Theresa and I continue to serve in Barbados as we stand in for Robert and Rhoda Smith, who are presently on medical furlough. Mrs. Smith is scheduled for knee-replacement surgery on February 10 in Northwest Indiana. We arrived here in St. [...]
After finishing our medical appointments earlier this fall and receiving clearance from our doctors to be able to return to full-time duties, our ministry took another detour. On October 25, we arrived in St. Philip, Barbados, to stand in f [...]
God has been so gracious in allowing us to be of use to Him. It was an honor to serve Him for many years in Haiti, and what a thrill it was to see souls saved, churches planted, and lives changed because of the Gospel. In December 2022, our [...]
This letter may prove to be more of a medical update than a ministry report, but these are the events dominating our lives right now. MEDICAL UPDATE At the end of April, we left the Bahamas for Theresa to be admitted to Gulf Coast Hospital [...]
We had an enjoyable Good Friday evening service. The weather, praise the Lord, was exceptional. Theresa, along with several of our ladies and teenage girls, got busy hours earlier to put together a traditional Bahamian fish fry, which they [...]
Christmastime went better than we had anticipated. All of the holiday functions surrounding our youth and adults came to pass. Everyone received at least one gift. Everyone received food. Very few, if any, of our people were familiar with C [...]
Having set aside the compression boot and crutches this fall, I am nearly back to my usual duties. It is good to move about the island of Abaco, though prudently. My foot does not ache, but the terrain is rough-hewn. Starting the ministry 1 [...]
“Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Philemon 1:3) I am still wearing a compression boot on my right foot, but I seem to be heading in the right direction. Originally, an x-ray revealed a hairline fract [...]
Recently, we found a very suitable area to conduct our first Vacation Bible School of the summer. Located in a Haitian country village, we found an existing lean-to for us to use. We added a couple of large tarps for shade and extended spac [...]
Our first Sunday morning church service starts at 9:00 and is conducted in English because English is the official language in the Bahamas. At 10:30, we have our second morning service, which is conducted in Haitian Creole, since a large nu [...]
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