Merry Christmas from Grace thru Faith, 2025! 

*our power is out, so I’m posting this with a battery backup and data! I’d love to get images in here and links for you, but for now, I’ll get this saved and out to you. Merry Christmas!

What an incredible year it’s been! Thank you for walking alongside us as we serve our brothers and sisters all over the world. Your prayers and generosity are truly changing lives forever. 

This year, GTF turned 26, and we celebrated 20 years since the Lord brought us to Mexico! 

In October, we marked the 10th anniversary since Jack went to be with the Lord. It’s been ten years of walking out our grief together, and ten years of God’s incredible, 

consistent faithfulness. Not only have we carried on Jack’s legacy together, but we’ve grown the reach and impact of his teachings and our incredible outreach work as well. I know he’s proud of the work we’ve done together and how we are stewarding this legacy of his.

It’s been a full, exciting year. We fed thousands of people through our food distribution in India and Mexico. Our church plants in India continue to thrive, and the ones in a heavily persecuted area remain safe and are growing! We provided several families with their first-ever safe, dry homes, including one we rebuilt after a fire, a roof in a weekend, and bedrooms for a family of four (soon to be five!)  We got our not-so-little Joel into a full placement at a great school for kids with special needs. He has never been around other kids like him, and he is thriving in this new school! We prayed little Rebecca through severe burns and medical care, and Laxmi through more rounds of cancer treatment and nursing school!

One of our biggest struggles has been the hostility of our neighbors in India. We have prayed and loved them for years, and the fruit of this is growing. Many neighbors brought their kids to our VBS this year, which is 

remarkable on its own. And when they saw how well our kids are doing, they said they want their kids to be like ours! They asked us to include their children in our prayer and tutoring classes. Praise God!  This is the transformation only Jesus can bring!

This year, we also saw the first fruits of our prayers for our Prayer House village in India. 

We are so close to having a safe place for them to live! We have prayed and fasted together for years for this. With land going for exorbitant prices, it seemed an impossible situation. But not for the Lord! This year, we have the beginning answer to that prayer! 

We don’t have possession of land yet, but it has been 

promised and reserved. The stipulation is that they are not 

allowed to put their huts on this land, so as not to anger the 

neighbors. So when we have it, we’ll have only a short period of time to build them small, approved dwellings. We don’t have the details yet, so please pray that we can meet these 

requirements when the time comes. 

They feel like the Israelites waiting on their Promised Land and walking by faith. And soon, we pray, they’ll have the land and be safe! Our prayer is that next year we’ll be sharing how the Lord provided homes for them on the new land!

I can’t wait to see what the Lord has in mind for His people that we serve, and all we will do together next year. We are so grateful to be a part of what He’s doing and so grateful you’re here with us!

Thank you for praying for us, this ministry, our volunteers, and those we serve. Your prayers are so needed and so 

appreciated. One of the greatest blessings of this ministry is the Lord bringing all of you into my life!

This Christmas season, and all through the next year, I pray that you’ll experience the joy and peace that come only from Jesus. I pray that the Lord will heap overflowing blessings onto your lap and that you will experience His love tangibly, knowing you are fully known and truly loved. He is truly a proud Abba looking at you with delight.

With much love and gratitude,

♥ Samantha