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Ruppel Report
About 5 months ago, a very precious Korean missionary family walked into our Sunday morning service. They were living in a rented house just behind the church. Cho Won (my spelling) had been a pastor...
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Ruppel Report
Dear Friends, Thank you so much for all of your prayers for Cho Won's family. I was able to attend a funeral service for the four who died on Friday morning at 9AM. This funeral was in Korean, but...
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Truitts in Italy
27 June 2013 Greetings in Jesus' Name from Italy, Here in Lago Patria (Naples) I am once again teaching through The Revelation of Jesus Christ; I’ve taught it on Okinawa, and in Germany, but this is...
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Mongolia Update
Hello, Today was presidential election day here in Mongolia. It brought us a nice break in traffic. I don't know what it will mean for us as far as our future here. I don't really anticipate any big...
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Mongolia Update
Hello, We very consistent attendance in our camp last week, and good attendance on Sunday also. We had good response to the preaching, and have several kids started on a follow-up program. The next...
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Family Fun on the Fourth
This year's Fairhaven 5K and Taste of Fairhaven was a huge success. The 5K started off with a bang (literally). The temperature was much cooler than in previous years, with a temperature of about 70...
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Ruppel Report
Yesterday morning, July 3rd at 5:15 AM, a dear man, loving husband, attentive grandfather, and redeemed child of God ended his struggles on earth to enter into the joyous presence of our Lord and...
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Urgent Prayer Request From Nepal
Hello Friends: We have an urgent prayer request. This morning (Monday, July 8 Nepal time) one of our young men in his early 20s was hit by a bus and is in critical condition at the hospital. He has...
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Anniversary Sunday
43 years ago Roger Voegtlin came to Chesterton believing God had called him to start an old-fashioned Baptist church. Today, by God’s grace, Fairhaven is a thriving congregation that draws people from...
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Ruppels in Cambodia
Dear Friends, Today, New Hope Baptist Church purchased an empty piece of property for $44,000 in which we are planning to use one day for our ministry in Phnom Penh. This was a huge step for our...
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Fairhaven Baptist College 2013 Soccer Team
2013 Soccer Roster Name Year Hometown Joshua Barzon Sophomore Wylie, Texas Stephen Brater Sophomore Chesterton, Indiana Andrew Boots Freshman Michigan City, Indiana Robert Dupre Sophomore...
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Eckles in Australia
Dear Pastor Furlough Highlights… It is hard to believe we are at the half way mark. We have traveled over 12,429 ministry miles and been in 40 churches with 25 to go. We thank God most of our...
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Truitts in Italy
October 18, 2013 Greetings in Jesus' Name from Naples, Italy, One month from now, the 16th of November 2013, Linda and I are scheduled to arrive back in the States for a necessary VA appointment. I...
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Update From Mongolia
Hello, Sorry to have been off the radar for so long. We are still at the work here. Winter has arrived again, so we are trying to keep warm. We actually had a long nice fall. We getting ready for...
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Youth Group Concert
On Tuesday night, December 3, 2013, the Fairhaven Baptist Academy senior band played Christmas arrangements for the people in Addison Pointe Health & Rehabilitation Center here in Chesterton....
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Christmas Banquet
Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the annual Christmas banquet. The food and fellowship was wonderful. Pastor Tim Stowe, from Beeville, Texas, was able to join us and preached a challenging message. Kindle
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Christmas Concert
The Glory of Christmas concert continued the Christmas season at Fairhaven. The concert was held on Tuesday night. Our church musicians and vocalists performed many traditional Christmas numbers...
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Christmas Parade
We were privileged to participate in the Chesterton Christmas parade again this year. The streets were lined with people that braved the cold. Our band and adult and children's choirs were able to be...
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