His Purpose in Pain
“Mr. and Mrs. Troxel, I am sorry to inform you that your daughter has cancer.” These are words I have prayed I would never hear; but on Thursday morning, I did. It has been quite an experience to share our life with the people of this ministry over these last many years. You have prayed […]
End of Year Financial Update
It’s hard to believe that 2012 is coming to an end. Each year I allow myself one message to specifically ask for additional support…and this is the one. I apologize if this is one of the first messages you are receiving from this ministry; honestly, I only do this once a year. Like most ministries, […]
Resolve To Be Transformed
What will we do different this year? There are more resolutions made during the first week of January than at any other time of the year, more diets are begun and more attempts at various forms of self-improvement. I’m not really big on resolutions but several years ago I wrote about making a resolution related […]
Last Message of 2011
It’s hard to believe but 2011 is coming to a rapid end – and it’s been a good year! Even with the sad and tragic loss of my sister, and yes, the continuing struggles with our adult daughter, God is good. Our entire growing family was together, and genuinely enjoyed one another, on Thanksgiving, and […]
Ministry Update – Part 4
This is the fourth Friday Ministry Update message in a series which I’m sending out to highlight different portions of this ministry. Email will continue to be the most effective and receive the highest priority in this ministry, but God has also led me to develop relationships, through my travels to Africa, with several individuals […]
Ministry Update – Part 3
As 2011 draws to a close, I am highlighting different portions of this ministry through short messages sent on the five Fridays in December…though I’m late with this one. In the first message I discussed the teaching and encouragement aspect of the email devotions which go out to over 39,000 individuals, and last week I […]
Ministry Update – Part 2
As we approach the end of 2011 I am highlighting different portions of this ministry through short messages on the five Fridays in December. Last week I discussed the teaching and encouragement aspect of the email devotions which go out to over 39,000 individuals. Though email remains our main emphasis, I have been blessed to […]
Ministry Update – Part 1
As we approach the end of 2011 I would like to highlight different portions of this ministry through short messages on the five Fridays in December. This first message highlights the teaching portion of the email ministry. The total distribution for the devotional messages now exceeds 39,000 which includes over 2000 Spanish devotional recipients. The […]