NOVEMBER 2020 When Life Goes • Dan and Donna Bong, retired NICE Missionaries, are “Have you ever seen a year like this one,” continuing to serve the Lord, stated a Pastor following a recent church service. even with health challenges. Without question, many of the NICE Missionaries They’ve had several opportunities have faced unprecedented challenges in 2020; to share Christ with medical staff COVID, devastating fires, unrest. Yet through it and care-givers. Dan expressed, all, God has been at work, using His servants to “We thank God for joining us together 50 years reach out with the love of Christ when life goes ago, and despite the set-backs resulting from sideways! “Thanks be to God who blesses us by COVID-19, we rejoice in having God as our Savior His grace, so that we in turn may be a blessing to and each other as husband and wife!” others who need His grace and strength.” (II Corinthians 1:3-4, Conybeare NT) • Nate and Muriel Shinn, NICE Board member and Pastor of Ashland (OR) Bible • Stan and Virginia Poeschel w ho Church, stated, “There were over 600 homes serve the Happy Camp (CA) Bible Church where destroyed in our area by the fires, including 5 of over 150 homes were lost to wildfires, exclaimed, our church families, but oh how God has used “God has been so good to our church family, and this as a means of loving people to the Lord. last week 10 men came to our men’s breakfast, Several churches – even one in Georgia and one including several who are homeless, one who in Africa -- have sent gifts to help us serve others lives under the bridge!” – we’ve been blessed so that we can be a • Jesus and Maria Cordova, w ho are blessing!” While at a restaurant, Muriel asked ministering at Iglesia Cristo Vive in Salem, OR their waitress how she was coping following the noted, “During the ‘shut downs’ fires. She broke down in tears and told how she we’ve seen how God has drawn us had lost all her possessions and home, and was closer to Himself and to each other, struggling to find shelter and necessities for with more concern, more prayer, herself, her daughter and sister. The end result and more caring for others, both is that Ashland Bible Church “adopted” the family in the congregation and in the and is helping meet her needs with financial aid community.” and gift cards.

• Chuck and Nancy Chapman and Matt • Dennis & Susan Kreiss, nominated and Judy Hallson w ho serve at River Valley NICE Board Member ministering Bible Church in Lew iston, ID make w eekly at Pine Grove Community Church contacts with the church family, help shut-ins get in Roseburg, OR told of the church to appointments, and have assisted one of the staff going to the front lines of the church couples begin a Gospel tract ministry in Archie Creek Fire to be available the community. Matt noted, “Just business as to help meet needs. The church usual – God’s business!” members opened their doors to house three families while they • Josh and Amy Miller, sought more permanent shelter. Dennis declared, NICE Missionaries at Three Forks “When the storms come, so do opportunities!” (MT) Bible Church commented, “It’s been wonderful to see our Truly God is at work! He is always people meeting the needs of elderly faithful, even when life goes sideways! We folks who can’t get out, bringing THANK YOU for partnering with these and food, cleaning their homes, helping many other NICE Missionaries through your with Doctor’s appointments; all with prayers and support. the love of Jesus Christ.”

So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. I Corinthians 3:7

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