Kevin Rees: Timothy Two Project International

June 2026 Newsletter

June 2026 Newsletter My heart’s plan to return to Africa, newly adjusted to July 13-23, for non-formal theological instruction among local church leaders has taken shape quickly since May’s Newsletter. Praise the Lord! The necessary tweaks in the schedule were agreed upon by the students. My proposed budget proved o...

May 2026 Newsletter

May 2026 Newsletter A fog overflowed the creek bank near my house. Arriving in the middle of a prolonged drought, I half-imagined that the creek’s woods enjoyed relief in the unexpected coolness, perhaps turning a shade greener in the moisture. Briefly, for less than half an hour, nearby cars needed to use their head...

April 2026 Newsletter -

April 2026 Newsletter At 4º21’40.39” N and 18º33’17.86” E, Bangui, Central African Republic, sits squarely in an optimal zone for agricultural bounty. One can seemingly plant any seed in the soil at any time of the year, and it will quickly come to fruition: papaya, avocado, mango, banana, pineapple, coffee, te...

March 2026 Newsletter -

March 2026 Newsletter Different than fright, which is an involuntary reflex to external harm, fear is initially an internal response to real or perceived danger. Fright is simple: fight or flight. Fear is complex with many overlaps: fight and flight and freeze and melt. A person gets frightened but is afraid. Like fright...

January 2026 Newsletter -

January 2026 Newsletter A synonym of spiritual maturity, confidence goes one degree beyond saving faith. Confidence in the Lord is trust that what we believe about Jesus is true, real, and sufficient for today. By God’s grace, we have faith; through God’s grace we gain confidence when we actively, daily trust the truth...

October 2025 Newsletter -

October 2025 Newsletter Some of the students registered to take Workshop Two: Loving God were unable to make the 70 km. (43.5 mi.) journey to attend my lectures. With the presidential election in Cameroon happening in less than two weeks (Oct. 12), the opposition has closed the road in the northwest of the country, forcing...

August 2025 Newsletter -

August 2025 Newsletter My French is terrible, technically non-existent. Too vain to type into Google Translate® and point to my screen, I was nevertheless able to work out one informal phrase during my time in Douala, Cameroon, last week: Comment ça va? (Shortened to Ça va?) How is it going? The it in reference could b...

July 2025 Newsletter -

July 2025 Newsletter In less than one week, I will board another plane to Douala, Cameroon, for teaching theology to pastors. Praise the Lord! By the time I land, after a long 24-hour journey, I will be happy to collapse into bed. Any bed will do. It surely won’t matter about the thread-count of the sheets at that poi...

June 2025 Newsletter -

June 2025 Newsletter Which came first, the chicken or the egg in terms of missionary practice (the chicken) or missionary planning (the egg)? For me yet again, the practice (the chicken) came first, running at full speed with an innate sense of evasive maneuvering. I planned (the egg) to go to Cameroon in April, but tha...

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April 2025 Newsletter “The Great Commission is never convenient,” said John Piper to a group of missionaries assembled in Jacksonville, FL (Dec. 11, 2024), illustrated by William Tyndale’s difficult life and gruesome death (1536). I thought sarcastically, Gee, thanks for the encouragement, Dr. John! But I gratefull...