Bob & Diana Ericsson
Missionaries to Texas
Association of Baptists for World Evangelism
July 2025
Wonder Junction Highlights Thank you for praying for our Vacation Bible School. Our fellowship hall felt very full with 28 children and nearly as many volunteer helpers. The children learned about the life of the Lord Jesus from His birth to His Return. Health Update (Bob’s cancer) The last set of seven chemo treatments have reduced the size of the cancer lesions in the liver. Bob took a break from chemo for about a month and started again yesterday. During that break we took some time to visit with family in Virginia and a few days of vacation in Alabama. He jokes about his remote study office at the Cancer Center where he must be in “the chair” for 4 hours every other Monday. He then takes home a pump which continues to administer chemotherapy every 30 seconds for two days more. The Center nurses affectionately call the pump “my little buddy.” Bob will be very happy to say goodbye to his little buddy on Wednesday. Thanks for praying with us about Bob’s treatments and for positive results. A New Pastor Friend Bob had the joy of meeting with a Hispanic pastor in Mansfield, TX which is the next town from where we live. His name is Javier and he is Colombian. He is also from Bogotá, and we talked about where we lived there. Neither one of us knew of the other’s ministry there even though we were both in Baptist churches. We plan on having some more encouragement and tool sharing lunches. Prayer for wisdom in leadership We started to seek a leader to serve with us here in the ministry and eventually be able to take over pastoral leadership. We do not have a solid lead on anyone yet. Your prayers are much appreciated in this process. Prayer Requests • For replacement of recent setbacks in mission support. • For healing for Bob’s cancer and strength while undergoing chemo treatments every other week. • For Diana as she lovingly endures this cancer battle with Bob. • For wisdom in building our church leadership team. Thank you for faithfully praying and giving for the furtherance of the gospel.
