Dear Friends,
As 2025 draws to a close, I trust you had a blessed Thanksgiving and are filled with joy as we approach the Christmas season, celebrating the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. I pray that this holiday season brings peace, joy, and renewed hope to you and your loved ones.
Our ministry continues to send cases of Jim’s book into prisons and rehab ministries across the country. This year we have also partnered with a pastor, who sat under Jim’s teaching in prison and now pastors a church in Mexico. We have been sending him some of Jim’s messages, articles and Bible studies to use there. He has also started sharing the messages over the radio. Your prayers and financial support have made it possible for God’s truths to reach lives around the world. The ministry team that worked alongside Jim in the prisons has continued the work this year. I received some great reports from their last weekend in the prison. The ministry to the incarcerated remain strong and the seeds Jim planted are still growing. The legacy of his faithful service is very much alive.
I want to share some exciting news. I approached the board concerning converting Jim’s messages that are currently on CD’s and VHS tapes into mp3 format, so that we can load them on our ministry website. This will help preserve them and make them available to everyone. The board was totally behind this idea. We want the insights that God gave Jim to continue reaching, encouraging and changing people for years to come.
This process will take a lot of time, and finances as there are over 350 messages on CDs. The estimated cost to do this is about $5,850.00. If you would like to give towards this, earmark your check “CD Conversion.” Your prayers and financial support for this undertaking, will allow us to make a bigger impact on lives around the world.
On a personal note, I still have a little numbness on my foot from my ankle surgery but am fully able to get around. Due to having been in a cast and used the knee scoter for so long, it has caused some issues with my low back and hips. It has caused some sciatic pain, and I have started going to physical therapy.
As we look to 2026, I’m filled with hope and anticipation for the opportunities that lie ahead. I pray that the coming year will bring new beginnings, Pesh opportunities to share God’s love, and a renewed passion to reach those who are lost and hurting in our communities.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year, filled with the peace and joy of Christ’s love.
In His service,
Diane Newsom