This month’s Update opens with a reflection from Ohio’s Amish Country, where the annual Fellowship of Missions CEO Retreat reminded us that even those who spend their lives encouraging others need the Shepherd’s restoring care. Standing among Mooney Warther’s priceless carvings—slow, careful, patient work—I was reminded that gospel ministry is much the same: faithful labor
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This month’s Update opens with a reflection on God’s preserving care—felt vividly during a long day of delayed flights, deplaning, thunderstorms, and a midnight arrival home. After a full month of ministry and family time in Minneapolis, Psalm 121’s promise that the Lord “preserves our going out and our coming in” became a steady reminder
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This month’s Update opens with Nehemiah’s call to “rise up and build”—a reminder that God strengthens the hands of His servants for the work He places before them. As I look back over ministry in Peru, Uruguay, Mexico, and among Arab communities here in the U.S., and now prepare to teach in Chile, that same
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This month’s Update opens with a reflection on waiting—how April’s unusual drought in Greenville became a reminder that God often works beneath the surface long before we see visible fruit. Like the Asian bamboo that spends years building unseen roots, ministry requires faithful planting and watering while trusting God to give the increase in His
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This month’s Update opens in Cancún, where I’ve been serving alongside EMU missionaries Marco and Gwendolyn Núñez. One of the most sobering moments came as we ministered to a grieving church whose pastor, José Luis Uc, recently lost his wife, Martha, after a battle with cancer. Sitting with this dear brother and watching his church
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Below, you can read our February Family Update. This month’s Update opens with a quiet reflection on God’s steady, faithful provision—both in the past and in the days ahead. Two simple reminders from Hudson Taylor frame the theme, pointing us to the God who has helped us “thus far” and the God who continues to
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Below, you can read our January family update. You can also download and print a PDF copy of our January Update by following this link: January 2026 – Family Update. I am currently planning my calendar for 2026. You can view my current schedule here: https://pastorjeffdavis.com/schedule/ I would love the privilege of visiting your church
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Below, you can read our October family update. You can also download and print a PDF copy of our October Update by following this link: October 2025 – Family Update. I am currently planning my calendar for 2025 and 2026. I would love the privilege of visiting your church and sharing how God is using
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Below, you can read our September family update. You can also download and print a PDF copy of our September Update by following this link: September 2025 – Family Update. I am currently planning my calendar for 2025 and 2026. I would love the privilege of visiting your church and sharing how God is using
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Below, you can read our August family update. You can also download and print a PDF copy of our August Update by following this link: August 2025 – Family Update. I am currently planning my calendar for 2025 and 2026. I would love the privilege of visiting your church and sharing how God is using
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