25th
February:
Today makes thirty years since the
day Independent Gospel Missions, of New Castle, PA, accepted us as missionary
appointees to Grenada, West Indies. A lot has happened since then. Our overseas
service has taken us from Grenada, through Singapore, and, for the past twelve
years, to India. All our six children grew up and, one by one, left us to
university in the USA, so that Ruth and I have been “empty-nesters” for the past
year and a half. We've been grandparents for the past 8+ years. And Among the
many changes through the years, even our mission agency has been removed to
Rochester, NY, and its name has been altered to International Gospel
Missions.
IGM was founded in 1968 under the
leadership of Dr. David L. Bovard who was one of those who had, way back in in
the late '70s encouraged us to consider overseas missionary service. Through the
years, the mission's main focus has been to help and to serve various local
pastors in many countries of the world. Ruth and I are very grateful to our Lord
for the blessing IGM has been to us, too, and with the Lord's help, hope to
continue with the mission for as many years as we are
able.
“To the Regions Beyond. .
.”
