Dear Praying Friends, Thank you for your prayers and gifts toward our ministry. The last few months have been occupied with getting tooled up for our return to the deputation trail. As we have turned over the leaf of a new calendar year, we are optimistic that the Lord will […]
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The Poet The poet is a creature feyWho dreams up clever rhymes all dayAnd always uses words outréTo woo his lover. He walks upon iambic feet,Inflects his speech with dactyls neat;His heart throbs with trochaic beatAnd leaps in spondee. Beware his amphibrachic smilesOr whispered catalectic wiles;A muse unwary he beguilesWith […]
The Annual Bible Reading Calendar for 2025 is now available for download, printing, and use. You may find it on our Annual Bible Reading page. Somehow we missed posting the 2024 Calendar, but we are now back on schedule.
Infinitude “Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens;Your faithfulness reaches unto the clouds.Your righteousness is like the great mountains;Your judgments are a great deep;O LORD, you preserve man and beast.”Psalm 36:5-6 1.If I could pace with measured treadThe trackless course the stars have run,If I could sail my barque […]
Both Marla and I grew up in godly Christian homes. Marla came to know the Lord as a young child; I (Matt) made a profession of salvation at a young age, but I did not know the Lord personally. It was not until my first year of Bible college, when […]
Dear Praying Friends, We have much to report concerning the progress of our ministry transition from Taiwan to Texas. In mid-September we received formal approval from BMM for our transfer from Taiwan to the field of North America and a green light to partner with fellow missionaries Gerald and Julie […]
Dear Friends, Family, and Partners, Since our last letter in late April, Marla and I have much to report. Thank you for your ongoing prayers for us during our travels and ministry in Texas, Taiwan, and elsewhere during this period. Perhaps twenty years ago in Taiwan, while our children were […]
In our last letter we requested prayer as we traveled to become acquainted with a ministry opportunity in the US Southwest. Many of you have communicated with us...
Dear Praying Friends, Thank you for your ongoing prayers for Marla and me over these last few months. We last reported to you from Michigan; we moved out of our housing in Midland, MI on January 12 and traveled down to our daughter’s (Beth’s) home in Columbia, South Carolina. We […]