Dear Praying Friends,
We are getting excited about our upcoming project in Bolivia. God has provided the funds that we need through many of you. Thank you for your involvement in our ministry.

We finished up 2025 by attending the memorial service for the man who had the greatest spiritual impact in my life. Bro. David Hartsfield passed away in October and his service was in December. It was a God-honoring service as we reflected on what Bro. Hartsfield meant to many of us.

The one thought that keeps coming to mind about the 45 years Bro. Hartsfield was part of my life is that he lived a life that consistently exemplified Christ. We are told that we should live like Christ, but sometimes it is hard for us to know what that means. Bro. Hartsfield was a tangible example to those of us who knew him of how the Christian life should be lived. I pray God would help me be that example to the young people around me today.

Bill Rice Bible College
I taught two different classes for Bill Rice Bible College in the last month. These were module classes that were 30 hours of class time each week. I had 10 students for the Introduction to Missions class. This is a class I have taught several times. I taught the class with the idea of either being a missionary or knowing how the students can be a help and encouragement to their missionary friends—something that I think is very helpful for anyone in a church that supports missionaries.

Deaf Ministry was my second class. It was a new class for me; at least in this format. All nine of my students feel called to ministry with the Deaf. We talked about how to find Deaf in their area, how to start a deaf ministry in their church, and various aspects of the ministry.

Bolivia March 9-May 28
As I write this, we leave in one week for Bolivia! Currently we are praying for wisdom on some planning matters. We have looked at apartments online. They are relatively inexpensive and plentiful. It is just a matter of what part of town will be most appropriate for our stay. We are also still working out details for the classes. We will be in town almost a month before we start teaching sign language to the church people. This gives us time to strengthen relationships we’ve already started with the Deaf and continue to learn what signs will be different from our expectation.

Thank you again for helping to support us financially for this trip. We now covet your prayers as the work begins in earnest. We look forward to following up with what God is doing there among the churches.

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