Please Thank God with us for: 

• The New Life through the Water and the Word that a family received last Sunday.
• The work of the CUI group and the great fellowship we had with them.
• The team from Our Savior’s in Topsfield, MA, and how the Lord used them. 
• The wonderful ordination celebration on August 27th of God’s calling and faithfulness. 

What began as a men's retreat became a youth retreat, as Tim Norton (serving in Navajo, NM) and Rick McCafferty (serving in Anchorage, AK) hiked underneath the Navajo people's sacred Hesperus Peak, just outside Durango, Colorado.
 

Summer greetings in the name of our Savior. Looking back in these past few months it has been a whirlwind of activity but God has used it all in accomplishing His mission!

I thank you, my dear Savior, that you accomplished what you set out to do: to win my salvation and the salvation of the whole world.  I pray that you strengthen me to set my face to accomplish the difficult things in my life. Amen.

What a joy it was on Christmas Eve to not only to celebrate the birth of our Savior but also the new birth, by water and the Word, of a whole household. Christmas does not get much better than that!

 ord, I confess to You that, if I were to stand on my own, all of my faults would keep me from Your presence, and only reveal Your wrath. I am so thankful Lord for Your gift to me, that I can come into Your presence through Your Son, without fear, and look forward to meeting You, Amen.

 Thank you, God, for adopting me as Your child. Thank you for giving me Your love and identity, and the security of knowing that nothing can separate me from Your love. As I live my life in thankfulness to You, help me to share that love with others. In the name of your Son Jesus, Amen.

When we give hurting individuals a safe space to tell their story at gatherings like the cultural exchange on the Navajo Nation, their hurt is no longer hidden within the walls of a house or the confines of a heart. Once that hurt has been exposed to the light, God can do amazing things with it. He can heal it, and he can use it to His glory. He can mend broken families and repair relationships.

Dear Friends in Christ,

God’s mission continues in Navajo, NM.