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March 2023

Dear praying friends, Spring has sprung--but not very well! It is snowing again in Flagstaff...and it has been the second snowiest winter on record! We are so thankful for a wet monsoon season last summer and a wet snow season this winter--even though it has had quite...

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Late February 2023

Dear friends of the Indian Bible College, I’m writing this on my way home from the annual conference of the Association for Biblical Higher Education (www.abhe.org) in Orlando. Over the last two days I sat with several Bible college presidents who are facing...

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December 2022

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:9-14 Thank you for your prayers for our family and for our work at the Indian Bible College. 2022...

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October 30, 2022

Dear friends, IBC is now halfway through the semester, and it is going well. I'm teaching a lot this semester, but am greatly enjoying my interactions with Freshmen in Human Relationships, Sophomores in Introduction to Christian Ethics, and Upper-classmen in Crisis...

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September 2022

September 2022

Dear partners, The fall semester is underway and our campus housing is full again!  Thank you for your prayers:  we have seven new students and three students who have returned after a season away and have a headcount of 37 students taking classes (26 students living...

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Summer 2022

Summer 2022

Dear friends and partners, See below for the summer prayer letter that was put in the mail last month. It is a privilege to advocate on behalf of Native staff, and this summer I am sharing about Christina Tree-Lasiloo and her new support-raising efforts. That is below...

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April 2022

Dear friends, Tuesday started normally for our family. I (Jason) was in Phoenix with the younger two kids (Angie and David) leading a board meeting for the Association of North American Missions. I first became aware of the fire danger via a friend’s Facebook post....

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April 2022

Indian Bible College Biblical. Relational. Transformational. From the Desk of the President April 2022 Dear friends, Thank you for your prayers for IBC! We are seeing some tremendous blessings in answer to your prayers: In my last update, I asked you to pray for our...

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February 2022

Thank you for your prayers for the board meeting! It was a very meaningful few days as we worked through some important matters from/for IBC's past, present, and future. I am extremely grateful for a wise and faith-filled board. And I am grateful for the prayer...

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January 2022

Greetings in Christ! The Spring semester is up and running! Four classes were offered in the first two weeks of January by faculty from New York, Washington, Minnesota, and Texas. Many of our staff and a few students came down with COVID (including my family, again)...

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Winter 2021

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from the Koppens and the Indian Bible College! This is my last act before setting the "vacation responder" to my email. I am really looking forward to taking next week with the family. Tonight our church is doing its first-ever...

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November 2021

Indian Bible College Biblical. Relational. Transformational From the Desk of the President November 14, 2021   First, some FAMILY news: Abby (our oldest) joined high school sports this year! She participated as a freshman in...

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