Newsletter — February 2025
February 2025 Newsletter
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. II Corinthians 1:3-4 NIV
From the keyboard of Dr. Ross Jutsum
Dear family and friends,
Greetings from Florida on a sunny but rather cool winter day! In December I was privileged to join our dear friend of 47 years, Martha Williamson, best-known as the Executive Producer of the TV series, “Touched by An Angel,” for a Christmas Concert at Monte Vista Grove Home (MVG) in Pasadena CA. MVG is a retirement community for retired pastors and missionaries and others. I also gave a Christmas concert at Morningstar Senior Living also in Pasadena. Having lived in the Pasadena CA area for many years until we moved to Florida three years ago, I can truly say that Tammy and I are heart-broken as we have seen the horrible tragedies of the recent fires in the Pasadena and other areas. We know many dozens of dear friends who have lost their homes and it is heart-breaking. Please join us as we continue to pray for the thousands who have lost their homes and all their worldly possessions. Please pray for their comfort as we are exhorted in the above words of Paul to the Corinth church.
Tammy and I are looking forward to spending two weeks with Lisa and Jon and their 5 children in late February and early March. They are still serving as missionaries with MAF in Guinea, West Africa. It will be great to have time with these five grand-children who live so far away from us – Isaiah and Evelyne (8,) Solomon (6) and Aaron and Noah (4.) We will have a lot of fun playing games, reading books, and singing songs at bedtime – a special time of family worship and togetherness.
In mid-February we will be joined here in Florida by Heidi and her two children, Grace (11,) Gabriel (8). We hope to be able to visit the Space Center at Cape Canaveral during their visit.
During 2025 we are planning to make ministry trips to Massachusetts, California, North Carolina, Virginia and Australia. On our Australian trip, we are planning also to visit my brother and two sisters and their families, comprising of many nieces and nephews and grand-nieces and grand-nephews. They all live near Brisbane, the capital of Queensland.
We continue to pray for you and yours and really appreciate your prayers and support of our ministries and our family. I want to thank you for your prayers regarding my right hand issue of Dupuytren’s Contracture. A few weeks ago I had the Xiaflex injection to break up the cords and am doing hand therapy. I hope to have full use of my right hand and be back to playing the piano better than I have in 15 years! I have a bandage on my hand now which makes handwriting challenging to please forgive the lack of personal notes. notes.
With heartfelt gratitude, love and prayers,
Ross and Tammy