“For of Him, and through Him, and to Him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.” Romans 22:36 CHANGE HAS HAPPENED AGAIN Almost seven years have passed since the Lord spoke the word “change” to me with the understanding that there were going to be changes in my personal life, in my family, in LTI and massive changes in the political scene worldwide. As I began to write this newsletter my thoughts went back to that word. Quite a few changes have already taken place in each of these areas. Today I would like to share with you the most recent change. It affects me, my family and LTI. With regard to myself, you are already aware of the physical challenges I have been dealing with for the past few years. You also know that I am recovering very well – seeing better and getting stronger every day. However, I still need to have a companion for traveling. You also know that my daughter Jennifer has been living with me, which has been a great blessing to me....

Greetings from the Great Land, Up here in the North we are already planning for the end of summer. August is really the beginning of our fall here. It’s a funny time. It seems like every year someone at the coffee shop will make a comment to the effect of “this is a strange August, it normally doesn’t blow and rain like this.” The funny thing is they said the same thing last year… and the year before that and the year before that. This is also the time of year we begin to get ready for our prime time of the outdoors. The Cohos (or silvers) are beginning to show up, duck hunting is just weeks away and deer hunting is about to kick off. Tis the season of the “hunting and fishing widow” and it lasts ‘till January. All of you that consider yourselves “football widows” can call yourself blessed. Three trips? Four trips? More? The opportunities abound, but it’s not always easy to know which ones to pursue. In addition to our work in India and Romania, there are opportunities to go to K...

“And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ;” Ephesians 4:11-12 NASB During our first overseas assignment to Ghana in W. Africa, I often found myself walking through our mission house singing “God bless America. Land that I love. Stand beside her and guide her through the night with the light from above.” My singing was not the result of homesickness, for I was not homesick. It was the result of learning firsthand how generous and benevolent our country was/is to other countries less fortunate than we are. That realization humbled me, overwhelmed me, and I sang that song as a prayer, entreating our heavenly Father to continue blessing us so that we could continue to bless others – and to take the knowledge of Himself to the ends of the earth. Today is July 4, 2014. Thirty-five years after we first arrived in...

Greetings from the Great Land, Another summer to remember. The weather has been a bit strange for our part of the world. Our normal summers consist of 60ish degree days with misty rain and a few sunny days interspersed for good measure… and mental health. This summer we have seen a lot of the sun, but we have also had a lot of heavy rain. Weird. ROMANIA What God is doing in Romania is mind boggling. One trip and now we are discussing how we can partner with the church there to start a school of ministry for the purpose of training their existing leaders as well as raising up the next generation! Working on that will be Mark’s primary purpose when he goes back this fall. This time, though, we believe Julie is supposed to join him. In order for that to happen, there are several needs that have to be met. First and foremost, there are additional funds that will have to be raised. For both of us to go, that means a cost of approximately $4500-$5000. Beyond the additional funds t...

“For of Him, and through Him, and to Him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.” Romans 22:36 YOU ARE INVITED TO  CELEBRATE WITH US This month we are placing our THIRTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY marker on our road of ministry outside the United States. When Bud and I set out on this journey in 1979, we had no idea how many places God would take us to, or for how long. We were so greatly blessed to walk together for twenty-seven years in the path that God had established for us until He called Bud home. Now I, and my family, are greatly blessed to continue walking in that same path for the glory of God. By God’s grace we have joyfully worked long-term in the fields of Ghana and Nigeria on the African Continent, and India in South Asia. For nearly a decade we were in Hungary and Romania in Eastern Europe. For shorter periods of time, we have ministered in Mexico in North America, Guatemala in Central America, Trinidad/Tobago in the Caribbean, Nepal in So...

Greetings from the Great Land, Dry, dryer, driest. That hasn’t often been said of Juneau. We actually need rain, something Mark has said only 3 or 4 times in the nearly 50 years he’s lived here. Never fear, soon enough we’ll be back to normal, complaining about the incessant rain. INDIA As promised last month we have a time frame for this years trip to India. The plan right now is to arrive on November 13 and leave on the 23. That gives us 10 days in country and two weekends to spend with the churches. And perhaps enough time to get out of the city for an outreach to the villages. We hope you will consider joining us on this trip. You will have plenty to do and we promise, you won’t be bored! ROMANIA Mark would love to make another trip to Romania this year and he’s discussing a late fall or early winter trip with Sandor. We’ll keep you in the loop and if it looks like there’s enough to do you’ll get an invitation for this trip, too. SPEAKING OF ROMANIA… Sometimes the Fath...

“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 Last month was a very busy month for us. It began with our annual trip to Lighthouse Worship Center, Galliano, LA, where Pastors Eno and Lurie Dantin and church host a mission’s convention every year. This was their 51st Annual Missions Convention, and the Lord blessed it abundantly. Some $75,000 was raised for the work of the Lord worldwide. Everyone left for home having their spirits refreshed from the presence of the Lord, the anointed and timely ministry of the word through Dr. Kemp Holden, and wonderful reports from various missionaries in attendance. It was a good, good time. And…the food for the body was very good, too. We had not been home many hours when we received news of the untimely death of our dear friend and fellow minister, E. J. Dantin, Jr. in a boating accident. He is the son of Pastors Eno and Lurie Dantin. Immediately, we repacked our things and returned ...