First of all, thank you for all the prayers. They are appreciated. I am very humbled by so many responses. 
 
I will try to make this as short as possible. There will be more coming about the work accomplished at Siloam. We had a good week disrupted with the funeral of a dear friend and lady of the church who is enjoying what those who know Christ will see, and she definitely did know Him. 
 
Concerning the reports of my illness in AZ, we are still here and hope to come home Friday. I want to give an update. 
 
I was battling a physical issue before I left that I have had since I was a teen. I was doing well and nearly over it when something happened Sunday afternoon. On Monday, I said I need to go to Urgent Care or the ER. In today's world, I thought Urgent Care would work quicker. They said I had pneumonia which didn’t surprise me because I have had it before, and there were symptoms I recognized. The next day, my O2 was still in the 80’s, which is low, so off to ER we went. We are in Prescott with family planning to do some vacationing before heading back to Ohio. Well, that’s not working. 
 
While sitting in the waiting room I was talking to God and I said to Him, “God you have touched me before and with all these people praying for me. If you want to, You can do it again, but if not, that’s OK." And folks I’m glad we can come to a place we mean that. 
 
They ran more tests than I had in HS. Pretty soon, they came and took us away and said, wait for it, wait for it..."You don’t have pneumonia, but you have the flu." The regular flu. IMAGINE THAT! GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!
 
We left to get meds for the flu and meds to help clear my lungs. I am on 2 liters of oxygen. Today I am, at last count, 93 percent at time off my O2. Yea God!
 
Last night, I slept on my right side for at least 2 hours. Guess where the pneumonia was found? Yep, right side. I slept on my back for several hours. I don’t sleep on my back because it made me cough. God touched me is what I get from this. 
 
Now about the flu. I got to thinking about this. The first test I had for the flu was on Monday, and that test come back negative for A & B.
 
OK, I will wrap it up for now, but I want to tell you about one coughing situation. I wasn’t sure I was going to make it through it because it was so bad, and this was before all the tests. 
 
There is more for another time, but for now, I know God's in control. You might ask what I was thinking when I wasn’t sure the next breath was coming? The same thing I live by every day. God is in control.
 
The latest news is that Satan is now trying to work on Pam physically.
 
Be encouraged and please keep Pam and I in your prayers.   
Again I thank you all and thanks be to God for you. We love you all.
 
In His service, 
Tom

​Greetings and Merry Christmas to you all from Beautiful Hands Ministries. My prayer and hope is that this year we get closer and more personal with the reason for the season. 

They have now moved into a double-wide on the church property (pictured above and below) so they can offer more to the community, and to the church. They will not have to drive an hour one way to the church four times a week to do ministry.

Siloam has always been a special place and since the ministry, and the church have been there for over one hundred years, we don’t think God is finished with it yet.  

I have been blessed with supporters that have continued through the Covid situation, and we have banked your investment, sending Steve and Debbie money to help some of the people have food to eat, helped purchase a projector they needed for service, and trying to prepare for the day the restrictions are lifted.

The restrictions are beginning to loosen and we can now begin again to help make a difference in reaching people for Christ. On July 23rd, I will go to Arizona to work with Steve to begin to put action to our many months of talks to start the project again. I may take one day and do some site work excavation around the church and their new double wide. 

We will also be working with a team from Capital City Church arriving July 29th going to our Tucson churches as well as the Siloam Indian Church. They will be helping with children’s ministries, bringing a puppet team helping to encourage the Arizona Project and Siloam Indian Church. I will be reviewing our church buildings in Tucson to see if we need some structural work done on them.

Please keep all of us and our families in prayer. Pam will not be able to go with me this time and they, as well as I, wish that wasn’t so. I have a lot to do in a short time and I also believe the timing of this ministry team is of God so I am anxious to see what God has planned.

I hope this next week to get back to updating the web site, BeautifulHandsMinistries.com, as well.

Please check it out.
Thank you again for your prayers and support,
In His service,
Pam and Tom

The word of the year 2020 so far is OPPORTUNITY-we can sense that God is doing something BIG.
     
Why? Because of exciting possibilities and seemingly impossible odds - the perfect situation for God's glory to be seen!

Hello to you all.

I am happy to report we had a great work team with us in Arizona on the Gila River reservation working on the Siloam church. We got a lot of work done, but most of all we made some good relationships with some of the church people who come in to work with us, and some who brought in great food. 

It was a joy for me to have the team from Ohio come and meet some of my dear friends at the church and to experience their hospitality. They brought in delicious food, which we enjoyed so much. I especially love red chili stew and fry bread.

We were able to put in a new floor, base around the new floor, new doors on the two bathrooms, and two new vanities. We also was able to put in 13 new lights in the sanctuary. You can see in the pictures below the united effort between the church and the team. 
 
We had a few challenges along the way, such as two vans that decided to act up, or shut down might be a better word, but the Lord helped us through that as well. 
 
Thanks to the church people who stopped in to help and the team who took vacation and paid their own expenses to come and work. It was a great week. Busy, but great!
 
I hope you enjoy the pictures. If you would like to contribute to the ministry, you can do so securely through the website. We had some extra expenses for this project, so we do appreciate the people who have been supporting Beautiful Hands Ministries. 
 
In His service, 
 
Tom 

Just in case you didn't want to cook and you wanted to help a good cause tonight! We'd love to see you.

​I remember my first experience with a decorated saguaro cactus and the beauty of the lights on them. I thought you might like to see how they looked. 

 I have been blessed to hear the Christmas story all my life but it wasn’t until I accepted the Christ Child that the story gave me hope. My wish for all who read this is to see the real reason we celebrate. 

Merry Christmas!  You are loved. 

Tom and Pam

​Greetings to you today!
 
I first want to thank all who liked Beautiful Hands Ministries on Facebook.  My prayer and hope is for the website and the Facebook site to be a helpful and encouraging few moments in your life.  I felt God's leading to establish a non-profit corporation several years ago, but I didn't know what to name it.  You can see the rest of that story on the website.
 
When I gave my heart to Christ 52 years ago, I knew I must follow God's direction and commit to making ministry my focus.  This first book is to help people hear through the examples of life how God wants to work with people of all situations to show His love.  I suggested In Sickness and in Health: a Love Story for a stocking stuffer because it touches lives in many common challenges.  The title would suggest it is only about a husband and wife committed to each other, whatever comes, but there is another unmistakable fact.  The love of God that is the core of their hope is also the basis for the "Love Story".  I love because He is love.  Many celebrate this most blessed time of the year in only the materialistic sense, with giving and getting gifts as the basis for the reason for the season.  I prefer the Biblical approach to the season since I have dreams of what I want to see each day, but no vision of assurance without the hope that comes from the Creator Himself.  My hope, love, and future are in the love of God.  The "Love Story" is also how the love of God brought us through the tough times.  It is about how we can learn to trust God in difficult times.
 
I have discovered that I like to tell stories to illustrate a point.  I know from experience that pain is pain.  I have experienced physical pain and emotional pain, and no matter which one it is, it still hurts.  So if I can tell a story that can paint a picture that helps someone handle pain a little better, maybe it will be a blessing to them.
 
A friend told me last night that she had just finished reading my book, and she felt every couple planning to be married should read it because of the commitment represented in the story.  Interestingly enough, "in sickness and in health" is a part of the wedding vows agreed to in most wedding ceremonies.
 
As I conclude for this time, remember, God is good all the time and He loves you!
 
Happy reading!
 
Tom