preached a message entitled “Finish the Work” in a Missions Conference hosted by Mark and Julie in their home church in Juneau, Alaska. It was the first of many times I preached that message. No matter when or where I was invited to speak for several years after that, the Lord directed me to preach that message. Again, and again. Sadly, I cannot say that anything changed in those places where the message was preached. The thread of the message was for the church to busy itself more forcefully toward finishing the work of the Great Commission.  Several biblical examples were cited that showed the need for an assigned task to be completed before the next thing God wanted to do could be accomplished: Noah finishing the ark; Jesus declaring his sacrificial ...

Greetings from Beautiful Northern California! Another eventful month in the Dyar household. Claire and Josh are back from Europe and settling into married life here in Redding. Ellen is on her way to New York City with her sister Hannah and Mark is back from a wonderful (and successful!) trip to Juneau. Gospel Communicators is taking off and looking like it will become what Mark and Julie envision it to be - a help to those stepping out into ministry, and an income stream that will help support the work we’re doing overseas.  JUNEAU He’s a good, GOOD Father! Mark’s two weeks in Alaska were quite a blessing. He was able to get a lot of work done on the siding job for Bill and Liz Paddock and preach twice at Juneau Revival Center (Praise Chapel). What a blessing! You can find both messages on itunes or via the link on JRC’s Facebook page.  DYAR GIRLS From time to time we like to share what God is doing in, through and for our girls, testimonies to His goodness that ...