Ministry Newsletter

I hope all of you are safe and healthy during this pandemic. Who would have ever imagined that an invisible virus would shut down the world?...

It’s difficult to grasp how quickly life changed when the coronavirus crisis hit the world in mid-March. I’m sure your world is reeling, just like mine is. In early March I was traveling and preaching like normal. Then suddenly everything shut down, and my schedule was canceled. We aren’t sure…...

People sometimes ask me if it really matters when people pray for a ministry. I can tell you for sure that it does! Just today I was reading in 2 Corinthians where Paul thanked people for their prayers. He asked them to continue praying “so that thanks may be given…...

Psalm 92:10 is one of the promises God gave me for this year. Verse 10 says: "But You have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil."...

As we step back and reflect on 2019, we feel overwhelmed and overjoyed by God’s faithfulness. Lee traveled to nine foreign countries and 11 states, plus Puerto Rico—and he slept in 51 beds! He also hosted seven discipleship retreats for men, numerous events for women, and he took 20 young…...

I trust you had a blessed Thanksgiving. We had 19 family members at our house for a few days last week, and it was very special to have Deborah’s dad with us after we lost her mom in September....

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday my heart is overflowing with gratitude for all the people who have prayed for me and Deborah and this ministry in 2019. Thank you for standing with us. Thank you for fighting in prayer for us. Thank you for supporting us financially....

Thank you so much for praying for me during my two-week trip to Australia. I flew to the city of Perth, which is pretty much the “ends of the earth” from where I live. That means it required about 22 hours of flying time just to get there! Yet there…...

The apostle Paul’s epistle to the Philippians is basically a thank you letter. He was grateful for their concern, their generosity and their “participation in the gospel” (Phil. 1:5). I feel the same way. When you pray for me, or donate to our work, you are in full participation with…...

Thank you so much for praying for me during my long trip to Sri Lanka. That was not the longest flight I have ever been on, but it seemed like it! I was in the air for 23 hours, plus some layovers. God gave me grace (and a pleasant stopover…...