Greetings,

30,000 Living Waters came to us on July 30. We sent 20,232 to Australia and took 11,600 to the Midwest with our Dodge Dually Diesel (Yank Tank in Australian). We delivered them all around the countryside and proclaimed the Lord’s message of life at:

GES Regional Conference Omaha, NE: Aug 1–2,

Believers’ Bible Church: Omaha, NE: Aug 3,

Cresco (IA) Community Chapel: Aug 7 (visited Pastor Mike Simiele briefly),

Bible class at Tabernacle Baptist Church, George, IA, Aug 8,

Believers’ Bible Church: Omaha, NE: Aug 10,

Jansen (NE) Bible Church: Aug 10,

Rocky Mountain Bible College & Seminary (NTI course) : Aug 11–22,

Northeast Bible Chapel in Colorado Springs: Aug 17,

Brown Bag lunch with chaplains of the Denver Rescue Mission.

We returned with only a handful of Living Waters. Believers everywhere we went welcomed John’s Gospel as a God-given book for sharing the message of life. It is an encouragement to see the booklets going out into the world and to hear reports of God’s faithfulness. His Word does not return void without accomplishing what He sent it to do.

It is great to be back at Grace Chapel! Some puzzle-pieces in John’s Gospel have come together in John 9 and 10. George, our son, has posted those messages on this website. A friend in Perth would say, “Have a listen.”

We will soon travel to the Pacific Northwest for ministry and to visit family. This is a tentative itinerary. A few more speaking opportunities are still being worked out.

Emmanuel Baptist Church, Olympia, WA:

Lakeland Bible Church, Auburn, WA: Oct 12 - A.M.,

Spokane (WA) Bible Church fall conference: Oct 13–15,

Endicott, WA Bible class: Oct. 16 – P.M.,

Alberton (Montana) Community Church: Oct 19 - A.M.,

(possible evening service further west on Oct. 19: details to follow)

(possible evening service in central Oregon: Oct. 22: details to follow).

Two short trips will precede Christmas-time with family in Oregon. They are:

1. Retreat with chaplains of Denver (CO) Rescue Mission: Nov. 5–6.

2a. Victor Street Bible Chapel, Dallas, TX: Dec. 7 – A.M.,

2b. Pre-trib Conference, Dallas, TX: Dec. 8–10.

We proclaim the message of life wherever we go. Our lost and dying world needs to know that Jesus died and rose to guarantee life to believers. We should emphasize what Jesus says in John more than our own (uninspired) words. To that end, we make an abundance of Living Waters available as we travel In keeping with the Living Water imagery, what we do is to prime the pump. For staying supplied with Living Waters, we encourage staying supplied via Absolutely Free, Inc., in Glide, OR.

John