Fall Prep and Prayers

Kris and LeeOra Minefee
Missionaries to Northern Arizona

October 2011

Dear Pastors, Churches, Family and Friends,

In Flagstaff, there is not really much of a fall. The seasons go from the cool Summer to the cold Winter very quickly. We have been trying to winterize our older rental home to prepare for the truly cold temperatures that are yet to come. Since our place is older as manufactured homes go it has needed many small repairs such as hole patching both inside and outside, caulking and weather stripping. The propane we hoped would last for the winter months lasted about 2 months and we are needing to refill the tank before the snow begins to fall. We have had one small snow flurry at our home which is at 6500 feet but the same storm covered the Sand Francisco Peaks which are over 12,000 feet.

October Snow on San Francisco Peaks

The inability to secure jobs has really been a set-back for us. LeeOra and I have easily filled out over 50 job applications and count ourselves lucky if we get a rejection email back. In some cases it is our refusal to work on Sundays but for the most part we simply don't know why we are not contacted or interviewed. The Lord has provided and we have no doubt He will continue to do so but we would love to be able to begin advertising or looking for a place to have meetings but cannot do so at this time due to the lack of funds. Please pray that both of us may be able to find work in the near future.

We did begin some free advertising on Craigslist in October but had to pull the ad after just a few days due to the overwhelming amount of spam and scams it generated. We are hopeful that with some fine-tuning we will be able to try this again in the future with more success.

Saying Goodbye to the Deputation Rig

Also at the beginning of this month we returned our deputation rig to the family that had lent it to us. I'm sure that they did not realize it would be almost a 3 year loan by the time we got it back. We want to thank Danny and Mirim for their love and patience. Deputation was a joy with our Jayco Featherlight and Ford F-250. They were a major part of our deputation travel and I know I was more a man when I was driving that big red diesel.

 While we are waiting for jobs I have started to work on publishing some Bible Studies and books. I am putting the finishing touches on “Christ's Blueprint for Prayer” and will have it out next month. It may not bring in much money but we are praying the Lord can use it to bless others as much as it has been a blessing to us. I will let you know when it is done how you can purchase a copy from for your e-book reader.

Bible Study with Songs

A special thank you to my sister Shanna for the gift she sent for the purchase of a keyboard for the worship services. We were able to purchase a used Yamaha keyboard from a church in Prescott. LeeOra is now practicing so that we might have songs as well as Bible Studies in our home worship times.

May God Bless

Kris and LeeOra Minefee