“The LORD is good; His mercy [steadfast love] is everlasting, and His truth [faithfulness] endures to all generations” (Psalm 100:5; see also Psalm 34:7; 145:9; Nahum 1:7).

We are celebrating fifty years of the faithfulness of God in all seasons of this ministry!

“And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed” (Deuteronomy 31:8).

“You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:39, quoting Leviticus 19:18).

“To the praise of his glorious grace” (Ephesians 1:6).

Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

“Go and make disciples of all the nations” (Matthew 28:19).

“God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord” (1 Corinthians 1:9).

That is the great mystery of Christ: We have a God who is not just in heaven, but “Immanuel, God with us . . . always, even to the end of the age" (Matthew 1:23; 28:20).

“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name” (Psalm 100:4).

“I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life” (John 8:12).