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November 2025

November 2025

Thanksgiving time! The past few weeks have made for an exceedingly full month! Thanks to your prayers we have seen numerous answers to prayer! So much to PRAISE the LORD for!!!!! In October the central heating & air system was installed! Retirement funds fully...

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Late October 2025

Late October 2025

Ever need to be in 3 places at once? Okay – you Parents have probably had more challenging demands like 8 places pressing for your presence at the same time …. Yesterday God, knowing my limits, allotted to me only 3. That was enough for the wimp, me. Hang with me for...

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September 2025

September 2025

A dear friend recently prompted me to do an update so ………. Here’s the abridged version! Throughout the summer we tried to do weekly family trips to nearby sites. Each outing ended with searching the nearby towns for their outdoor weather alertbsirens as Julian is...

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April 2025

April 2025

A few of you mentioned your interest in still getting updates from me. Apologies that I rarely get that done. I’ll forgo elaborating the issues excuses that hinder the production. God is still at work and what He is doing is worthy of sharing! My thanks for your...

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January 2025

January 2025

Our 2024 holiday drama had to be different. Instead of the anticipated annual plumbing problems, my niece Eva ended up having an appendectomy on Christmas day……. Thankfully she recovered well and our family had a wonderful 2 days together with the SEMO (South East...

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October 2024

October 2024

With world and national events in chaos, hurricane destruction devastating so many regions of the USA, and health & other personal issues barging into the lives of loved ones and friends, it’s good to refocus, to consciously stop and reflect on evidences of God at...

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April 2024

April 2024

We will really appreciate prayers this week as, Lord willing, a nephew and I move the bulk of the load from California to Missouri. Here’s our plan -- but we will see what the Lord actually works out! Thursday 18th our nephew Tom flies in from Kansas. Friday 19th we...

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March 2024

March 2024

Late March 2024 Show of hands please, all you who LOVE being “on hold!” That’s what our rollercoaster life has been since I first arrived in California some 40 weeks ago – constantly on hold bracing for the next plunge. Now it seems we are in gear for getting off this...

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February 2024

February 2024

We’re 6+ months & counting along the rollercoaster ride to clear the title for my sister’s house.  The 2nd lawyer’s tactics are in the wait-and-see stage.  Equally pressing – the DOG is still here.  Shelters are full.  No one is interested.   Update!!!! The dog...

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December 2023

December. Time once again to “wax eloquent” with thoughts about Christmas…. Maybe it’s too early for anything insightful but here’s my opener: Singing the 1st Christmas carol of the season last Sunday in church made me homesick. Granted, I’ve spent more holiday...

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August 2023

Just a quick update while I’m still here in Southeast Missouri. God is at work and has used many people to date to get us this far!!! There’s so very much for which we can PRAISE the Lord!!! After 4000+ trouble free miles in my vehicle, “the move” is partly completed....

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May 2023

May 2023

Pearls of praise from PNG! A large group of tribal church leaders from around the Sepik River region met April 11-19th. Missionary Tim Shontere wrote: NTM (Ethnos360) has been doing church planting in the East Sepik Province & West Sepik Province for the last 50...

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