Thank you for your prayers, support and encouragement. Praise God for opening the lock-down! Since February, we were hiding doing worship, having house church, and visiting. But now (since September 21), we are free to have worship! God’s Word Is Changing Peoples Lives! Thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ for sending me and my dad to…

The Aussie Connection Newsletter from the Russell’s G-Day!   We just want to first of all say thank you for taking the time to read this update and for your ongoing prayers and support for the Ministry here in Melbourne. We are blessed to have you on our team helping us make a difference in the…

New Beginnings – “The new has come”  (2 Cor. 5:17 ESV)Right at the start of this morning’s run around the neighborhood (not above – I wish!), I kept turning around marveling as the sun slowly crept up over the mountains in the east. After so many days of gloomy sunrises due to the fires and…

Is it just me or did September simply fly by?  This month has been as active as any with the internship getting fully underway! Here are a few highlights. I had the privilege of training two of our three new interns in the office and showing them what it looks like to send someone out…

“Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good deeds and moral excellence, and recognize and honor and glorify your Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 Hi everyone! I want to start off first by thanking you for your prayers for me as I serve the Lord…

Greetings from Mexico, I hope this update finds you and your family healthy and blessed! In our updates, you usually get a generous dose of what is going on in the church and ministry, and even my life (Mike) personally. But in this update, I am excited to focus on the rest (and better part)…

We started September in Nebraska, spent the middle part of it in Montana, and finished it in California. Another month, another whirlwind of travel and opportunity. It was great to spend a few more weeks on the farm after returning from Mexico. We have been able to create a home base for ourselves there, and…

The lock-down has brought so many new things to all of us. I want to share with you how we survived and had a great fellowship even in the midst of tough circumstances.     Right after I reached the North, within 3 weeks, the lock-down was started. I had been asked to teach Inductive Bible…

Praise God for technology! Though we are  unable to gather together at the church building because of the pandemic, we can be one body of Christ in the Spirit. We have Women’s, Children’s, and Young Adult Fellowships; Bible study and prayer meetings; and our weekly worship services through Zoom. Nothing can hinder us from worshiping…

“I will bless the Lord at all times;His praise shall continually be in my mouth.”Psalm 34:1 I pray you are doing well. I want to thank you for your partnership in the Gospel with me. These past few months have looked different for me, but the Lord continues to do amazing things in a place…