September 2025 Update

We are so grateful for your prayers for our family and ministry. God's protection and blessings were evident during our three-month mini-furlough. Though at times emotionally draining, we had wonderful opportunities to connect with ministry partners, friends, and family, and we enjoyed sharing about the work in New Brunswick many times. God kept us safe and fairly healthy as we traveled over 12,800 miles. We also had productive conferences with our BMM family and North America team. 

We arrived home in Moncton physically exhausted yet having received needed emotional and spiritual refreshment. We praise the Lord for bringing in some of the needed monthly support and continue to trust Him for the remaining need. If you would like to view our ministry presentation about the pioneering ministry we have with French Acadians and French-speaking immigrants here in New Brunswick (or see it again), you can access it by clicking here. Please continue to pray that God will stir hearts to join us in this ministry and send more laborers to New Brunswick. Pray too that God will sustain us.

We praise the Lord for taking care of our still fragile French ministry while we were away and for the faithfulness of those who served in our absence. Since returning to Moncton, we've been encouraged by new visitors almost every week. Please pray for these new attendees, that they will continue to attend and grow in their knowledge of Christ. We also ask you to pray for some of our people who have struggled and drifted this summer, that we might be able to effectively point them back to Christ for guidance. 

We appreciate your prayer for the spiritual growth and faithfulness of everyone in our ministry, and for God to guide us as we lead this vital ministry. We are busy with discipleship and Bible studies: pray for my ministry of the Word and in music, and as I prepare four individuals for church membership, including a woman. Cherith is discipling who is scheduled to be baptized on October 5. Pray for Cherith as she leads French Bible studies for the ladies, as she disciples a new believer one-on-one, and as she leads an English Bible study for three career women. Pray too for Josiah’s role in our ministry alongside his 11th grade homeschooling studies.

Thank you for praying for our son Caleb's ministry this past summer. God protected and blessed him with wonderful opportunities. He traveled to churches and camps in many states with a music and missions team from Ambassador Baptist College and then joined us in Ankeny, IA were he ministered to missionary children at our BMM North America team conference. We are also grateful for God’s provision and blessing for his two-week missions trip to Ukraine. Caleb was responsible for creating daily recap videos, and he also had several occasions to share devotionals and special music. The camp hosted 300 children from Eastern Ukraine, and we praise God that 70 to 80 of them made professions of faith in Christ.

Thank you for your prayers for us. We are so thankful for the privilege of serving the Lord and pray that God will help each of us to live every day with eternity in view.