Dear Friends, We face a new year with new challenges as we follow our Lord.  Last year was filled with adventures and opportunities to serve the Savior in so many ways.  Thank you for praying for us as we traveled God’s path for us.  Here are some highlights from some of […] [READ MORE]

Dear Friends, Paul wrote in Colossians 3:15 to “…let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.”  I have always enjoyed this verse during the Christmas season.  The words speak of both the holidays of Christmas and […] [READ MORE]

Dear Praying Friends, I address you that way because you must be praying!  We truly sense your loving support in the many challenges that are before us!  I have been preaching for several weeks now in the Indiana church we attend when I am not traveling.  Our pastor here has been […] [READ MORE]

Dear Friends, I remember as a child visiting my grandparents and my Uncle George.  Uncle George was always special to us because when he went out on business trips, he would usually return home with a present for each of us kids.  He was a fun uncle for a lot of […] [READ MORE]

Dear Friends, On Saturday, July 27th, a church bus carrying teens and adults returning home after a week of camp overturned on an off ramp within a couple of miles of their awaiting parents.  The parents, planning to pick up their children, had gathered in the parking lot of Colonial Hills […] [READ MORE]

Dear Friends,   Greetings from the frozen north that is now about 85 degrees and feeling very warm.  It has been in the 90’s on some days!  Question: What does Alaska in summer have in common with Heaven?  No darkness!!  It is now daylight with the sun in the sky 24 hours […] [READ MORE]

Dear Friends, On Sunday morning, during Memorial Day weekend, my Dad, Iley Rogers, went home to Heaven.  He was ninety years old.  His home going was just over five months from when mom entered Heaven on Christmas morning.  Dad had commented to me (shortly after mom’s funeral) that he didn’t understand […] [READ MORE]

Dear Friends, After many hours and three plane flights we arrived late on April 23rd in Fairbanks, Alaska.  The Lord brought us and our luggage through with no serious issues.  Thank you for your prayers!  We spent a couple of days in Fairbanks, renewing friendships, and also spoke at McGrath Road […] [READ MORE]

Dear Friends,On April 23rd Beabea and I fly to Alaska and return on July 9th.  Most of that time we will be spending in Fort Yukon, a Native American community on the Yukon river just north of the arctic circle.  We will be carrying on the ministry of David and […] [READ MORE]

Dear Friends, Next month is my 58th birthday.  Birthdays are not as exciting as they use to be, but they are markers in our lives.  Almost 48 years ago, I surrendered my life at age 10 to missionary service.  (I was saved at age five).  Forty-eight years of seeking God each […] [READ MORE]

Dear Friends,   I am writing this on Election Day having just returned from the polls and voting.  A presidential election is a good reminder that even though we make our plans, it is God who decides (Proverbs 16).  No matter the outcome, no matter what happens, God is still working ldquo;…all […] [READ MORE]

Greetings from Indiana! Yes, it is true, I am here, after 10 weeks on the road and 7500 miles, I am sitting at my office in the basement of my house writing you this email update.  It is great to be home.  I officially named August 13th as “Beabea Day” after […] [READ MORE]

Greetings from California! (Act 15:36)  And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.  I realize that I am not the Apostle Paul in case anyone wanted to […] [READ MORE]

Update from John Rogers in Utah: Dear Friends, Thank you for your prayers for me as I traveled.  I have arrived safely in Utahand have been very busy working with missionary Daniel Long toward the start of his new church plant.  Berean Bible Studies of Orem will officially start June 24th, just […] [READ MORE]

June 2012 Dear Friends, I started our last Newsletter with verses from Proverbs.  I’ve continued to think on those verses and the power of what they mean, especially Proverbs 16:1.  This verse informs us, “The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.”  The […] [READ MORE]

Dear Friends, Since the close of our former mission, EBM, the last few months have been filled with many challenges and opportunities.  These days have been a great reminder of Proverbs 16:1-3:  “The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.  All the […] [READ MORE]