Esther and Philip Urquiola, Stephen and Pamela On December 13, 2024, former missionary Philip Urquiola passed to his heavenly reward at the age of 96. Philip and his wife, Esther, served the churches in Bolivia from 1960-1978. Bro. Phil served faithfully and with courage in spite of persecution and danger to his life. He was bilingual in Spanish and English and also knew Quechua and Aymara. He taught believers and witnessed in new villages, persevering for the name of Christ.

A baptismal service was recently held in the beautiful ocean at Grand Cayman. God has touched this sister’s heart and brought healing to her body. We are grateful for the leadership of Pastor Carlson Benjamin at the Red Bay church.

When Roxene and I became missionaries, we were required by our mission board to recruit those who would become a part of our team as supporters. “Grandma Miller” became one of our team members. During one of our furloughs, I had opportunity to visit with her. As I sat across from her in her living room, Grandma Miller shared about how, when she was a young girl, she thought it would be wonderful to be a missionary. Reading stories about missionaries fueled her desire to go an

We are glad to be able to support school lunches for children in Haiti. For many children, this is the best meal they receive in a day. However, the Foodbank offerings have been declining in recent months. This means we will have to reduce our offerings for next school year from $2500 per month to $1400 (closer to the average Foodbank offerings we receive monthly). If you would like to support this ministry and help us avoid this cutback, please click here or mail a check wi

Christy Doyle, missionary in Papua New Guinea, is in the U.S. on a temporary medical leave. She recently wrote an update on how she is doing after her foot surgery: “I want to thank everyone for your prayers. I've felt them. I know my recovery has gone well so far because people have been praying. I want to praise God for that. And, I'm very thankful that I didn't have all the nerve pain that I had anticipated, which I had had after my previous two major foot surgeries. I've

In 1874, Ira Sankey was doing a revival with D. L. Moody in Edinburg. In between services Sankey was reading a religious publication that had “The Ninety and Nine” by Elizabeth Clephane printed in it. What he read touched his heart so deeply that he cut it out and placed it in his vest pocket. The next day, Moody’s sermon was about the Good Shepherd. As the sermon was coming to a close, Moody asked Sankey to sing something suitable for the invitation. Sankey thought of the wo