March 2025

We are grateful for your constant prayers for us and those we minister to. Life continues on, and some prayers have been answered even as new needs have arisen.

C is making a good recovery from the necessary back and hip/leg surgeries, to the point that we have resumed holding our Tuesday night Bible study at J&C's house, allowing them to once again be a part of the study. Please pray with us for continued healing there; also for BR, whom James took to the hospital for what turned out to be a muscle tear; and for B's recovery from a recent surgery. Beyond these... (Read more)

February 2025

Thank you for your continued prayers! The past few months have been busy with ministry, medical appointments, and travel. In December, we had two Christmas services. In Cokeville, we had the normal attendance; but in Kemmerer, we had several visitors, including a family whose two younger daughters have been coming to Sunday School.

In January, we continued our regular ministries, and James also was able to travel to attend the Arch National Pastor's Fellowship in Florida. The trip was encouraging, and James was able to share an update on our church... (Read more)

November 2024

Thank you all for your prayers in our travels to see Elizabeth's mom and one of our supporting churches. It was good to spend some time helping Elizabeth's mom and just spending time together. We were also blessed to visit Plymouth Rock Bible Church, where James was able to preach for the Sunday morning service and to give a brief update on the ministry here in Wyoming. We count Pastor Farnsworth and his wife as friends and faithful fellow laborers in the Gospel.

While we were away, the seasons abruptly changed, and Kemmerer got its first snowfall of the... (Read more)

October 2024

The beautiful yellow and brilliant red leaves that we are enjoying this fall remind us of the beauty of God's design in creation. Even the beauty of His design of each person, which has been tragically marred by sin. Yet with the changing of the seasons, we are reminded of the hope for each marred creature: that God transforms hearts and lives! To that end, continue praying with us as we minister and preach the Gospel in the Mountain West.

We ask you to intercede with us in prayer for our regular Cokeville attendees as we are wrapping up a deep dive in... (Read more)

September 2024

Thank you for praying for the ministry and for those we are ministering to. In our weekly jail ministry, we are seeing fruit! First of all, with the state inmates and their desire to learn more about God. These men, condemned for crimes and serving sentences, have been exhibiting spiritual fruit and growing in Christ. Also, under the preaching of a fellow pastor, Jay Sprecher from Thayne, WY, a lady new to the county side of the jail accepted Christ. We are thankful for God's working in their lives. Please continue to pray for those hearing the Gospel in the jail, as well as... (Read more)

August 2024

Thank you for your prayers for VBS this summer! In July, we were able to help the Hartmans with a one-day VBS in Manila, UT. Fourteen local kids attended, as well as five kids from Kemmerer. On August 2nd, we held another one-day VBS in Cokeville at the town park. We had five children from Cokeville come, with three of those being LDS and all of them unsaved. At both events, the children learned about the two kingdoms - the kingdom of God and the kingdom of the devil - along with the armor of God. In Cokeville, we had the opportunity to give children's Bibles to the three LDS... (Read more)

June 2024

Thank you for your continued prayers and support, especially as VBS season is upon us. Last week was VBS in Kemmerer, and we are thankful for a good week - and grateful to be recovering from it. There were many repeat attenders from previous years, with 18 on our highest day and about a dozen who participated every day. We were thrilled to have two girls return for Sunday school and church this past Sunday, and we are praying they will continue to come! Continue to pray for all who came, that they would remember what was taught from God's Word and be eager to learn... (Read more)

May 2024

The last two months have been a marathon and roller-coaster all rolled into one. At the beginning of April, we made an offer on a house that was accepted - and so began multiple weeks of going to the prospective house for inspections and estimates of everything that wasn't up to code. After all of that, we approached the seller for either a reduction on the price or repairs. Unfortunately, the sellers were unwilling to do either.

We are grateful for the Lord's direction in this, as the more we got into the inspections and estimates on the house, the more significant... (Read more)

March 2024

Our weather has continued to act like the double-minded man from the Epistle of James, going from warmer days in the low 40s to windy snow storms that dump up to a foot of snow at a time, and back again. We are very thankful for the moisture all this snow means for our area, especially for the dry summer months; and we are equally thankful for the warmer days that let some of the snow and ice melt off of the streets and sidewalks.

Unfortunately, between bad road conditions and people not wanting to be out in the snow/cold, the storms have been bad enough to interrupt... (Read more)

February 2024

January started out with negative temperatures and several large snowstorms, the end of the month turned very springlike with abnormally high temperatures in the 40s, and now we are back to enjoying winter again with frequent light snow. Though we need more moisture, it was nice to enjoy the moderate temperatures and a break from clearing snow every day. In fact, the combination of constant clearing plus issues with our neighborhood's plowing caused James some injury to the tendons in his arm - so the break was very helpful for him. Thankfully, it seems to be healing... (Read more)