By Tom Shanklin “And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, … Read more>>>
By Tom Shanklin “For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken;” Luke 5:9, NKJV. I’ve been amazed by the catch of fish we have seen from our recent missions trips. God has taken our efforts and used them in great ways. For example: We received a report after our … Read more>>>
By Susan Shanklin Ahhh…birthday cake. Don’t you just love birthday cake? Oh, it’s just not another day. It’s your day! There is no other day like the day you were born. It’s a special day and we here make birthdays special. Tom’s birthday was last week and he had to have the “special” birthday cake…and that would mean carrot cake! … Read more>>>
By Tom Shanklin I’m excited to share with you that I plan to return to India in November of this year, and this time Susan plans to go with me. This will not only be an awesome experience for her, but I believe it will be a great encouragement to the women of India. In many places, women are almost … Read more>>>
By Tom Shanklin “And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.” Mark 16:20, KJV. I love to go other nations and proclaim the Gospel and see the miracles, but we also need the public proclamation of the Gospel with signs following right here in the United States. … Read more>>>
By Tom Shanklin When a 21-year-old man walked into a church in Charleston, South Carolina and killed nine innocent people, his plan was a to start a race war. But many of the people in the church, rather than reacting with hatred and vindictiveness, responded with forgiveness and prayers for this deluded young man. They chose to make peace instead … Read more>>>
By Susan Shanklin Tom was hoeing the carrots next to the strawberry patch that I was laboring in and he says, “You sure grunt a lot.” You know, that’s really not what I wanted to hear as I was straddling strawberry plants and trying to blow mosquitoes from my face while bending over dressed in ball cap, long socks, long … Read more>>>
By Tom Shanklin “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by … Read more>>>
By Tom Shanklin Have you every thought what it would be like to lose your home and all your possessions and be displaced to a foreign land? Today, more people than ever in the world are facing that reality. A report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees indicates that nearly 60 million people in the world (nearly 1 … Read more>>>
By Tom Shanklin We received the following report from Bible Living Ministries, who we have been partnering with to bring help to those devastated by the April 25th earthquake, and subsequent quakes. We are so happy to hear that God’s people are busy bringing help and the love of Christ in their nation and we are blessed to have a small … Read more>>>
