Posts Tagged ‘Family’

Time for Change

Posted by Ric and Sharon on Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Screen shot 2009-10-06 at 6.10.35 PMThis post is just to let you know that we are in the process of sorting out a major change in our ministry location. We will be posting more information here as it becomes available. We have been able to talk to some of you in person, and would be more than happy to give anyone a call that is interested in hearing more about these changes. This in no way affects our desire to head overseas next summer or our existing financial and prayer partnerships.

Right now we feel about like this fish being devoured by a shark but very soon we will be getting information out to you. If you’d like more information now please send us an email at ricandsharon@gmail.com and we will reply promptly.

Visiting Family

Posted by Ric and Sharon on Monday, August 31st, 2009

While Sharon is back at the camp meeting her Cherokee language helper I’m spending some time with my family in southern Oklahoma. It’s been great to see them and even more fun to live life with them. Today I went to church and ate a huge lunch with my Aunts, Uncles, and cousins then visited Lake Texoma with my grandparents. Here are some photos I took today:

Visiting Sharon’s Family

Posted by Ric and Sharon on Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Downtown in the town of Allegany, NY. Sharon`s parents and grandparents grew up here.

Sharon’s parents grew up in a small valley in south-west New York state, where some of her extended family still lives. We love to come back to visit the family and take a much-needed break from the daily grind. Tomorrow we will take off for a wedding in Pennsylvania and a few days of hiking. We love visiting the town… the area is beautiful!

Please pray for safety as we’re on the road and for a time of refreshment and relaxation as we accomplish one of our goals before heading to Cambodia next year: spending time with family.

24 Years Young

Posted by Ric and Sharon on Sunday, June 28th, 2009

With the cake on my birthday.

Sharon baked me a cake for my birthday! She worked on it all Friday morning at her mom’s house. Can it get any better than that? Well, I actually met like three people for the first time at my own party, which was the icing on the cake so to speak.

Here are a couple more photos:
Blowing out the candles. Do you ever get to old for this? Sharon made the cake. Ric and Suzie

Carrying on the Name

Posted by Ric and Sharon on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

The three generations of Richard K. Bruce

Some families do construction, some practice law, and others work farms. My family does missions. It started with my grandfather, Dick Bruce Sr. Following his example, my father (Rich Bruce Jr.) decided to go into the ministry. I’m the latest installment, Ric K. Bruce, III.

An Encouraging Conference

Posted by Ric and Sharon on Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Oli Jacobsen, chairman of NTM`s international ministries committee gives a talk on the realities of ministry in Cambodia today.

When I graduated high school I received a congratulatory card with a very smart looking professor on the front of it. He had his finger in the air and a bubble over his head that read, "Now that you’ve graduated, here’s a tip." The message inside said, "DON’T GO THERE ANYMORE!" Well, we broke that rule last week and headed back to the school we just graduated from… but not to attend class!

We attended our first missionary conference as official New Tribes missionaries with Sharon’s sister Michelle. The whole experience was terrific. The encouraging speakers, refreshment in the Word of God, and chance to re-prioritize life was incredible.

During the conference I worked with experienced photographers to produce a slideshow of the best pictures from the conference and set it to music. I learned a lot about photography and had a great opportunity to re-connect with childhood friends and family I haven’t seen in a long time.

To see pictures of the conference, click here!

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This Upcoming Week

Posted by Ric and Sharon on Friday, June 12th, 2009

Back to Missouri

Ever take time off work for a vacation that didn’t end up being a vacation at all? That’s how Sharon and I feel this next week may go. Here are a few of the things we’re doing next week and some ways you can pray for us as we do them!

Saturday: Race and Travel
Tomorrow, June 13th, we will head to the Eastern part of Michigan for Sharon’s race and then drive all the way down to Camdenton, Missouri when it’s over. Please pray for safety as we go.

Sunday: Preaching
Sunday I’ve been asked to preach at our baptist church in Missouri. I’m going to speak on Philippians 1, just thanking the church for the encouragement they’ve been to us. Please pray for my preparations today and tomorrow.

Monday – Friday: Conference and Photography
I will be snapping pictures of a conference at the Missionary Training Center and putting together a slideshow the missionaries will take home afterward. It will be a lot of work but the conference will be very beneficial and encouraging as well.

Saturday: Six Flags over Missouri!
My parents are treating us to a trip to Six Flags after the conference. It will be the first time in our marriage that Sharon and I go to a theme park together. Exciting.

Sunday: Driving Back to Michigan
One of the many reasons we’re going to Missouri is to get the rest of the things we left there. We’ll have all that stuff packed in the back of our car on the way home. Again, please pray for safety.

Thank-you for taking the time to see what our week will hold. Thank-you for your prayers on our behalf. Thank-you for your continuing comittment to see people in Cambodia reached with the gospel. God bless.

Ric and Sharon

Mother’s Day

Posted by Ric and Sharon on Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Ric`s Grandma, Lucy. It was a lot of fun to spend time with family this mother`s day.

This mother’s day we’d just like to thank our mothers who spent so much time and effort raising us. We both are blessed to have excellent families and especially dedicated mothers who love us very much. Although we weren’t able to be with them we still thought about them often.
-Ric and Sharon