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