If April showers bring May
flowers, we should be in for a colorful spring! This is one of my
favorite seasons, as the flowers are blooming and the trees are budding. It
seems the whole earth is springing to life, but most important, this is when we celebrate Easter. In spite of the condition of this old world, there is an empty grave somewhere in the Middle East. The old hymn says, “I serve a
risen Savior, He’s in the world today; I know that He is living, whatever men
my say; I see His hand of mercy, I hear His voice of cheer, and just the time I need Him, He’s always near; HE LIVES! Teammate, people may scoff and
Satan may fight, but don’t be discouraged. He is risen, He is risen indeed!
These are busy times around the Mission. One of the big hotel chains closed in our area, and they called and asked if we wanted the furnishings. Our answer was a resounding yes! We hauled many big rigs full of mattresses, box springs, lamps, tables, chairs, sheets, pillow cases, armoires, televisions and much, much more. What a blessing! The best part is, the income from these items goes right back into the ministry. We take many of these items directly to the reservations, if we have the cost of the diesel fuel.
I would like to take this
opportunity to express my appreciation to all the employees and volunteers who
gave above and beyond to make this happen. They worked overtime, nights
and weekends, all with no complaining. (Well, maybe a little bit; there
were lots of sore muscles and aching backs.) Thank you one and all who
worked on this project. We have some of God’s choice people and they are
all here because they believe in the cause of reaching precious Native
Americans for Christ.
We have a big trip coming up a
bit later in the month. The folks at Northwest Indian Bible School in
Alberton, Montana called us to say that a company in the
East had offered them 5 brand new wood burning stoves. Since their heat bill
was astronomical, and they had access to all the wood that they needed, they
jumped at the opportunity. They had one big problem; they didn’t have any way
to get the stoves to the school, and they asked if we could help. We
called Woodpecker Truck and they offered us a flat-bed trailer at no charge.
So, before the end of the month, Rick McPherson, our Vice President of
Operations and Marv Boettcher, our Field Director, will leave on a 5,000 mile
trip to the factory in Ohio to bring the stoves to NIBS. Please pray that
they will have traveling mercies and that God will supply the money for diesel.
Remember, Teammate, you make this
all possible. Every donation, large or small, helps us reach a little
further into the darkness. Until next month, may God richly bless you.
Darrell Kennedy, President/CEO
Rick McPherson, VP of Operations, and Marv Boettcher, Field Director, are planning a trip at the end of April to Salem, Ohio to pick up five (5) wood burning furnaces for the Northwest Indian Bible School (NIBS) in Missoula, MT.
Marv Boettcher is trying to locate a lowboy or flatbed trailer to transport these "monster" furnaces which are needed to help the Indian students get through the frigid winters in Montana. These furnaces will provide a more economical way to heat the Bible School.
Your prayers and support would be greatly appreciated for this trip from Troutdale, OR to Salem, OH to Missoula, MT and back to Troutdale. Lots of miles, smiles, cheeseburgers... and truck stop coffee!
.I don’t know if there is anything to the old adage that says if March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb. It certainly came in like a lion with wind, rain, ice and some snow. However, I have seen some flowers blooming and I feel spring is in the air.
Our new Field Director, Marv Boettcher and his wife Judy, felt it was time to head for the reservations, so they left the mission at midnight, February 8. Thankful that they were armed with winter coats and tire chains, it snowed most of the way to their first stop at Wolf Point, MT. They had a good visit with Pastor Kenny and Sandy Azure and then visited our Indian brother, Alex Caulder, who was in the hospital with a severe infection in his leg. God performed a miracle and Alex was in church the next morning! They stayed with Alex and Brenda while Marv worked on Kenny’s pickup and visited many of the Indian people.
Highway 13 from Wolf Point was closed due to icy conditions, but they were able to leave at mid-morning on the 17th and arrived in Crow Agency, MT in the evening. They took Pastor Ken and Hannah Pretty On Top to dinner at the Purple Cow Restaurant in Hardin,MT. They were overnight guests at Ken and Hannah’s home and were visited by Jeff Dieter from Northwest Indian Bible School who was on his way to work in Denver. They all attended Kenny’s Spiritual Life church where he had Elder Joe Bear Cloud preach. There were 20 February birthdays celebrated with three large cakes after church.
They left Crow Agency after church and due to a white-out blizzard, they had to spend the night in Bozeman, MT. They talked to Lee and Margie Raith, Pastor’s of the Ravalli Community Church who also minister to the youth on the Flat Head Reservation. Then on the 20th, they arrived in Lewiston, Idaho at Bill and Dorothy Edward’s home. Bill and Dorothy graciously hosted the Boettchers for the next two days while they visited three different ministries on the Nez Perce Reservation in Kamiah and Lapwai, planning our outreaches for the summer. They also had a planning session with Volkhard and Marianna Graf, Lay Pastors of the Kamiah First Indian Presbyterian Church. They are impressive people and are excited about working with Frontier Missions in Kamiah. Later in the evening, they had a good visit with Tony Smith, who is a Native Pastor of the NAME Church in Lapwai. They also had good fellowship with Pastor Jim and Janet Blewett, who pastor the Lapwai Assembly of God.
Fourteen days and 3000 miles later, tired but blessed, they arrive at their home in Dallas,Oregon. Pray for Marv and Judy as they fulfill this very important calling.
God bless you, Teammate. Please continue to give and pray. We depend on you!
Darrell E. Kennedy, President/CEO
.The stewardship of what God has entrusted to our care is a very important part of our Christian life. We can make a plan that improves our current living situation, meets the needs of our family after we’re gone, and also provides for the on-going ministries of our favorite missions and churches.
This 30 minute special website broadcast with Steve Jones and Rick McPherson will answer some of your questions regarding charitable giving, wills and estate planning. For additional information or to talk with Steve Jones directly please call the Frontier Missions’ office at
(503) 492-0904.
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