“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.“ (Leo Buscaglia) Dear family and friends, We are now well into our...
“Genuine thankfulness is an act of the heart’s affections, not an act of the lips’ muscles.” –John Piper Dear Family and Friends, November is now history, and I did not get a chance to send out an update on what is happening in our lives these days. Continue reading...
Dear Family and Friends, A whole lot has been happening in our lives here in Florida as we minister at the retirement homes for our missionaries. I will try to be as brief as possible and yet give you some ideas on how to pray for us and our folks here. We have had...
Dear family and friends, We are thankful that Hurricane Ian is now behind us. God was so gracious to us here at NTM Homes, the folks in the Latham Center, those in our independent duplexes, and to us personally. PREPARATIONS Our Homes staff did a super job with...
The Great Commission is more than a call for you or me to leave where we are and go somewhere else. There is of course, a great need for people to go, but there is a greater need for each of us to take up our own responsibility as part of the church’s response to the...
Dear friends and family, We want to wish you a Happy New Year! We do not know what opportunities the Lord will bring our way through the year 2022. There are sure to be many blessings and many challenges. I am reminded of the song All the Way My Savior Leads Me (by...
Dear Family and Friends, “Gratitude and attitude are not challenges; they are choices." (Robert Braathe) We presently have 23 residents that live in our Latham Center. They range in age from 83 to 99 with the average age being just a bit over 90 years. One of our...
Dear family and friends, A lot has been happening of late and I will attempt to share some of those experiences with you in this newsletter. We have a new staff member at The Homes of Ethnos360. I have attached a photo of Brian and Lili Poulsen and their 3 children....
Dear family and friends, Brad and I were invited to a special birthday party this month. It was Mabel’s 99th birthday! Mabel was SO excited! Of course, we had cake and ice cream. Mabel is a real storyteller and shared about growing up in Michigan, going to the foreign...
Jesus said unto her, “I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.” John 11:25-26 Dear family and friends, We were so very glad to welcome a 12-member...
“View your pressures no longer as burdens but as a platform for His glorious sufficiency.“ (Clarence W. Jones) Dear family and friends, It has been a while since I last wrote. It is difficult to come up with something to say when things have not really changed much in...
Dear family and friends, “Ministry is the least important thing. You cannot not [emphasis added] minister if you are in communion with God and live in community.” Henri Nouwen It has been a while since I last wrote. With COVID restrictions there isn’t much news to...
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