Meet Phyo! Born and raised in Myanmar (Burma), she won a lottery through the U.S. government, which enabled her to become a naturalized citizen and then join the United States Air Force. Now an airman stationed at Wright-Patterson in Ohio, she has become involved with the local Cadence ministry, The Wright House, run by Dwight and Letty Grismore.

Over a latte, Phyo shared some of her story with Letty. Phyo sends part of her monthly paychecks back to her family in Asia, helping to pay for her sister’s college education in Korea and her brother’s elementary education at a local Christian school in Myanmar. Although Phyo speaks English fluently, she told Letty that she struggles to read it and has been saving up for an English-language Bible.

After hearing her story, the Grismores bought an easy-to-read English translation of the Bible and surprised Phyo with it the next time they saw her. She was deeply touched and filled with gratitude. She immediately shared this good news with her parents and posted these photos and her gratitude for the Bible on Facebook:

“So grateful and blessed to have Letty and Dwight in my life. I’ve always wanted an English Bible, and receiving one from them meant so much to me. Such a reminder of how good God is! Thankful for their heart to serve God and for being living proof of His love.”

You help to make stories like this possible! Across the U.S. and the world, thousands of people within the military community—each with their own unique stories—are being impacted by the love of Jesus through Cadence ministries.

Thank you for your gifts!

Thank you so much for your donation to Cadence International. From where you sit, you may not be able to see all the amazing things the Lord is doing through your generous giving, so we love giving you glimpses of the beautiful work of God whenever we can.

Cadence ministries are strategically placed near military bases that serve as landing places for men and women at a critical time in their lives. Below is a wonderful story of baptisms and changed lives.

Scott and Rebecca Crawford recently baptized six people as part of their Hospitality House ministry near Jacksonville Naval Air Station.

One young man had grown up unchurched but began spending time at their hospitality house. His time with the people there introduced him to Christianity and the value of a community that bears one another’s burdens, shares in one another’s sorrows, and celebrates each other. He gave his life to Christ, got married, and was baptized all in the same week!

These six young people have experienced the transformational power of the Holy Spirit in their lives, and only God knows where He will send them next. Wherever that may be, they are now going forth as witnesses to what they experienced:

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8

Please know that your gifts are making a real-life difference in the lives of service members everywhere. We invite you to join us in prayer for the work that God will do in and through them.

With great gratitude, 

Dave Hutchings, President

Thank you for your gifts to Cadence International. It’s your faithful prayers, relational support, and generous giving that make ministry to the military community possible all around the globe.

You likely learned to pray, give, and serve as you were discipled in your faith. This is also true in the lives of those we minister to at Cadence. Whether we are ministering to service members who are mature believers or who have recently come to faith, our missionaries disciple them by modeling the ways of Jesus. Most often this occurs incarnationally in life-on-life contexts, as we give those we are discipling opportunities to share the gospel with their words and also in their actions.

At Larry and BB Blakely’s ministry at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia, the soldiers and airmen they are equipping serve at the local Rescue Mission.

RJ and Sabrina Prestwich, who serve near Joint Base Lewis- McChord in Washington state, give the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines opportunities to provide practical help to others. The servicemembers recently collected meals and provided childcare for a family that suffered a miscarriage.

The habits of service formed now in the lives of these young men and women will have a lasting impact on the world around them as they continue to serve in Jesus’ name in the years to come.

We are grateful for your partnership with us in such a fruitful and meaningful ministry.

Your donations to Cadence truly make a difference. From where you sit, you most likely can’t see the full impact of these gifts on servicemembers all over the world. Allow me to share with you a glimpse of how God is at work through your generous giving. Consider the following words from Cadence staff, Duncan and Suzanne Forbes, who work with sailors at The Lighthouse in Yokosuka, Japan:

“The aircraft carrier U.S.S. George Washington recently pulled back into port, as did several other ships. Amidst all the chaos of the carrier’s arrival, I overheard several sailors stating that they had to clear out their racks on the ship and move back into the barracks. What that means is that everything they own, which fits into the locking drawer under their bed and into the space allotted them in a locker, must be packed into a seabag or two and brought back to the barracks room assigned to them.

“And what struck me as they were talking is that everything they own can fit into two bags. All their uniforms, underwear, socks, shoes, work boots, workout gear; all their civilian clothes, personal effects, toiletries, books, pictures, papers; most of their worldly possessions fit into just two bags.”

For servicemembers like this, the abundance of Cadence hospitality houses, like The Lighthouse, stands out and draws them in. It’s not so much about possessions but about a sense of home. These houses abound with the scent of home-cooked meals, the comfort of old couches, and the warmth of family.

Hospitality houses function as places of abundance amid scarcity—somewhere people can relax and be who they are. That’s a powerful experience for someone who can fit most of what they own into two bags, and it’s a powerful draw to the abundance of Jesus, who came to give life and give it to the full (John 10:10).

Your giving is what makes this kind of fruitful, life-on-life ministry possible. We are seeing lives changed and the Holy Spirit at work. Thank you for being an crucial part of what God is doing.

We humbly ask that you join us in praying for our hospitality ministries worldwide, that all the servicemembers and their families who walk through our doors would hear, see, and feel the abundance of Christ’s love and forgiveness for them.

As we step into a new year, I want to begin by thanking you for your faithful partnership in the gospel. Your generosity, prayers, and encouragement continue to strengthen Cadence in remarkable ways. Because of you, the good news of Christ’s finished work is shared across military communities worldwide. I am deeply grateful for the way you stand with us.

This year, I would like to invite you to something essential. It is something I believe will shape the future of Cadence and expand the reach of the gospel in powerful ways, and it is something many of you are already doing.

Throughout 2026, our staff will be engaging in intentional rhythms and practices of prayer. We are seeking the Lord with renewed focus, asking Him to lead, sustain, and empower every part of this mission. We know that whatever God intends to do in and through Cadence is bigger than any of us and will be accomplished by His Spirit, not our strength.

On the night before His crucifixion, Jesus prayed that His people would be united—sanctified in truth, defined by love, and one in purpose (John 17). As we pray as one, we reflect the power of the resurrection in our lives, we declare the glory of God, and we will see His Kingdom come in a broken world.

As we step into 2026, we believe prayer must anchor us. I want to invite you, our partners and fellow laborers, to join our staff and leadership in this renewed call to prayer. We long to see God move in power throughout the military community, and we know this work always begins on our knees. Whatever eternal fruit God produces through Cadence will be by His strength alone. If you’d like to sign up to receive monthly prayer requests from us, you can do so at Cadence.org/pray-for-cadence.

Thank you for being a crucial part of this ministry. May the Lord make us one as we pursue His mission together, and may we know and proclaim Him more fully as we seek Him with expectation in the coming year.

In prayer with you,

Dave Hutchings, President