Grandmother

Grandmother died. It is hard to put into words all that goes through one's mind when one hears those words. Grandmother. She was really a quiet person with a quiet faith that did not shout or draw attention to itself. We all knew that she loved Jesus and that she had to be at church on Sunday, but it was not til she was in her final days that the truth of the legacy she has left behind began to unfold. The Grandmother who quietly prayed and saw her children and eventually her husband become Christian. The Grandmother who quietly attended Bible studies and prayed with friends weekly. The Grandmother who collected poetry and wrote long quotes of her faith in Christ throughout her Bible and notebooks. I knew my Grandmother for 27 years, and I never knew all this until these last weeks. No attention was ever drawn to her quiet life of faith, and yet it changed our family and all those around her. Her life was quiet and simple, filled with the heartache of lost children and a lost farm. But somehow, that quiet life relying on God was glorified God in a magnificent way. May that be true of us all.

Saying Goodbye

This past week has been a sad time of saying "goodbye" to Gloria's grandmother. She was a devout Christian and is now home with the Lord. We went to her funeral this past Saturday. It was a very specail time to pat tribute to a quiet life lived for Christ. We are up in Remer, MN for the next week. We are meeting with several of the people we know in this area and also enjoying some time with family.

Home Again

It good to finally be home again here in Rochester! This past Sunday it was so nice to see many of our good friends at Berean Community Church. These past few weeks have been hard as Mike's brother passed away last week. We, however, are so glad for the time we had to visit with him and the rest of the family the week before.
Mike was able to spend an extra week up with his family while Sam and Gloria went back home. It turned out to be a special time for them just to be together.
Now that we are back home for a while, we hope to reconnect with many of you in the area. We will be here, meeting with people. On August 10, we are heading up to the Grand Rapids, MN area. We hope to see many of you in that area.
Until then, God bless

Heading to Wisconsin

Our time here in Fishing Lake is cut a bit short due to a family situation back home that we need to attend to. So... once again we are packing our bags and heading to Superior, WI for a week. We will be visiting family and meeting with two churches in the area.
This past week in Fishing Lake has been very encouraging for our family. We have been able to meet several of the families, and we are getting a better feel of the area. Another big blessing was being able to meet the local pastor and his wife. They are running a camp out at Fishing Lake this week for kids all over the area. We also were able to visit with a fellow missionary family in the area. They will be about 1 1/2 hours away, and they already have been a great help in understanding the area better.
We will be back in Rochester the second week in July and look forward to seeing many of you then.

update

Good morning all! Thank you for your prayers. Last night we had a great opportunity to meet some of the people at the community of Fishing Lake. We attended a retirement/going away party and we met some of Chief Allen's family as well as extended family. Tomorrow two teams from NAIM'S summer missions will be here and we will be working with them. We have been very excited and encouraged in how God is working here. Please continue to pray for open doors for building relationships
"Praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ" Phil 4:3

Fishing Lake

Today we have arrived in Fishing Lake, SK after 2 months of traing in Timber Bay. It has been a bit of an adjustment from life out in the bush to just driving and stop lights as we stayed in Saskatoon last night. We have made a few contacts here even tonight hope to get in touch with the pastor of a church close by who is involved in ministry on Fishing Lake. The SMI teams (2 teams of 2 are coming on eather Tuesday or Wednesday. We are excited to get in touch with them.