Scott Family Newsletter – March, 2026

God’s Every Morning Mercies

Somehow, dear friends, 3 months has gone by since we last sent an Acts 14:27 report to you, about our work living holy lives among New England's mostly pagan gentiles, praying for Divine appointments, & explaining the Good News of Jesus to anyone who will listen. 

The attached document is our family's pictorial report of a few Gospel highlights & evidence of God's every morning mercies throughout the winter here in the physically beautiful, but spiritually dark Northeast.

The first two pictures are screenshots of a social media post made by one of the participants of Shannon's women's Bible studies that have led several families to the Lord & to the church in the years she's taught so faithfully here. If you read the initial comment, then the interaction that follows, you'll see we're expecting one more family to lean in toward Jesus more because you've sent us here to spread His Word. Praise God!

I would LOVE to show faces & smiles, but this thank you note cover picture will have to do. Shannon & I are interacting often & fondly with the local elementary school staff (there's one PK-6 school in our town) & several teachers recently asked us to come read to their classes. After one little girl asked Shannon about her life & family, Shannon told her, among other things, that her husband was the pastor of the church across the street. The little girl's response? "What's a pastor?" The need is great here. Thank you for sending us to represent Him & extend your own witness here in NH!

Over the past 22 months, John has been seeking the Lord's will for his life, & discovered a talent for & love of flying! Just this morning, he flew solo for the first time. He's pursuing a career in aviation in these Daniel 12:4 times where pilots are in high demand for the foreseeable future. But, more importantly, when he goes into that hangar, he's entering a world that Shannon & I have very limited access to, but where he's one of the celebrated insiders pursuing common goals with those around him. Pray he'll continue to be a good witness & consider today who the Lord has placed around YOU that no missionary or pastor has real, recurring access to, but that YOU do. We're praying as I hit "send" that YOU will be used as an enthusiastic witnesses in whatever part of the Acts 1:8 part of the world YOU live in!

The last photo (the group gathered for breakfast, show above) is an amazing answer to YEARS' worth of praying! When we first arrived here in Middleton, there weren't enough men in the church to gather like this. There was me, John, & a couple of others. That's it. Now, this simple breakfast gathering represents about half of the men regularly attending, serving, & blessing our church & community. The testimonies around the table are literally both breath-taking & ordinary, but all are unique in God's plan as He builds His Kingdom, both here & where you live. Are you sharing your testimony of God's goodness in the lives of those gathered around YOU? That's Acts 1 again. As a good friend of mine says, "It's what He left us here to do." Will you be found a faithful witness when Jesus returns?

If you need some help, I'm always glad to be an evangelism coach or cheerleader or whatever else you need. It's what He left me here to do. I don't have anything better or more valuable to do than to point others to Christ & help you do the same. Life becomes much simpler when you make your entire AIM in life to be holy witnesses to a needy world, whether that's a lifetime witnessing to your family, or for 10 minutes in a Divine appointment with a stranger. That's how Paul lived his life & he told us to follow his lead as he followed Christ (read 2 Corinthians 5:9 & 1 Corinthians 11:1 to see that). Send me a note or call or text me at 712-304-2036 anytime. I'd love to help & bless YOU do what the Lord's left YOU here to do.

Also, the link below is a tool a friend helped me develop to use here on the field, but you can use it, too! The submitted questions come directly to me, but you can always use the short Gospel presentation from Revelation 14 (it's one of my very favorites) as well as the 90+ page PDF of a 2 month Genesis devotional guide I wrote in order to help people begin reading the Bible with a confidence they can understand it more than they think they might be able to. 
https://www.MyBibleTutor.com

One of the wonderful ways to help someone is to offer to read & talk through Genesis with them! Use the guide to start discussion & if you run into questions along the way, you can always use the site to send them my way. I'll answer them personally & quickly. Okay? YOU CAN DO IT, as the Lord leads. That's what He said in John 15. I believe it with you, faithful co-workers, witnesses, & eternal friends!

Living for Him with you,
Pastor Dave for Shannon & John Scott
Colossians 2:5-7
MiddletonGospelChapel.org
ScottFamilyJourney.org
VillageMissions.org