Dear Friends,

As the year draws to a close, we reflect back on the graciousness of God as He continues to sustain and bless us. 2009 was a year of tremendous blessings, as well as filled with significant reasons to be reminded of our need to remain on our knees for guidance, comfort, and sweet communion with our Lord. Serious illnesses visited our extended family this last year, yet God gracefully provided full healing in both situations. On the up side, we have two new granddaughters. Paula gave birth to Elizabeth Joan Hope on August 7th and Victoria delivered her first baby, Isla Grace England, on November 3rd. Both babies were born without incident and are healthy and beautiful. We now have five grandchildren, and while it doesn’t seem possible, we recently celebrated our 30th anniversary, so we indeed have reached the glorious middle-age years, but since the perks are grandchildren, we don’t mind so much!

The students we get to work with at Boise State are a great bit of fun and huge blessing. They keep us young and vibrant, and drive us to want to be better, both spiritually and physically. Regular bible studies and small group discipleship meetings go on each week at various times of the day, and often into the wee hours of the night. We continue to hold our large group meeting on Sunday evenings, providing a full dinner for all who attend. The students enjoy this aspect of our meeting, stating that it is like having Sunday dinner with their family. Our Thanksgiving dinner was very well attended, and each student brought something for the meal, so there was an abundance of food and joyful fellowship around the table. The Fall Retreat was a blessing with a good reminder to the students and adult workers to stay in the word regularly by keeping a journal. Some have chosen to take that challenge and have been accountable to each other to keep it up. As the semester draws to a close and students prepare to wind up projects and finals, please pray that they stay focused and finish strong.

In answer to prayer, the summer ministry opportunity to England went very well. Doug went, along with one of our recent graduates, and another gentleman from our church. The three had multiple ministry opportunities, both in word and deed, as they took part in preaching, witnessing, and building maintenance. For Doug, he was ‘home’ and enjoyed being in Hatfield and Paula’s church, for which the bonus was lots of cuddles and tea parties with the grandkids. For Mike and Tom, it was an eye opener to experience the tremendous need for spiritual input in Great Britain.

We are very mindful of the stress and uncertainty the recent recession has placed upon churches and individuals. We are so very thankful for each of you, our prayer supporters, for all the faithful prayers given on our behalf. God continues to answer in delightful ways and all our needs have been met. While a teaching contract has remained elusive, Debbie has substituted regularly, which has brought in an additional income. Even though we still need prayer for other churches to partner with us in this vital ministry, we have seen God work and supply through unusual means. God is good, and as we celebrate this glorious season of the hope that is in us, we will give thanks for you and wish God’s riches blessings upon you as well.

Together in His service!

Dear Friends,

“And the things that you have heard from me among many witness, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” 2 Timothy 2:2

To leave behind a lasting impression on one individual for the glory of God has got to be the greatest reward this life has to offer. To do it with a number of individuals year after year gives us the greatest purpose in life. That’s why our Savior made it His final request to make a difference in this world that would last for eternity; make disciples! If there was only one reason why we do what we do in the ministry of Campus Bible Fellowship it would be to fulfill that commission in the lives of the young people God gives to us. The proof that we have accomplished this is as we see our students graduate with not just their given degree, but with the desire to disciple others also. As another school year comes to an end, please pray with us that God would continue to challenge and direct our students to live for Him and fulfill His Great Commission.

Praise and Prayer Requests…

• Praise the Lord for the generous donation of a 2004 Hyundai XG350L to us and our ministry. • Praise the Lord for a safe and blessed Spring Retreat. • Praise the Lord for a very successful fund-raising concert in March for the C.B.F. Summer Missions Trip to England. • Praise the Lord for God’s protection of the Charter of Campus Bible Fellowship on the Campus of Boise State University. • Pray for a teaching contract for Debbie this coming school year. • Pray for continued safety and good health for Paula and Victoria and our new grandchildren they are carrying. • Pray for new churches and individuals to begin supporting our C.B.F. Ministry. • Pray for God’s blessing in the C.B.F. Summer Missions Trip to England. • Pray for safety and provision while traveling this summer for a conference in Ohio and deputation ministry in California, Oregon, Nevada and Michigan.

For more details on these requests, please feel free to call, email or visit our website.

Thank you for sharing with us through your prayers and support of this ministry. May we continue to rejoice in the blessings our God grants us everyday we live and serve Him.

Together in His service!

Dear Friends,

We trust this New Year finds you all well and rejoicing in the Lord. The past few months have been filled with so many blessing for us personally and for our Campus Bible Fellowship ministry. Here are some of the highlights…

Before 2008 came to a close we celebrated a wedding of two of our C.B.F. students, two others announced their engagement and three more, which included our oldest Campus Bible Fellowship student (Debbie), graduated from Boise State.

Our C.B.F. Spring Semester outreach activities at B.S.U. are turning out to be as busy as our Fall ones. Our student leadership organized a snow sliding day in January, planned a car rally for February, a barbeque at the sand dunes in March, our Spring retreat in April and another graduation celebration for May. We continue to be encouraged by the spiritual maturity and growth of our students which once again goes to show how vitally important Christian discipleship is. Please continue to pray for our young people as they face the challenges and struggles in their university life.

Campus Bible Fellowship along with Meridian First Baptist Church is planning a Summer Missions Trip to England. Please read “2009 Summer Missions Trip – England” for more information about the project and how you can participate.

Our family continues to do well. Paula and her husband Steve shared with us at Christmas that they will be giving us another grandchild sometime at the end of July. Please pray with us for a safe and easy pregnancy.

Thank you all for your faithful support and prayer for us and the ministry of Campus Bible Fellowship. Eternal rewards await!

Together in His service!

Dear Friends and Family,

We are writing to share with you the wonderful opportunity that the Lord has provided for this summer. From the 16th through the 30th of June 2009, Campus Bible Fellowship at Boise State University and Meridian First Baptist Church are providing the opportunity for a missions trip to England. Although once a land of great preachers and missionaries, England is now a spiritually dark country in great need of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

During our two weeks, the team will be serving the Evangelical Baptist Church of Hatfield in Hertfordshire and the Ivybridge Baptist Church in the county of Devon. Because the gifts and talents of our group vary, we will be involved in doing literature distribution for the churches, preaching, teaching Bible studies, providing a musical concert, doing public school assembly times, a mini-discipleship seminar, as well as a few repair and construction jobs. We will also be taking some time to study England’s Christian heritage and visiting some landmark’s of her great preachers.

We are very excited to see how the Lord will work through this missions trip and would like to give you the opportunity to be involved. We covet your prayers and ask that you would pray for our team as we prepare to go to England. Pray that we will be sensitive to the Lord’s leading, and that we will be bold in sharing the gospel with those that the Lord brings to us. Pray that even now God would begin opening the hearts of the people that we will come into contact with, and that many would be brought to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

Pray also that God would provide the finances that are needed. Each one on the team is responsible for raising around $ 3,200. If you would like to make a contribution, please make a check payable to Meridian First Baptist Church, designated “England Missions Trip” in the memo field and send it to: Meridian First Baptist Church – 428 West Pine – Meridian, Idaho 83642.

Thank you for allowing us to share with you the opportunity that the Lord has blest us with. We hope that you will prayerfully consider being a part of this ministry.

Together in His service!

Dear Friends,

The 2008-2009 Campus Bible Fellowship school year is in full swing! After a great summer of meeting many potential C.B.F. prospects at the Boise State University student orientation days and attending the Baptist Mid-Missions Team North America/Campus Bible Fellowship Enrichment conference in Iowa, we praise God for the great start to our fifth year of ministry at B.S.U.

On August 23rd we started out with the annual Move in Day Extravaganza. This is our first opportunity to welcome new students to B.S.U. and be reunited with returning ones. The next day we began our weekly Campus Bible Fellowship Dinner and Devotion Evening at the newly remodeled “Biblical Studies Center.” Located just a block off campus, this three-story center offers a fully equipped kitchen, dining room, lounge, game room, library, class room, conference room and the new home of the “Cornerstone” Christian Book Store. We praise the Lord for the use of this facility and for the number of new students coming to our meetings.

August 30th, we hosted the annual C.B.F. White Water River Raft Trip. Twenty of us had a safe and beautiful day making new friends and enjoying our God’s awesome creation. Continuing on from last semester, our small group Bible studies began meeting again on September 3rd and on Friday, September 5th, we held a C.B.F. Fund-Raising Dinner to help support our ministry and scholarship program. All of this in just our first two weeks!

Along with our regular weekly meetings, please be in prayer for the rest of this year’s events and discipleship opportunities. HOMECOMING TAILGATE PARTY – September 13th, 2008 FALL RETREAT – September 19th through the 21st 2008 B.S.U. CHRISTAIN WEEK – September 22nd – 26th 2008 INTERNATIONAL THANKSGIVING BANQUET – November 16th 2008 C.B.F. GRAD PARTY – December 19th, 2008 CHRISTMAS PARTY – December 14th 2008 OTHER EVENTS: HAVEST CORNMAZE BOWLING NIGHTS FRIDAY NIGHT Get Togethers

On a personal note, we praise God for His faithful provision, care and measure of good health for the Rowland Family. The countdown has begun for one of the most momentous events of the year and you all are invited! On December 19th 2008, Deborah Ann Rowland will be graduating from Boise State University with her degree in secondary education history. P.T.L. We are also very proud to announce that our son-in-law, Steve Rodenburg is the pastor of White Lake Baptist Church, Montague, MI.

Once again, we wish to express our overwhelming thanks and heartfelt appreciation for your prayer and support of this life-changing ministry. May God bless you richly!

Together in His service!