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A Little Reflection For My Own Sake
It's finally fall, which always makes me slow down and feel wistful. These days, a crisp, clear morning makes me sniff for ripe grapes...

Ruthie Jo Carpenter
Oct 10, 20241 min read
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Kris Goodaker and Family - Opportunities to Pray
"The kids are also getting involved. Their older child has been making friends with kids at the neighborhood park, including a Muslim..."

Ruthie Jo Carpenter
Jul 10, 20232 min read
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July Update
In the last three months... We've hosted a lot. Teams, individuals. We have gotten to share the blessing of ministry with a lot of...

Ruthie Jo Carpenter
Jul 30, 20225 min read
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Excerpt From My Journal, Sunday, November 28, 2021
Here I sit. On a bench in a walking park (playground equipment, too) beneath rustling branches on the cusp of frosty ere-winter. ...

Ruthie Jo Carpenter
Apr 14, 20221 min read
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April Update
It's been months and months since my last written update. I've made a few update videos, mostly having to do with the war. Since the...

Ruthie Jo Carpenter
Apr 14, 20222 min read
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November Update
Greetings, friends and family! I hope you are well and thriving. The last four months, I staffed a Youth With A Mission (YWAM)...

Ruthie Jo Carpenter
Nov 7, 20212 min read
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Georgia and the Wabash Far Away
My mother lived in France when she was in college. She left Indiana, her steady boyfriend, and her friends, to live in Rennes as an...

Ruthie Jo Carpenter
Sep 20, 20211 min read
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August Update
Every time I think about creating an update these days, I feel daunted. What on earth can I share? What could I write? "No one at home...

Ruthie Jo Carpenter
Aug 27, 20213 min read
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Written at the End of Spring in Romania
Hello, my friends and family! Grace and peace to you. I hope you've been doing well, as I have. I'm sure you know that the last several...

Ruthie Jo Carpenter
Jun 7, 20212 min read
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Quick Update!
I'll write a more detailed post soon, but it's past time to communicate with those who hear from me through this blog rather than social...

Ruthie Jo Carpenter
May 14, 20211 min read
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January, February
Grace and peace to you, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! May He bless you with the presence of the Holy Spirit! Presently...

Ruthie Jo Carpenter
Feb 22, 20214 min read
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October, November, December
Hello, my friend! Grace and peace to you, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. I had this update mostly ready, and then whole months...

Ruthie Jo Carpenter
Feb 6, 20213 min read
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August and September
I haven't updated anyone for two months. Lots of things have been happening--and that makes me very happy, because it means I have a lot...

Ruthie Jo Carpenter
Sep 24, 20203 min read
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Two Ways I Met My Calling this Month
Exhort: encourage, or admonish, advise.

Ruthie Jo Carpenter
Aug 1, 20203 min read
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July
This month found me coming home to Starkville, and catapulting into an outreach. Chelsea, our friend Katie, and I went to Laurel, MS,...

Ruthie Jo Carpenter
Jul 25, 20202 min read
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Wandering June (and May)
Hello, friends and supporters! I pray that you are well in body, soul, and spirit! The beginning of May was pretty slow, but YWAM...

Ruthie Jo Carpenter
Jun 27, 20202 min read
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April-Time
Time has caught its breath, and hand in hand with us, has slowed down.

Ruthie Jo Carpenter
May 10, 20201 min read
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March, in a Bow
"I want to want prayer..."

Ruthie Jo Carpenter
Apr 17, 20202 min read
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A Normal Week in February
I can't tell you how busy February was. Neither can I tell you how good. This last month I've gotten more used to Starkville and my life...

Ruthie Jo Carpenter
Mar 10, 20202 min read
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Connecting in January
Greetings in the name of Jesus! I am so grateful to be following Him where He leads. No employer is more gracious and kind than mine. ...

Ruthie Jo Carpenter
Mar 10, 20202 min read
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