Peach Deaf Ministry

  • March 2017 Prayer Letter

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    Dear Praying Friends, At the end of last year I met a man, not on his deathbed, but at his funeral. I attended the funeral of a man I had never previously met—but I sure wish I had. Audley Hamrick was a career missionary working in New Mexico. I learned about him through stories that…

  • December 2016 Prayer Letter

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    Dear Praying Friends, Merry Christmas! This time of year is a great reminder of why we are involved in ministry. Yet it is also an opportunity to slow down for a few days and enjoy time with family. For a fifth year in a row I was privileged to represent BIO at Ambassador Baptist College…

  • August 2016 Prayer Letter

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    Dear Praying Friends, This month we celebrate 23 years of marriage and the completion of 22 years of ministry! Training School We held the annual BIO Missionary Training School at our office in June. We hosted our missionaries who are working with the Deaf. This meant that Stephanie and I either taught or interpreted each…

  • May 2016 Prayer Letter

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    Dear Praying Friends, We were blessed to visit several of our supporting churches during a recent trip to Texas. This included our sending church in Odessa. We greatly enjoyed reconnecting with people we have not seen in a few years. We spent a couple of days with our dear friends David and Flora Hartsfield and…

  • March 2016 Prayer Letter

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    Dear Praying Friends, This new year has opened up a few new opportunities for us to serve the Lord in the ministry to the Deaf. As I’ve gotten focused on the work, I have been caught off guard as to how quickly time has gotten away from me. Recently I told a church that they…

  • November 2015 Prayer Letter

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    Dear Praying Friends, Happy Thanksgiving! As Christians, we have much to be thankful for all year. I am truly thankful for the ministry God has called us to. That doesn’t mean the ministry is always easy, but it is comforting to know that we are in God’s will and He has a plan for all…

  • Peru Trip 2015

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    I haven’t said anything about my trip to Peru in any of my prayer letters because this trip was planned somewhat on short notice. Then when it did get scheduled it was nestled between a few other events that diverted my attention. But, I am a week into a three-week trip and you are just…

  • August 2015 Prayer Letter

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    Dear Praying Friends, We have had a wonderful summer full of ministry opportunities and enjoyable reunions. Training School The annual BIO Training School was a blessed time of learning and fellowship. What made this year special is that we held our training sessions in the new BIO Training Center. This is the lower floor of…

  • May Prayer Letter

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    Dear Praying Friends, A few days ago I was showing my parents around the historic city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee when we happened to meet a deaf friend. She requested that I interpret a funeral for her family the next day. This was the second funeral that my wife and I have been involved in…

  • Graduation Day 2015

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    High School Graduation Our son James graduated from high school. Though he is home schooled, he graduated with 32 other young people in a ceremony with almost 800 people in attendance. This is thanks to being part of a home school association in the Knoxville, TN area. We had a great time with a few family…