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Love Letter

You, me and cousin Mariyah Jane Atha in early 2022. This is a letter of love for a little fellow soon to be adopted.  His time with our family was sweet, and we all pray for his future to be full of joy and that he might come to know Christ as his Savior in due time.   I am so glad I got to meet you in person, Mr. Kamren.   We love you, Kamren Isaiah Carey! Gramma Michele and Vovô Byron PDF version Greensboro Science Center in January 2022. You are on Uncle William Atha's shoulders. March 2022 Christmas 2021 at Grandaddy Vicent Beckner's, you were there on the day after. In front of the old Dehart homestead with Granny Atha in January 2022. Written for Kamren Isaiah Carey Born April 1, 2020 in Greensboro, North Carolina

March Video Letter from Gramma

 

How Can Success in Missions be Measured?

  Numbers? Learning? Smiles? If the snack is good, they will come!  Lots!  So numbers probably are not a good ruler to measure success.  On the days we take lots of young people along, have a special program or give our prizes, we are famous.   Then there are the days when kids show up, ask what the snack is, and leave!  Some kids ask as soon as I get out of the car, What did you bring today?  I always say, A really nice Bible story. Some days there are not as many kids or adults, but the ones that come listen well and seem to learn.  On those quieter visits, we have more time to talk and invest in lives. I guess in the whirlwind and the fire of much activity, it's harder to hear that still, small voice of God's message.  God loves you.  He wants you.  Today's the day you need to decide. Some weeks are discouraging with rowdy kids, a lack of commitment on the part of adult Bible study students, and no-shows among our assistan...

Letter from Gramma: February 2022

 

Home for the Holidays

Day after Christmas in Virginia Christmas Eve found me in Brazil hurrying about to get things in order to catch a plane with my missionary man to make it to Christmas dinner with extended family in North Carolina on time!  I'm not sure what time everyone planned on eating, but I think we made it at just the right hour. The day after Christmas Byron spoke at a nearby church and then we hurried up to Virginia to my parents with some of the North Carolina gang coming up the next day to see my brother and family.  All in all those first couple of days were rushed, but very good! Our trip was not a furlough, but we did work hard to see as many of our Piedmont Triad churches as possible and some friends.  Our plans were complicated by four snowfalls and an Omicron surge.  Several churches we had hoped to stop in for a visit were just not having all their "old normal" weekly services.   One of the main reasons for our holiday trip was to see our family up close an...

Winter Prayer Letter