Reflections from the President – September 2023
September 2023 Dear AWR Friend, Two days ago, I had knee replacement surgery, and as I sit here recovering, I’m reminded of my dad who went through the same thing when he was 78 years old. The vet...
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If you are over 72 years old and have a tax-deferred retirement account, Uncle Sam is eager for you to begin making taxable withdrawals. At age 72, you have no choice—you must begin making withdrawals,...
View ArticleReflections from the President – October 2023
October 2023 “A far greater work will be done than has yet been done, and none of the glory of it will flow to men; for angels that minister to those who shall be heirs of salvation are working night...
View ArticleReflections from the President – November 2023
November 2023 Dear AWR Friend, Last month, on the morning of October 7, we awoke to the news that war had broken out between Israel and Hamas, after a surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip....
View ArticleReflections from the President – December 2023
December 2023 Dear AWR Friend, I was five years old, and it was the week before Christmas at my parents’ dairy farm in Oklahoma. We still didn’t have a Christmas tree, and I was a bit concerned....
View ArticleNEWSFLASH! Charitable Gift Annuity rates going UP!
We just received news that the payout rate for a new Charitable Gift Annuity just went UP on January 1. This is good news for you! If you have been considering setting up a Charitable Gift Annuity, now...
View ArticleReflections from the President – January 2024
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.” (Isaiah 9:2) January 2024 Dear AWR Friend, We’ve just returned from...
View ArticleReflections from the President – February 2024
February 2024 Dear AWR Friend, A few months ago, I shared with you the story of the miracle my wife Kathy and I witnessed at the start of our mission work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
View ArticleReflections from the President – March 2024
March 2024 Dear AWR Friend, As I write this letter, I’m back in Rwanda after almost eight years. In 2016, a group of us from Adventist World Radio were here, along with Elder Wilson, to hold multiple...
View ArticleReflections from the President – April 2024
April 2024 Dear AWR Friend, As I write this letter, I’m looking out the window at our fifth wheel RV parked outside, and I’m reminded of something that happened a few years ago on Thanksgiving Day....
View ArticleReflections from the President – May 2024
May 2024 Dear AWR Friend, Let me share a personal experience I had some years ago. When I was in my early 50s, I started coughing. At the time, I was working for the North Pacific Union in Portland,...
View ArticleReflections from the President – June 2024
June 2024 Dear AWR Friend, Greetings from Papua New Guinea! What a time to be alive! Wonderful things are happening all across the country as we wrap up the first phase of PNG for Christ 2024. People...
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