Dear loved ones, family and friends,

Greetings in the Lord this day.  We pray this day finds you with a beautiful view of the white fields ready for harvest before you.  And the strong desire in your heart to step out for the task.

Attached please find our special graduation edition newsletter.  We pray it finds you well.

Luv Ya
Ron and Diana

Greetings in the Lord,

We pray we find you well this day and ash free from the Iceland Volcano.  Air travel is slowly starting to pick back up to normal in Europe.  

Attached please find our latest newsletter from Athens.  We pray we find you well and not stuck at some far flung wilderness area waiting for the ash cloud to lift from your travels for the Lord.

With much love
Ron and Diana
Athens

Greetings in the Lord dear loved ones and friends,

We hope this finds you very well this day.  Just wanted to let you know we’ve been thinking and praying for you all this week.  We thank God that each and every one of you have been placed in our life.  You are the imperishable treasure in our hearts that cannot be taken away by the corruption and disintegration we see going on all around us in this world.

Many of you have been dropping us a line asking about how things are going here in Greece, with all the news about the economic turmoil the country finds itself in.  Yes, the Greek government is working as hard as it can to correct a very difficult situation the country finds itself in.  And, yes the people are upset with the many belt tightening measures the government is imposing on them.  Nobody likes it when the money goes away, but they do realize that something must be done.  Hopefully the country and the people continues to move forward.

FINALLY!!!

Greetings in the Lord dear loved ones and friends.

Nope, we didn’t slide off the end of the earth. We’re still here.

Attached please find our latest newsletter.

We love and miss you all. We pray this day finds you very well.

With all our love
Ron and Diana

Greetings in the Lord,

I know I haven’t been very prompt in getting my Wednesday morning reports to you this year.  Sorry about that.  No excuses.  Know that in spite of where life has been taking us, we constantly keep you all in our thoughts and prayers.

I always think that things might slow down this last term just after graduation and just before summer break.  And then I’m always surprised.  What a great week this has been.

Yohannes Woldearegaye, our Ethiopian student, approached me this week and wanted to sit down and have a serious talk.  You guessed it.  He wants to be baptized for the remission of his sins.  He was worried that I might have a problem with that.  When I told him I was delighted that he had made this decision, he was beside himself with excitement.  He has decided that we will do his baptism this coming Monday at the school.

Dear Friends and Family,

We have completed three weeks of our month long teaching tour in Athens.  The weather has changed from cool (heater weather) to very warm (fan weather) at night.  It has been a gradual change rather than the radical temperature swings we were experiencing in Lubbock when we left.

A week ago on Saturday we witnessed the addition of a new sister, Carolyne Musibi, to the body of Christ.  Carolyne is 24 years old and is from Nigeria.  One of our former students, Marie Georgiopoulou,  taught her the gospel.  The very next day, Carolyne brought her sister and niece with her to AIBI classes and the worship assembly.  They have all three attended faithfully since.

I will be writing a blog or two on our ministry training school in Athens, but first I wanted to share an image of the Acropolis which towers above the city of Athens.  While walking around the Acropolis, the Agora (market place), Mar's Hill, ancient Corinth, etc., you get a real feel for what life would have been like during the days of Jesus, Peter and Paul.  It's absolutely amazing.  As you stand at the Acropolis, looking down on other temples, Mar's Hill and the Agora, you can't help but think about how impressive all of this would have been during the time when Paul spoke to the people of Athens about God, Christ and the reality of the resurrection.  What a blessing to have a opportunity to walk in his footsteps! It's extraordinary!

Greetings in the Lord dearest friends and loved ones,

Attached please find our May newsletter.  Sorry for it being kind of a long one.  Lots of news to report. We pray it finds you very well this late spring day.

With all our love

In HIS Mighty Name

Ron and Diana

Dear loved ones, 

Attached please find our January, 09 newsletter from over here in Athens.  We pray it finds you very well this day.  Hope the winter has been treating you well in your part of the world.  We’ve been hearing about the ice storms in parts of the states.  Hope they haven’t hit you bad in your area.

With much luv
Ron and Diana

I want to wish a Happy Holidays to all of you.  For those who speak a different language, I hope that you can find the appropriate message in the picture to the left.  This has been an incredible year, and I thank God for His blessings and divine providence and for blessing me with you.  You are a special gift from God and I am grateful.