To our family and partners,

Overdue greetings!

The Pioneer Bible Translators Banquet in Phoenix was a success. Due to financial considerations, Richard was not able to accompany Josi to Phoenix. Josi was very blessed by many of the people attending and we hope that the Banquet was a blessing to all those same people.

Josi returned home from the banquet this past week with a serious sinus infection. She has lost her voice and is having serious coughing spells. She’s taking mega-doses of antibiotics from the doctor and some cough medication, but it is still causing her a lot of difficulties. Please pray for her quick recovery.

Today she received notification that she needs to have further tests due to an abnormal reading from a mammogram. Without insurance this will be very expensive and we just don’t have the money to afford it at this time. Please pray for God’s intervention in this situation.

Our general support is just above 50% of our monthly budget. Pray for God to lead us to more churches or individuals to partner with us in our ministry. We still want to buy the house we are renting, but we’ve not been able to put much aside toward the down payment.

Many of our friends and family have particular prayer needs. Among them are Ken Jones, Mama Shirley, and Walter Hilton. Please lift each of them up by name along with prayers for Arizona Reservation Ministries and First Nations Ministries. Pray also for the continued work on translations for the Bible-less.

Pioneer Bible Translators has monthly prayer tools that are available. If you would like to receive these, please let us know.

In Christ’s Service
Richard and Josi Ingram
Pioneer Bible Translators

Dear friends, partners, and family,

You know how some days can be. We discovered over the weekend that our new mailing address was a little off. The zip code was incorrect. The corrected address and zip code is:

Richard & Josi Ingram
PO Box 383141
Duncanville, TX  75138-3141

Mail sent to the incorrect zip code still seems to be getting through. Sorry for the inconvenience. Our newsletter and all return envelopes will reflect this new address. If you do online banking and send us a check through your bank (as opposed to doing a credit card or electronic transfer) please change our Cedar Hill address to this one.

On to prayers needs:

• The lease on our house is up at the end of November. The owner will be selling it some time next year so our rent will convert to a month-to-month contract. The big prayer is this: we may have an opportunity to buy the house from the owner. Please pray that the owner would be willing to carry the loan for the house and that the payments will be less than our rent.

• $1,000 a month in additional support is needed to cover health insurance premiums and other expenses. That would be fifty people who contributing only $20 a month. We know God will provide, and lead us to new financial partners. Prayerfully consider financially partnering with us.

• We are on our way out the door for Richard’s extractions and the insertion of a new lower denture. Pray for the dentist to do a superb job and Richard to be free from pain.

• Josi is making final preparations for the Annual PBT Banquet on October 22. It’s at Southwestern Christian Church in Fort Worth. Pray for safe travel as she visits several churches during the week and for everything to fall into place.

• Pray for Darlene and Jesse Koser after the passing of Bruce. Pray for peace and comfort.

As always, you are a blessing to us.

In Christ’s Service
Richard and Josi Ingram

Dear friends, partners, and family,

Richard has begun the dental process. He was referred to a dentist who is an elder at one of PBT’s supporting churches. The impressions have been made and his next appointment is on 9/29. The cost for this phase of work will be just under $700. Dr. Rossen also glued the broken posts back in place, assuring that Richard should be able to keep his teeth in until the new dentures are completed and the extractions can be done. All of this work should be completed by mid-October, rather than the last part of November. Dr. Rossen is not recommending  going to the high cost of implants at this time, wanting to wait at least six months for the jaw to completely heal from the extractions and letting the new dentures settle in. We will then decide whether or not to go ahead with implants, or stay with dentures.

When we returned home from the dentist for lunch, we were greeted by a sick Pippin. We got her into a vet and he did some blood work. Her cholesterol is very high and her protein levels are low. Her kidney and liver functions are out of line, as well. Thankfully, the vet felt this could all be taken care of through diet, moving Pippin to a mature dog food. She is almost 10 years old, so I guess it is time to think of her as “mature”, but it is hard to imagine a mature Corgi! We’re praying that this will bring her weight down and get her back in shape. Cymar gets to benefit from the new diet, too, even though he is only about 7. Pray for them both to start liking the new food, and praise God that Pippin did not require surgery or treatment!

Our mailing address has changed. Please send all ministry correspondence to us at:

Richard & Josi Ingram
PO Box 383141
Duncanville, TX  75138-3141

[Edited to correct zip code 10/17/09]

Our newsletter and all return envelopes will reflect this new address. If you do online banking and send us a check through your bank (as opposed to doing a credit card or electronic transfer) please change our Cedar Hill address to this one. We haven’t moved, but we got a more convenient and less expensive post office box. It’s a simpler address, too!

Please, continue to pray for our finances! If you do not financially partner with us in our ministry at Pioneer Bible Translators, prayerfully consider doing so.

As always, you are a blessing to us.

In Christ’s Service
Richard and Josi Ingram

Dear friends, partners, and family,

The other day we sent you a prayer request regarding our finances and Richard’s dental situation. Well, here’s what we need, no holding back.

• Richard had a dental appointment Friday to go over what needs to be done. The bottom line is a lot of work that will run big bucks–an estimated $6,000. It include a new denture, extractions and new implants. Please pray for God to provide for this.
• Josi has been having shoulder and back problems that have been building up for some time. The doctor believes she may have tears in her right rotator cuff. To be sure she will need an MRI. This procedure can not be done at the campus clinic and, from our past experiences, will be a large expense. Again, please pray for God to provide for this.

We ask you to take these needs before the Lord and to share them with your friends and church. There is no way for us to do this on our own and it is only possible through God’s provision. We only ask God’s people to help us in our ministry to do God’s work.

As always, you are a blessing to us.

In Christ’s Service
Richard and Josi Ingram

Dear friends, partners, and family,

There has been a long lapse in our updates. We would seriously appreciate your prayers regarding these matters:

• Of course, finances are one area of concern. Praises to God for several new financial partners: Linda, Mickie, Lester and Donna, Tom and June, Gary and Betty, Fela, Duane, Susie, and Jamie. And all the others who are faithful partners. Without you we couldn’t do what we do.
• Richard has four lower front teeth that are on posts to hold his bridge in place. Two of the posts have broken. X-rays showed that the posts were placed in the roots of four front teeth. The root canal done on one has become exposed and has abscessed. The dentist is consulting with other doctors in the clinic on campus to discuss options for treatment. Pray for the dentists to have wisdom and discernment and for Richard to be released from pain.
• Several of our friends have need of your prayers: Joe and Vikki, Mama Shirley, Walter and Diana, Gary and Betty, Andrea, Becky, Sharon, Shannon, Elenora and Dale, Jay, and others. I can’t share all of their needs with you, but please lift them in prayer, by name.

As always, our prayers are with you. You are a blessing to us.

In Christ’s Service
Richard and Josi Ingram

(This has been posted way after the fact.)

To all or our friends and family:

It’s nearly Christmas!

We are adjusting to our new home and having the dogs back with us.

Here are our prayer concerns:

1. There is the possibility of civil unrest as the leader of a West African country died last night and the military is taking control. This could impact some of our missionaries there.
2. We are traveling today to Albuquerque for Christmas. We will be returning Monday. Pray for travel mercies and safety.
3. Both of us have some health issues for God to heal. Josi has shoulder pain and Richard has been struggling with sinus infections.
4. Pray for our dogs to be safe and not do anything dumb while we are gone. Our friend Pete is keeping an eye on them while we are gone.

Last of all, Merry Christmas to you all! We wish we could be with you this year, but look forward to being with you again.

In Christ’s Service
Richard and Josi Ingram
Pioneer Bible Translators