Blakeslee Blog

The "Reward" A quick update on Emma. The surgery went incredibly well. It lasted around two hours, much less time than expecte...

A close family friend of mine that needs of your prayers this Thursday, 13 December. Emma is a 14 year old teenager that is having major...

Retracing Steps The trip continues as I finished the Time of Refreshing Conference in Leysin., It was a short drive down the mountain from ...

It's been a busy few weeks. Went to my annual Time of Refreshing Conference of American Missionaries in Leysin, Switzerland a last week....

Thought this was the coolest video to share with you. It's called "The Thread". If you can't see the embedded video below ...

On 11 September blog, I asked you to prayer for a fellow missionary, Melinda Henderson. Melinda was facing biopsies for possible live cancer...

It recently came to my attention that a fellow missionary Melinda Henderson has been confronted with another possible attack of cancer. Meli...

We must never forget the tragedy that struck our country, America 11 years ago today. Most importantly, we need to share our personal tes...

First Step Ministries History This past April 26 I celebrated my 10th year in full-time ministry. From then to now, First Step Ministries,...

 I won't begin to make excuses for how long it's been since I've blogged. There are plenty of them and all very "legitimat...

In Phoenix I arrived back in the States last Monday evening after being gone two years. (At least one year too long.) Currently I'...

It's been awhile since I've posted anything here. That doesn't mean that there isn't a lot going on in the background. I...

October was a busy ministry month with a lot going on in many areas. Two annual meetings that I look forward to attending were the "Tim...

Last month, I ministered at International Christian Fellowship Church in Malmo, Sweden. The City of Malmo is located just 10 miles or 14 km ...

Today all of us remember the precise place we were at and what we were doing when we heard about the attack on the twin towers of the ...

The below is an article I just wrote for the August issue of the Finnish Christian Men's magazine, Tosimies. I think it has relevance n...

Espoo Pentecostal Church A couple of weeks ago I returned to Bonn from ministering in the Metro Helsinki area of Finland. I was there for...

On 3 June, I celebrated my ninth year in Europe. I arrived at Bonn/Cologne Airport with luggage and extra baggage that was not shipped over ...