Monday, October 27, 2008

Partners together in Mission

We have just returned to Auckland, New Zealand, from Melbourne, Australia. We were there for three weeks and stayed with Keith and Kathryn Graham. Our time in Melbourne concluded with a Missionary Conference on Sunday evening where we both spoke. Keith gave a report on a two month trip to Zambia and I gave a report on the work among the Latinos of Los Angeles.

We go along way back with Keith and Kathryn. We met as students at the Bible College of New Zealand (formerly the Bible Training Institute) in 1967/68. Keith and Kathryn were married on January 9th, 1970, and we were married on January 10th, 1970. Soon after we both went to the mission field, Keith and Kathryn to Italy and us to Colombia. Keith and Kathryn initiated an invitation to us from Brethren in Los Angeles to work with Latinos over there while he was doing a Doctorate at Talbot Seminary. They welcomed us when we arrived in 1989 to work in LA. We are both still involved in missions and ministry, Keith and Kathryn being based in Melbourne and us in Los Angeles and reaching out to Latinos in Los Angeles and beyond in Latin America.



Richard & Nancye Yarrall




Keith and Kathryn Graham

We will be in the Auckland/Waikato area for the next month with family and for meetings before returning to Los Angeles on December 4th, 2008.

2 comments:

joeutter said...

Hi there,

I just was googling for our old family friends, Keith and Kathryn Graham, and stumbled upon your blog-- and here they are!! How fun to see our dear friends!! Thanks for posting this. My dad went through Talbot w/ Keith, and we left there for a pastorate position in NE just prior to when you guys came to CA-- in '89. I was looking them up for my mother, Bonnie Utter, who presently resides in Hot Springs, AR. She would be so greatful to hear from you any news and especially a way to contact our friends, the Grahams. Her e-mail is bkutter@suddenlink.net Thanks for anything you can send her!

Love in Christ,
Joseph Utter

Anonymous said...

Jan.14
I would love to contact Keith and Kathryn again. Could you either give them my email address or share their address with me? Thank you so much.

Bonnie Utter
Hot Springs Village, AR