Monthly Prayer

Heidi Gaul, of Albany, had her story, “Mom’s New Pet,” included in Short and Sweet Takes the Fifth. Another one of her stories, “In the Wind, Sun, Rain and Stars,” appeared in Life 2.0—Stories of Hope from Aggieland, a Great Commission Project. She also has devotions in Guideposts’ new bimonthly publication Mornings with Jesus. In November, she shared a table at a successful …

  Laura Bradford, of Walla Walla, Washington, reports that two of her stories are in the winter quarter of LIVE. “Diamonds from Heaven” will be in the January 6 issue, and “More Than a Coincidence” appears in the February 24 issue. Xochi Dixon, now settled in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin (after a move from California), is once again sharing a …

Member News Nancy Drummond, of Sublimity, just published a faith-based children’s book, Happy Zach, through Pine Hill Graphics. Geneva Iijima, of Oregon City, reports that her picture book, Jesus Loves Us All, has now been published in English, Spanish, Japanese, and five Quechua languages. The Quechua versions are brand new. It will most likely be the first children’s book in …

Congratulations to the OCW members who won a Cascade Award in their category: Lynn Hare, of Portland, The Quest for Self-Forgiveness: Discovering the Secret of Guilt-Free Living (published nonfiction book) Donna Hues, of Mt. Angel, for “A Wee Lesson in Grace” (unpublished devotional) Marissa Hunter, of Portland, for “Cutting the Cord” (unpublished article, column, or blog post) Marlys Johnson, of …

Xochitl Dixon, of Fon Du Lac, Wisconsin, is a regular contributor to Our Daily Bread, the quarterly daily devotional booklet. Between six and nine of her devotionals have appeared in each issue since April 2017.  Judy Gann, of Lakewood, Washington, has her article, “Never Alone,” in the September/October 2018 issue of Bible Advocate. (This article was acquired at the 2017 …