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)

January 2024

Happy New Year! Our last few months were packed with lots of ministry, a fair amount of clearing snow, and some travel. Winter came heavily around Thanksgiving with about 2 feet of snow, and we've had several smaller storms throughout December. This week, we've gotten hit with a few inches almost every day. We are grateful for the snow, as it will provide much needed moisture for the warmer months. But we would also appreciate your prayers for our safety as we travel back and forth to Cokeville during these winter months.

In November, we had our annual... (Read more)

October 2023

Happy Fall! Both Kemmerer and Cokeville are starting to slow down from all the tourists and temporary workers that we had during the summer. Fall is in full swing here with brilliant golden aspens and deep red bushes. It is also time for our own preparations for winter, with snowfall already happening in the higher elevations around us and hopefully in our area soon. We are certainly enjoying the cooler weather after a long, hot summer!

We are giving thanks to God that Elizabeth's reconstruction surgery went well. Beyond fixing the structural issues, the surgical... (Read more)

August 2023

We are so thankful for your prayers and continued support! In July, we had a one-day Vacation Bible School in Cokeville. We had to move it to July 14th, since the Pioneer Day Junior Rodeo was taking place on our original date. Pioneer Day is an important regional holiday out here in the Mountain West, especially in the heavily Mormon areas, that celebrates the LDS "pioneers" who came west. It is an especially big holiday in Cokeville with Rodeo and Junior Rodeo, plus many family reunions and other town celebrations. In fact, with all the visitors and extended family coming... (Read more)

May 2023

The year is moving fast, and so is the melting snow (finally!). This past winter saw record-breaking amounts of snowfall, which caused many days and early mornings of snow shoveling and plowing. However, amongst all that work, we are very thankful for the abundant water supply for our coming summer and fall. Yet as the weather warms, there is a high chance of flooding in our area due to such rapid snowmelt. Please pray that our snow will melt in a way that fills our regional reservoirs and doesn't cause any major flooding.

We are thankful for the... (Read more)

January 2023

It has been an interesting few months since our last update. December ended with a bang, and January has shown no signs of slowing - not so much with activity (though we did have Christmas programs in Kemmerer and Cokeville), but with snow. In the few weeks since Christmas, the roads have been shut down and a travel ban has been in place twice, with the latest one lasting for three days. Living in the beauty of Wyoming is not for the faint of heart in winter, and we have come to enjoy and embrace the snow! Through what look like terrible storms, God is providing our water for... (Read more)

October 2022

Fall has arrived, and the aspens are a brilliant yellow against the drab landscape, and the temperature is finally cooling off - for which we are very thankful! The relief of cooler temperatures coincides with the rest we are (finally) getting after a busy season of ministry.

After our Vacation Bible School in July, we started preparing for our mission family's annual conference, which we hosted in Kemmerer this year at the end of September. It was a lot of work, and we are thankful that it's not here every year! James was very busy with coordinating the music, AV,... (Read more)