Dear Friends,

As Carol and I were praying this morning I was struck by the sense of joy that we have found in mission work. Much of this joy comes from working with the many people who have, in so many ways, encouraged us and helped us to mature in our understanding of what it means to be in God’s service.

There are people at the General Assembly offices in Louisville, who have touched our lives in wonderful ways—

• Jon Chapman - Coordinator for Southern and East Africa
  
• Jeanne Romer - Jon’s Administrative Assistant
  
• Steve Earl - International Volunteers Coordinator and his team - Carole Clark, Teresa Rivera, Amanda Craft
  
• Isabel Gonzalez-Rudolph - another Admininistrative Assistant (we know who really runs WMD)
  
• Jo Ella Holman - Associate for International Involvement Experience
  
• Peter Kemmerle - who puts our newsletters together and always answers his e-mail
  
• Tricia Lloyd-Sidle - Coordinator, Global Awareness and Involvement
  
• David Maxwell, Coordinator, Global Education and International Leadership Development and his team, Ruth Ann Gill and Patti Marcum, who keep David on track
  
• Susan Rhema - in many capacities (now Coordinator, Mission Personnel Care)
  
• Dan Rift - Associate Director, Global Service and Witness
  
• Wyc Roundtree - an Administrative Assistant extraordinaire
  
• Les Sauer - Coordinator for South and Southeast Asia
  
• Bill Simmons - a friend, a colleague, and an inspiration
  
• John Taylor - in the office of Mission Service Recruitment
  
• Fred Walls - Coordinator of the Self-Development of People office, since his 1986 presentation at Princeton Seminary (Glen’s first experience with G.A. Staff)
  
• Brunhilda Williams-Currington, who keeps us afloat financially

There are many others in the Worldwide Ministries Division who have had a hand in our growth but these people really form our "honor roll." Some of these folks may be surprised to see their names on this list, but they shouldn’t be.

They have remained alongside us in our struggles. They have admonished and encouraged us in our service. And they have had to make some very difficult yet grace-filled decisions. We will always be thankful for their willingness to be in ministry with us. We are honored to have had the opportunity to get to know them and pray that we might be as much of an encouragement to them as they have been to us.

Just as important have been our PC(USA), and other, colleagues in mission:

• Barry Almy and Betsy McCormick (Sudan)
  
• Marta Bennett (Kenya)
  
• Gordon and Carolyn Brown (Kenya)
  
• Amy Davisson (Thailand)
  
• Salvador and Irma De La Torre (Kenya)
  
• Frank & Nancy Dimmock (Malawi)
  
• Tim and Sue Ann Fairman (Kenya)
  
• Hunter and Ruth Farrell (Peru)
  
• Leith and Carol Fujii (Thailand)
  
• Juan and Manuela Kauer (Argentina)
  
• Mark and Caroline Kurtz-Rasmussen (Sudan)
  
• Joe and Elfi Muutuki (Kenya)
  
• Bruce and Lori Rowe (Thailand)
  
• Michael and Jan Stephanides (Honduras)
  
• Stan and Mia Topple (Kenya)
  
• Michael and Rachel Weller (Ethiopia)
  
• John and Ann Wheeler-Waddell (Ethiopia)
  
• Sylvia Wilson (Kenya)
  
• Alice Winters (Colombia)
  
• Bill Yoder (Thailand)

There are others in the field who likewise have touched our lives, but these people have done so in such a special way as to warrant our holding them up in our "honor roll" of people who have had a the greatest impact. Precisely because of their humility most of them will wonder how. The answer has been in their witness, their lives, their passion, and their faithfulness. It is easy to be in mission when we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses.

Finally, there are those "in the trenches", our Prayer Partners who hold us before the throne of grace each and every day. You know who you are, and so does the world since your names appear on our web page (only first names and initial letter of last name). Please pray for all of these people, and include yourselves. They and you are our lifeline. If you know and of the others on this list, thank them on our behalf. And thank our Heavenly Father for his abundant provision.

In Christian Joy,

Glen

The 2001 Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study, p. 171