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The Saguaro CactusWe travelled to Arizona to visit family for Thanksgiving. This picture was taken in the Tonto National Forest near Phoenix.

N S E WNovember 2009 Why we do it:

We travel because we’re invited to churches, small groups, and homes to share about our ministry.

NORTH TO SOUTH AND EAST TO WESTWe’ve been criss-crossing the US now for 30 days, our travels taking us from Michigan to Alabama, the Atlantic coast to the deserts of Arizona. Follow our continuing journey at www.ntm.org/ric_bruce.

What a difference a month can make. Two

big milestones: first, Sharon is now completely

finished with her linguistics course. Second, our

pledged monthly support has nearly doubled to

a total of 25% as individuals and churches have

picked us up on this trip.

Sharon did a wonderful job on her

Cherokee work, putting in countless hours

processing the data she gathered in Oklahoma.

All her work paid off on November 9th, when

she emailed the finished product to her teacher.

After a four day missions conference in

Maryland, Sunday services in Virginia,

Tennessee, and Missouri, and several

opportunities to share in homes, restaurants,

and small groups along the way we feel satisfied

with the success of our trip. 32 individuals have

signed up to receive our updates, 200 of our

prayer cards and brochures were taken, one

small group adopted us as their missionaries,

and one new church has made a decision to

support us financially.

Our trip isn’t over. Currently we’re in

Arizona celebrating thanksgiving with family. We

fly back to Missouri the beginning of December

and complete our trip by visiting churches in

Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Please pray for safety as we continue our

journey. We hope this round of traveling will help

propel us into ministry in Southeast Asia in the

summer of 2010. Questions? Comments?

Contact via email at: ricandsharon@gmail.com

Our current

monthly support level: 25%

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A few shots from our trip:

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA PHOENIX, ARIZONA

HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA LANSING, MICHIGAN HAMPSTEAD, MARYLAND