12/04/2025
Our most recent newsletter is here. if you will send me your email address or your snail-mail address, i will forward you a personal copy. :
Fall, 2025
Hello friends and faithful supporters…
First of all, let me say how much I miss you all. It has been a while since I have written or seen many of you. My physical ailments, as well as my blessings have been many. As a survivor of two strokes, three broken ribs, a collapsed lung and kidney cancer, I do not have the full use of the left side of my body…yet. I also have become nearly blind in my left eye, among other things. Many others would have given up due to any one of these challenges.
Why didn’t I? I can only attribute that to the grace and mercy of God. A dear sister in Christ once said to me, “you just refuse to die.” My response to her was, “No, on the contrary. But I am immortal until God is finished with me” By the way, so are YOU!”
In His further kindness to me, and after a few years of the single life, I have married Karen Marie Lattuada. Karen has more than 18 years of continuous foreign mission experience, predominately in South America, and she is the kind of Godly woman that I needed. She is 10 years my junior and she is wonderful! She is also a cancer survivor. Widowed in 2015, she has raised two wonderful children on her own. This is only by the grace of God. And what is more, she is beautiful…inside AND out!
We are writing to you because we earnestly covet your prayers, and financial support, as Holy Spirit leads:
Firstly, On June 24th through July 2nd we flew to Atlanta and drove with our friends, mentors, and ministry partners, Mahlon and Elizabeth McLean to a Global Awakening Summit in Abingdon, Virginia. We learned so much about how God’s Spirit is moving around the world, and caught new and fresh vision for each of our callings, individually and as a couple.
Secondly, we are on hiatus for a (hopefully) short season as we are getting to know each other better. We are appointing Hokato (Hox) Aye as our Director of Indian ministries. He is a trustworthy, faithful man who has proven himself worthy over and over again.
Thirdly, Karen has written a wonderful meditation journal for women and their role as a helpmate. It is due to be fully published within the next 6 months.
Although we aren’t in active ministry at this time, we still need your support, both in prayer AND financially. We hope to return to active, international missions in the very near future.
In Our Father’s Peace,
Charles (CJ) & Karen Rich
Co-Directors of
Hands Held High/Reap Her Ministries
(254)493-0723 or (254)493-5660
You may continue to contact us or to give via McLean Education Services or Hands Held High, as a cooperative ministry at 6120 Thomaston Rd, Macon, GA 31220.. You may also send your gifts directly to us at Hands Held High, 1414 S 2nd St, Temple, TX 76504. Your prayers are greatly appreciated. Either way, your gift is tax deductible.
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