Greetings from the frigged city of Pocatello.
The weather has been
super cold and living the past decade in a tropical climate has
destroyed my ability to handle it. I am looking forward to being back in
the warm climate of Thailand soon, but I do know I am going to miss the
beauty of snow but not the freezing temperatures of the winter. We are
in the final months of our time here in the States and are doing all we
can to finish what we need to do before we leave on April 3rd for our
return trip to Thailand.
Before our family leaves, there are so many
people we would love to visit with and so I would like to try to
schedule a time to meet with as many people as possible before our
departure date. We are so excited for the ministry opportunities which
are awaiting us in Thailand and looking forward to connecting the
families in Thailand to the redeeming truths of Scripture through Hearts
Redeemed Ministries (HRM). This is a new ministry which Mam and I have
started and are eager to share with you how we are going to use HRM to
minister to the Thai people.
Our time in the States is running
short and so we are looking for people who would be willing to host a
small gathering at their home in which others could be invited to attend
if they were interested in hearing more about HRM. Mam is willing to offer her cooking skills if people would like to learn how to make Thai food or just enjoy eating Thai food. If
you would be willing to host a small Thai party at your home or church
then please contact me ASAP. My phone number is 208-242-6300.
If
you are not able to host a Thai party but we like to schedule a time to
meet with our family or to find our about a Thai party being hosted in
your area, then please give me a call or email back soon.
Here is a current list of upcoming events and also locations where our family will be over the next two months.
On
Feb 1st -10th we are looking at being in the Boise Area. For sure we
have a Thai party scheduled for the 9th of February at Faith Community
Bible Church. The other days during our time in Boise are still open and
would love to visit with as many people as possible during our week in
the Boise area.
During
the weekend of the Feb. 15th - 17th, we will be in the Wood River
Valley. We will be spending time at the Larkin Community Church on the
16th and at Calvary Bible Church on the 17th. If you are in the Wood
River Valley and would like to get together, then please contact us
soon.
The weekend of the 22nd-24th we will be traveling to Montana.
We
will be in the Twin Falls area on the 25th - 31st of March and are
praying for opportunities to meet with many of our friends in the Magic
Valley.
The rest of the time we will be in the Pocatello area and are always eager to fellowship with others here in Southeast Idaho.
We
fly out of Boise on the 3rd of April and are praying that we will be
able to visit with many of our friends, family and supporters before
then.
We are excited to return to Thailand but are saddened to leave
Idaho. If we miss getting together before we leave, please know that
you are always welcome to visit us in Thailand. We'll keep a light on
for you.
We are looking forward to hearing back from many of you and praying for a chance to get together soon.
God bless
Your fellow servants in Christ
Dan, Mam, Gracie, Joy, Hope, and Kyle Rutledge
