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Dear Valley Family, Thank you for your prayers for a safe return of my wife Grace and my younger son Daniel. They finally flew back from China last Friday after a 5-month separation due to a huge delay of their Visa processing. It is always challenging or sometimes even frustrating to wait “patiently” for God’s…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Sunday is FAMILY WORSHIP and unless your kids are very little (three years and younger) they’ll be in the Worship Center. Sunday is also Father’s Day! How thankful we are for our dads and the men who have invested in us. Please come at 10:00 AM so your kids can make…
Dear Saints of Valley Church, After over five decades of sharing the gospel in turnip fields, ten-thousand-seat auditoriums, and churches around the world, the evangelist Gypsy Smith was asked, “Gypsy, I heard you preach over fifty years ago, and my how you blessed my heart then. I have never forgotten it, but again tonight, how…
Dear Saints of Valley Church, The process of unpacking boxes after a move can be a tiring (and seemingly endless) process. However, looking through the contents of some of these boxes has provided an opportunity to revisit many cherished memories as we find new display locations for our pictures or artwork from our boys. Two…
In my early years of ministry, I discipled a young man of extraordinary athletic ability. It didn’t matter what sport he tried; he excelled in all of them. He was stronger, quicker, and better at any sport than anyone I knew. He truly was a “gifted” individual. In Luke 19:11-27 Jesus tells the story of…
Some of you know my mom and dad, Jack and Jo Popjes. His latest book was just published and it covers our family’s life with the Canela people in the Amazon Valley area of Brazil. He tells of a letter they received in 1967 from Ireland when they were just starting their work. “Dear Brother…
We are very excited about Craig Shigyo and his family joining our VC family. It is understandable that some of you might have questions about this change. For those of you who don’t know, the elders unanimously agreed to invite Craig, out of over 100 applicants, to be our next Lead Pastor. Rest assured Craig…
Dear Friends, I have 2 questions for you! “Can you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?” (Job 11:7) Can you? My answer, “I am just scratching the surface.” Here is another question, “Are you able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and…
Did you know that in Mexico many Christians put on Shepherds’ plays to retell the Christmas story and a favorite Christmas food is tamales? Did you know that in Egypt many Christians celebrate Christmas Eve on January 6 with a 10 pm church service after fasting for Advent? Did you know that some Syrian Christians…
In 1847, a French parish priest asked a local poet to write a Christmas carol, which quickly spread throughout France. The hauntingly beautiful “Cantique De Noel” was an instant hit. Fast forward several decades to America when John Sullivan Dwight discovered the carol. A fiery abolitionist, Dwight fell in love with the song, especially the…