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Hats off to Graduates!
We love our UIM International missionary families. We love to celebrate their special family events-birthdays, anniversaries, the birth of babies and especially grandbabies! We will spare you the long list of grandbaby pictures this time. This time of year we celebrate educational achievement . . . graduations!
UIM MKs are special. They grow up in unique environments culturally and socially. It is an enriching experience, and sometimes difficult and stressful. They are also like all "kids," yet each one is uniquely gifted by God's design and grace.
Celebrate with us by connecting with our UIM MK graduates. If you'd like to send a personal note of praise and encouragement, feel free to do so. Email us at uim@uim.org and mention the grad you would like to commend, and we will be happy to send the note along.
UIM Connection! is your connection to UIM's varied and vital outreach to the indigenous peoples of North America. From Canada to Mexico and regions across the United States, the Gospel is being proclaimed, leaders are being developed, and local churches are being established.
Thank you for staying connected!
In Christ Jesus,  Dan Fredericks, Executive Director UIM International 
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Celebrating Extraordinary Accomplishments Among UIM's MKs
It is again time to celebrate our UIM missionary kids' school achievements. Achievements for any child cannot be accomplished without the support of family and friends. We salute the graduates, but also the parents, for their dedication to the student.
Angela Ramnanan, married daughter of David and Olivia Wolf, UIM missionaries with aviation in Mexico, will graduate in May from Georgetown University with a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS). Her concentration is in Literature and Society. She plans to teach English as a Second Language (ESL) at the college level to international students as a ministry and outreach.  | |
David, Angela holding Lance, and Olivia
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Kristin Morris is the second daughter of Mark and Gina Morris, UIM missionaries with the Navajo Christian Leadership Center in Thoreau, New Mexico. Kristin graduated from Waters Edge Academy at the CAPE home-school ceremony in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on April 20. She has been home-schooled her whole life. Her plans are to attend culinary school and someday open her own bakery.
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Kristin Morris
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Bart and Kim Haines, who recently joined the UIM Aviation team, have two sons graduating from college. Their oldest son, Brandon, is graduating with honors from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Science Business Administration in Marketing. He also has a minor in Sports Management. He graduates May 10. His future plans are to find a job. His desire is to work for a collegiate or professional sports team. Bart and Kim have watched Brandon work hard these last four years and are thankful for the way the Lord has blessed him.
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Brandon Haines
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The Haineses' second son, Blake, is graduating from Pima Community College. He will graduate on August 9, with an Aircraft Structural repair certificate and an Airframe and Powerplant certificate. At this time, he plans to join the Arizona Air National Guard in Tucson. Blake has spent the last 24 months going to class from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, including summers. He has shown the discipline necessary to make it through. The Lord has been good to Blake; he will graduate with minimal debt.
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Blake Haines
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Tim and Val Beard, U.S. Field Missionaries in Washington State, have three graduates. Their son Dillon received his A.A. from Yakima Valley Community College in December, 2012. Daughter Bethany will be receiving her Masters of Business Administration in Non-Profits from Corban College in Salem, Oregon, in May. Their son David will be getting his Bachelors of Arts from Frontier School of the Bible also in May.
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Dillon Beard
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David, Valarie, and Samantha Beard
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Bethany Beard
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Dillon plans to postpone continuing college and will work; Bethany will be moving to the TriCities area of Washington the end of June and looking for a job. David will be doing an internship at Frontier. He and his wife, Valarie, hope to take more classes at Frontier.
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Reaching the Huichol Believers with the Help of UIM Aviation
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Martin Garcia, Jasson Farmer, Caleb Patterson, and Nathan Johnson
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Over spring break Frontier School of the Bible student, Nathan Johnson, traveled to Tepic, Mexico, to film the Mexico ministry of UIM missionaries Martin and Erén Garcia among the Huichol believers. This excellent film is the result.
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