Updates

May 2023

May 2023

Last month we had the privilege to see six adults baptized. God was clearly at work in the circumstances surrounding the salvation of those over the past few months.

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April 2023

April 2023

During this past month we attended our first North Island Teen Camp. This brought sweet memories of assisting at our sending church’s campground for several years.

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March 2023

March 2023

It is hard to believe we are about to complete our first six months on the field! Having Alyse’s parents visit for seven days this month was a blessing to our family as well as our church family.

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February 2023

February 2023

At the start of the month, we had the privilege to lead a lady to Christ who had been attending the services for several months.

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January 2023

January 2023

Last Wednesday night God answered one of our prayers by allowing us to see a young lady, Iah, accept Christ after the service. She had been attending our church quite regularly since mid-December.

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December 2022

December 2022

We appreciate hearing from many of you through Thanksgiving and Christmas, expressing your prayers for us or simply reaching out to encourage us. We never take your communication for granted!

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November 2022

November 2022

Since our last letter we have had quite a change in scenery. Our flight from Chicago directly to Auckland was smoother than expected, courtesy of your prayers!

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October 2022

October 2022

We bring much anticipated news this month and desired to get it to you a few days early from our usual prayer letter schedule!

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September 2022

September 2022

Perhaps the most exciting news to happen in September was the word we received from the New Zealand immigration office late in the month.

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July/August 2022

July/August 2022

Several days after sending our last letter we successfully submitted our visa applications to the immigration office! This was an exciting step that required much prayer to be able to accomplish.

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June 2022

June 2022

Our last update ended with a request for prayer for greater witnessing opportunities in June.

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May 2022

May 2022

As our travels wound down in May, we had several events on the schedule that we would like to share with you.  … On May 15…

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April 2022

April 2022

We were privileged to present our ministry in seven churches in April and had several unique ministry opportunities.

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March 2022

March 2022

We experienced a number of deputation highlights over the past 30 days!

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February 2022

February 2022

Our goal in February was to cover a lot of ground and visit nine churches that were mostly outside of our normal sphere of meetings. This included several in Texas, Alabama, and Arkansas.

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January 2022

January 2022

We wanted to begin this letter by thanking those of you who sent the extra donations and support for Christmas last month.

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November/December 2021

November/December 2021

After visiting nine churches in November and eight in December, we find our year-end support goal in the rear-view mirror and looking towards the finish line heading into 2022.

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October 2021

October 2021

Throughout October, we visited twelve churches in eight states. On the two evenings we weren’t in church, Bentlee was confused why he wasn’t in the nursery!

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September 2021

September 2021

As we approach the end of the year, it’s exciting to see God make our goals a reality! Our year-end support goal is 75% and we are currently at 69%.

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August 2021

August 2021

August was a Midwest month for us on the road! We presented in churches throughout IA, IL, IN, and WI and had our first meetings with 2-month old Bentlee.

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July 2021

July 2021

Our deputation travels slowed down this month as we adjusted to life with a newborn! After assisting at our campground for several teen camps, our travels resumed on July 18th.

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June 2021

June 2021

Thank you for praying for our son’s safe delivery. Bentlee Dean was born on Monday, June 28, at 1:32am. God’s Providence was evident in several ways through the timing of his birth.

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May 2021

May 2021

We assumed that June would be a “slower” month in our schedule and here I am writing this letter halfway through the month as this has been the first available day to do so!

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April 2021

April 2021

April began with a calm morning on Easter Sunday at our home church followed by a whirlwind of meetings in IN, MO, FL, MI, OH, and WI.

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March 2021

March 2021

Let’s be transparent for a moment. As we planned for deputation, much of our mental preparation was bracing ourselves for bad experiences, rejection, awkward encounters, and more along those lines.

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February 2021

February 2021

February was our busiest month of traveling up until now, with three conferences and eight total meetings.

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January 2021

January 2021

Throughout January, we presented our ministry in six Illinois churches. God worked out our schedule to avoid the Midwest snowstorms that came frequently this month!

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December 2020

December 2020

Our December began in Albuquerque, New Mexico, inching past Port St. Lucie, Florida as the farthest distance that we currently plan to travel on deputation.

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November 2020

November 2020

God provided eight churches where we could present our ministry at in November. We also had the opportunity to stop in at three other churches as we traveled to scheduled meetings.

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October 2020

October 2020

October has taught us to remain flexible on the deputation trail.

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September 2020

September 2020

Our first month on deputation has passed quickly! We had the opportunity to be in 7 different churches throughout Illinois, Michigan and Indiana in September.

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August 2020

August 2020

Starting next month, we will be sending monthly updates on our deputation travels as we seek to raise the necessary funds for church planting in New Zealand.

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November 2019

November 2019

Earlier this month, we made our first of many trips to New Zealand. Our initial travels held the following purposes:

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