January 2024

Happy New Year! The last 12 months have gone by quickly and it is amazing to me that we have already started 2025. If time seems to go by so quickly now, I wonder what it will be like in eternity when
time will
be no longer (Revelation 10:6).
As we start this new year, I would like to introduce to you our annual theme. It is a simple theme. Nonetheless, it is a challenging theme considering the last days in which we are living. As we wait for the Lord’s soon return, let us be
Watching • Waiting • Working. Since this could be the year when we hear
the trump of God (1 Thessalonians 4:16), we should be more motivated than ever to be watching, waiting, and working.
When we contemplate
watching and
waiting, thoughts may come to mind of sitting down and doing nothing but looking toward the horizon. However, I submit that if we are
biblically watching and waiting, we will naturally be
working for the Lord. Watching and waiting should not produce inactivity but rather intensity.
Knowing that His time on earth was short, Jesus said,
“I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work” (John 9:4). The “day” that Jesus spoke of is short—very short in comparison to eternity. Just as 2024 went by quickly, so the remaining time we have left to work on this earth will go by quickly. When the “night” comes, our earthly work will be complete.
As we reflect on the passing of one year and the starting of another, let us renew our determination to watch expectantly, wait patiently, and work diligently. Thank you for your continued faithfulness in these areas. It is an honor to partner together with you in God’s vast and ripe harvest field. May the L
ORD richly bless you!
In Christ,

David H. Snyder
John 15:16