My Dear Teammates,

During this past Sunday morning church service, the pastor said from the platform, “God is good!” Immediately, there was a response from someone in the congregation who answered, “all the time!”  God is good all the time, Teammate.  He did not promise that it would be easy, only that he would be with us in the good times and also in the bad times.  His promises are true and we can take them to the bank of Heaven!

Things are moving at a fast pace here at Frontier Missions.  One of the big thrills is our rapidly expanding thrift store.  If you haven’t been out yet, plan to stop by.  The store is located in the east end of our warehouse office.  One customer said we should not call it a thrift store, because most of our merchandise is new.  We have everything from clothing to furniture, and it is all at bargain prices, some things at really bargain prices!  The items change on a daily basis, so put us on your shopping route.  The good part is, that everything that comes in through the store, goes right back into the Mission, buying fuel for the trucks and making it possible to reach more precious Indian people for Jesus.  The Word says, “By any means, win some!”

Another area of excitement is our work at White Swan, Washington, on the Yakama Reservation.  Our thrift store manager, Jan Cousins, along with her husband, Pat and her daughter, Maria, has a real burden for that needy reservation.  They are working with Babe, a born again Indian lady who has a burden for her own people.  We are in the process of setting them up with their very own store, that the Natives call a “thrifty” store.  Our point man for White Swan, Hub Mardock, is convinced that God answers prayer.  He is thrilled with the renewed partnership and vision of  Frontier Missions.

Teammate, every prayer you pray and every check you send, helps make this all a reality.  We could not make it without you.  I know that you have many places to send your money.  Please remember that our very own Native American  people, who live on American soil, are among the neediest people in the world.  Would you pray and ask God what He would have you to do?  I believe that if you would  pray that prayer, and then do what  God asks you to do, all our needs would be met.

May God richly reward and bless you,

Darrell Kennedy, President

My Dear Teammates,

First of all, I would like to thank you for being a member of the Frontier Missions team! Some of you have been with us for more than 30 years and some have just recently joined the team. I would like to give you a scripture verse that we shared with the employees and volunteers just this week. It is from II Corinthians 9:9 (NLT) and it says, “Godly people give generously to the poor. Their good deeds will never be forgotten.” Does that encourage you today? It does me! Nothing that we do for our precious Native Americans goes unnoticed by God. I was humbled a few days ago when a man sent in a response to our appeal letter. He said that he was sending all he could and he enclosed one dollar and two quarters. I showed it to Rick McPherson and we were both moved emotionally. Rick said, “I think that this is undoubtedly the widows mite”. Teammate, God will bless that offering as much as He will the checks for several thousand dollars!

My heart is heavy today. In the past few weeks we have experienced attacks from the enemy like I have never seen during my many years at Frontier Missions. During the past few days, seven windows and one of our front doors have been shot out. Also, during the same time period, we have discovered that 188 company checks have been stolen. This took place some months ago, and we just recently discovered it. Two of the checks have appeared on the streets for amounts just under one thousand dollars. One person is in jail and the detectives have leads on the other crimes. Teammate, God will not be mocked and whatsoever a man sows, he also reaps. I believe that Frontier Missions is a vine of God’s planting and He will not allow these deeds to go unpunished.

In spite of all the enemy is trying to do, we are moving ahead. We continue to have a positive impact on the hearts and lives our Native American brothers and sisters. If we had more, we could do more, but we are stretching each dollar as carefully and prayerfully as we possibly can.

One of the bright spots is our work on the White Swan Reservation with the Yakama Tribe. For a number of years, one of our teammates, Hub Mardock, has had a burden for this reservation. With much prayer and planning, Jan Cousins, our thrift store manager, along with her husband Pat, made a trip to White Swan. You can read more about this endeavor elsewhere on our web site. Our plans are to work with Babe, who is a Native American, to help them open their own thrift store. Will you pray with us that God will help us work out all the details that will help these precious people help themselves? Babe is a devoted Christian lady who has a real burden for her own people.

Pray for us, Teammate, as never before. The darkest hour is just before the dawn!

Darrell Kennedy, President

My Dear Teammates,                                                                            July 10, 2007

My heart is filled with praises to the Lord and I say with the Psalmist, "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name!"

I would like to express my love and appreciation, Teammate, for all that you do, and have done, for Frontier Missions.  You are responding so well to my last appeal letter, regarding our summer outreaches.  Many of you wrote notes and assured us of your prayers and love, and some of you just noted, on the memo, that your check was for diesel fuel or that it was for the outreaches.  Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

I would like to tell you a little about our recent trip to the Nez Perce Reservation in Lapwai, Idaho.  This was the seventh year in a row that we were invited back and what a time we had!  Our team was headed up by Rick McPherson, our V.P. of Operations, Marv Boettcher, our Field Director, Greg Kennedy, our Marketing Manager, and Jan Cousins, our Thrift Store Manager. Sandy and Dave Webb brought over 30 kids from a local church to hold VBS in the city park each day, and they had the largest bunch of kids than ever before.

I wish you could have been there, Teammate, to see the excitement on the kids faces as the big rig pulled up and began to unload box after box of groceries.  The food pantry was bare, except for a few cans of beans.  In 95 degree heat, the kids pitched in and soon had an assembly line going.  When the truck was unloaded and the food was displayed  on the shelves, there were a lot of happy Native American people.  Thank you, Teammate, for making this possible.

Pastor Antonio Smith and his wife Vestal are the pastors of our host church, the N.A.M.E. Church.  They are delightful Native people and they gave us a very warm welcome.  Pastor Tony told our team that the food was very important to them.  He also said it was very important in the Indian culture that we be invited to the reservation.  He told us that basically, Native Americans still do not like non-natives.  He mentioned that we had been there for seven years in a row and had never asked them for anything.  He also told us that he had used Frontier Missions, many times, as an example of real Christian love.

On our last day there, we had a big barbeque in the city park and what a crowd we had.  One of the crowning moments of the week was at the end.  One of our team members saw a young Indian boy walking down the street with his plate piled high with food.  When he was asked why he was leaving the park, he replied that he was taking the plate of food to his mother.  Then he told us that she had not eaten for two days.  We took him home and when we were invited in, his mother showed us that there was no food in the cupboards.  Thank you again, Teammate, for helping us make a difference.  God bless!

Darrell Kennedy, President

My Dear Teammates,                                                               June 6, 2007

My heart is filled with praises to the Lord today!  The little song is going through my mind that says, “Our God is an awesome God, He reigns from heaven above”!  Does that mean the enemy is not fighting?  Not at all.  In fact, he has never fought harder, but the Word says, “greater is He that is in me than he who is in the world”!  That’s enough to shout about, don’t you agree?

This is my annual appeal letter for our summer outreaches.  By faith, we have planned one of our most aggressive missionary campaigns to our Native American brothers and sisters than ever before.  In fact, the first big rig just returned from our first summer trip to Whiteclay, Nebraska.  Our Field Director, Marv Boettcher, along with David Gowan, had a great and successful trip.  Marv just told me when they formed a circle and held hands while they prayed, John Bush wept and said, “this is really doing something for my people”!  Pictures of this trip will soon be posted on our website at  www.frontiermissions.org

By faith, and with your help, Teammates, we have four more trips planned before this month is over.  We are taking a load of groceries to Jim Blewett and the Nez Perce in Lapwai, another load to Pastor John Bush, where he ministers to eighteen different out posts, then back to Lapwai, June 23-29, where for the seventh straight year our young people will hold VBS in the park, and winding up with a trip south to Williams, Arizona, where Calvin Bennett is faithfully ministering to the Native American people.

Teammate, every time we pull one of the Western Star big rigs up to the fuel pumps, it costs over $600 to “fill ‘er up”.  Do we have the money in the bank to buy all that diesel fuel? No, we don’t, but God does!  Would you just pray and ask God if He would have you help us?  One precious Indian man, women, boy or girl who finds God would make it all worth while.

We need to hear from you soon.  There is a new assurance around Frontier Missions, that God is still on the throne and that He will move on your heart to send that check, along with your prayers and support.  We cannot make all these trips without your help.  A little later in the summer, if God provides the finances, we plan to attend Crow Fair at Crow Agency, Montana. This is the largest gathering of Native Americans in the country, and they do not allow outsiders, but Pastor Ken Pretty-On-Top has invited us!  This will be Frontiers’ first time there.  Please hold us up in prayer.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, Teammates.  May God richly bless you, is my prayer.

Darrell E. Kennedy
President