There are some online meetings that are just too exciting for me to miss!
I learned of one of those on Monday:  InFaith missionaries and staff across the country will be (virtually) meeting with our new Executive Director on April 7th.  For most of us, this will be the first time we have interacted with Dr. Jerry Iamurri, who will be in his first week on the job.  I trust many of you will be praying for Jerry as he begins working with our Field Directors and Home Office staff to discern God’s plan for InFaith in the future, and as we together fervently pursue the Divine purposes of our mission.

We also will be saying goodbye this week to InFaith’s Senior Director of Innovation, Andrea Graver.  After 19 years at the Home Office in Pennsylvania, Andrea is leaving to seek a new ministry direction.  Wherever she goes, we trust that Andrea will serve with the incredible creativity and passion for Jesus which has characterized her long tenure with InFaith.  God bless you Andrea and thank you for all you have done to enable the missionaries in the field to better serve our calling!

Meanwhile, back in Northwest Oregon…

Fellowship was sweet this Sunday at Carver Church in Damascus, OR.  Caroline and I enjoyed our brief visit.  Thanks pastor Seth Lewis and worship leader Greg Hardman for leading us into God’s presence and challenging us to consider the real-life implications of having zeal for the Lord.  It is wonderful to see how God has brought renewed vigor to His work in Carver in recent years.  (Sorry Caroline and I had to skip the potluck afterward 😊, but we’ll be back, Lord willing!)

 April Dates to Remember

 April 7, 11 AM — InFaith staff and missionaries Virtual Meet-&-Greet with new InFaith Executive Director Dr. Jerry Iamurri.  Praise God!

 April 7-10 — InFaith NW US Field-wide Retreat at Camp Morrow.  InFaith field staff and associates gather for four days of inspiring speakers and fellowship.

 April 10 — Palm Sunday. Celebrate the Lord’s Triumphal Entry and anticipate his Triumphal Return!

 April 12, 9-11 AM — NWxNW at Holbrook Bible Church – prayer and sharing with leaders of the six fellowship churches in the far northwest of our field

 April 17 Resurrection Sunday — Remember the Reason: He is Risen!

 April 20, 9 AM InFaith Pastors’ Breakfast, Tollgate Inn, Sandy — No host fellowship hour with fellow shepherds in the eastern portion of this field.

 April 21, 10 AM — InFaith Portland Pastors’ Prayer, Woodland Park Chapel, Portland.

 April 24, 6 PM — George Community Church Hymnsing, open to all.

Looking Further Ahead

June 3-5 — The Church on the Mountain Men’s Retreat, Camp Morrow

 October 25-28 — InFaith (National) Refresh Conference, Ridgecrest Conference Center, Asheville, North Carolina

 January 20-22, 2023 — InFaith: Northwest Oregon Advance, Twin Rocks Conference Center, Rockaway Beach, Oregon

 Lord willing, we will do all this and more and be blessed in His service.  May they joy of the Lord be your strength this week and always.

 Tom Hiscox, NW Oregon Area Missionary thiscox@infaith.org