Monthly Newsletter

February 2022 – Gods Will For Them, Too

Anna Smith Monthly Newsletter February 12, 2022

We are currently riding a wave of transition. Our minds are eagerly (as well as anxiously) anticipating the great surge ahead to the new home and life that await us. Momentum is building as we watch God bring together all the details necessary to move us to PNG. But this wave is also rapidly sweeping along those…

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January 2022 – The Up-Side of Down

Anna Smith Monthly Newsletter February 12, 2022

This past month brought with it a few kinks in our journey of life. I could tell you about the trip to New York that was “wasted” when the shipping container was a no show or the disappointment when we did not get our visas in time to help the Doerr family move to PNG. But I’d rather share the up-side of these down moments.

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December 2021 – Because God Was With Them

Anna Smith Monthly Newsletter February 12, 2022

These past six months have been incredible. We have seen God do amazing things as He prepares the way for us to move to Papua New Guinea as missionaries, and we can say without a doubt that God has been with us. However, if we aren’t careful, we can easily fall into the trap of…

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November 2021 – The Nursing License Lesson

Anna Smith Monthly Newsletter December 4, 2021

Andrew’s dad prepared us, “If you don’t have her license by the first week of November you won’t make it to PNG in January.” We had been in frequent communication with Andrew’s parents over the last few months as we planned our move to Papua New Guinea, but we had hit a roadblock…

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October 2021 – When We Fail God

Anna Smith Monthly Newsletter December 4, 2021

What happens when we fail God? How many times can we mess up in our walk with Him and still be used? Does He give up on us? Is He a three-strikes-and-you’re-out kind of God? Contrary to what you might initially suppose about Peter after reading the afore mentioned questions, Peter was not a …

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August 2021 – Joyful Service

Anna Smith Monthly Newsletter August 16, 2021

Andrew and I have very different interests. He is Mr. Mechanic/Airplane Man to the max, and I love organizing and making things pretty. In fact, sometimes we find it difficult to think of activities to do together that we both enjoy; but one thing that we both enjoy doing…

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May 2021 – Our God is Great!

Anna Smith Monthly Newsletter May 15, 2021

I quickly texted Andrew, “we have ANOTHER monthly supporter!” This was the sixth family to start supporting us monthly within one week which was highly unusual as we had gone a month or so without even one new supporter. I was oblivious to why everyone seemed to be jumping on board….

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April 2021 – I Stand Amazed

If ever I felt the jubilation of Easter it was this year! I had finished reading through Matthew in my devotions and then decided to continue by studying Peter in the Gospels. Surprisingly, this brief look at Peter just a few days before Easter helped me appreciate Christ in a renewed sense……

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