Author: John and Jo Beth

Dear Family & Friends, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you! We hope this finds you well during this festive season. We have enjoyed celebrating Christ’s birth with both of our families, and now we find ourselves entering into a whirlwind of packing and final get-togethers with friends and family. That’s right—we are scheduled…

The Stoddards in Iowa! Left to Right: John, Rob & Jill Stoddard, Jo Beth & Tigger, Helen (John’s Sister) and Omuk (John’s Mom) Dear family & friends, We’re overjoyed to announce that we have surpassed our support goal in pledges and start-up gifts! It’s not merely God’s faithfulness that we acknowledge, but the overwhelmingly abundant…

Dear Family & Friends, We have our tickets for departure on January 16th!  Praise the LORD!  We are now at 96% of our needed funding commitments, and we are so very thankful to be at this point.  ReachGlobal requires us to be at 100% of our needs before we leave, but we are confident that…

Sunrise in the Smokey Mountains! Dear Family & Friends, How has your summer been? They go so fast, don’t they? This summer God has given us the gift of wonderful fellowship with both our future and past ministry co-workers. Our Tokyo team leader and his wife, Rob and Jill Stoddard, are home on furlough and…

Dear Family & Friends, As we continue to seek support for our ministry to Japan, God continues to challenge, sharpen and prepare us! About a month ago, John met a young couple while he was out walking our dog. They visited quite a bit, and we ended up having them over for dinner so they…