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April 2024

April 2024

Thank you so much for praying for the two trips undertaken by IBC staff and students in March. They were both successful and everyone has returned safely to IBC and resumed classes for the semester. Several of the students (and one in particular) are amazingly good at...

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March 2024

March 2024

As I write on this very windy day all the students and some staff are on one of two trips before their spring break. The first group of 5 students and 5 staff (4 of whom are graduates of IBC) left on Wednesday and is traveling through the northwest, sharing the vision...

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January 2024

January 2024

Blessed new year to you! I pray your new year has started out well with God satisfying your hunger to know Him better and to continue growing in the image of His Son. I am so grateful to have such an amazing team of people behind me! You have stood with me year by...

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December 2023

The sun was warm but the breeze held promise of snow. We only had a few hours left to work outside so my friend and I worked quickly as we talked. The staples needed to be pulled first. Then the fence could be rolled into a ball. We moved efficiently from post to...

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November 2023

November 2023

Suddenly I was aware of someone standing in my office doorway. I whirled around in my chair, expecting to see one of the girls heading upstairs to the dorm, just stopping by to say hi. Instead, I was immediately aware that this was a student in distress. Her...

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October 2023

The pine needles are falling. The wind has picked up. Most days the sky is a beautiful blue and the sun warm in preparation for a potentially frosty night. As I write this the students and staff who are involved in the spiritual formation process have just returned...

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September 2023

September 2023

In a few hours, Lord willing, I will be heading for Phoenix in preparation for flying out Sunday morning to attend the Getty Sing! Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. If you are not acquainted with Keith and Kristyn Getty, they are probably the world’s foremost...

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July/August 2023

July/August 2023

Change. Unpredictability. Upheaval. Is it just that I am getting older and notice that life is permeated by these characteristics, or has it always been this way? Record snowfall this past winter has been followed by record heat this summer. Things you can count on,...

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June 2023

June 2023 Thank you again for praying for us! God blessed through all the end-of-the-year events. I believe He was honored. Here is a link to the commencement in case you are interested in seeing parts of the two-hour ceremony:...

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May 2023

Thank you so much for your prayers! Everyone who was on the ministry trip returned safely from cold, snowy South Dakota. Only God knows what lives were touched for the sake of Jesus. We are saddened that two students have chosen to leave before finishing the semester....

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April 2023

April 2023

It was still snowing yesterday but today is fairly calm and a bright blue sky and warm sun promise that God has not forgotten to send spring even here in northern Arizona. I believe we broke the record for the snowiest winter with 162.6 inches as of yesterday. Compare...

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March 2023

Yep. God continues to send moisture to drought-stricken Arizona. As of yesterday, the total snowfall for this winter season was 142”. That’s approaching 12 feet! I’ve been able to get a good full-body workout shoveling day after day. The Picture above was the view...

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