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Benson and I....

27/02/2016 14:45

Benson helped me put out flyers this morning for over an hour. We put out around 200 in that time. We prayed before we left for some opportunities to chat with folks along the way. The Lord gave us a couple distinct divine appointments. It's fun to see the kids have a desire to serve the Lord. 

Answer to prayer....

25/02/2016 09:26

We have been praying much about what to do with our vacation plans and no car. It would be easy to rent a car if we had two children. However, we have 6. To rent a vehicle our size would have cost about twice as much as renting two smaller vehicles. Last night I was able to contact the owner of the chalet that we have rented and she kindly switched our reservation to the following week. So, at least we have one more week in which the car may be repaired. We may still have to rent. But, I am very thankful for God opening this door. Thank you for praying with us about this need. Please continue to pray for God's provision for the vehicle.

I was able to put flyers out again yesterday. I think we are close to having 1500 of the new flyers out into our community. I was praying this morning that God would use each one of them and would appreciate your prayer for the same. I handed one to a lady yesterday as she put items in her recycle bin. I said, "I hope I'm not handing you something to go into that." (I have had people recycle them in front of me before.) She kindly took it and as far as I know didn't recycle it right away. :)

Little by little....

23/02/2016 16:44

I was able to get out and do flyers again this afternoon. The Lord gave me two divine appointments with friends of mine within the community. Please pray expecially for one who has a very Biblical name. His initials are S.P and has the same name as a prominent Apostle. He turned 34 today but doesn't have anyone to celebrate with. I had a great chat with him. Please pray that he would have the courage to visit our church. I told him if nothing else his visit would be an encouragement to me and that we'd love to see him stop in at least one time. I benefited from listening to Pastor Paul Chappell as I was out walking. God's good. Thank you for praying for us, our church and our community.

Encouragement last night....

22/02/2016 15:48

We started our service last night with two teenagers and our family. God had given us a great morning. But I admit that as we were singing the first hymn I was having to encourage myself in what the Lord has called us to do. At about 10 past 6:00, in walked 4 men. One is regularly late because of his meal schedule but generally comes. Another man with him was a first time visitor. Two other men come occasionally. But,they all came in at about the same time. I got a bit choked up thanking the Lord for sending some encouragement just when we needed it.By the way, we have had first time visitors or "nearly" first time visitors every Sunday for the past three Sundays.

I put out flyers this morning for about two hours. I had a good chat with a man who attended our ministry regularly in the first year we were here. Please pray that his family will find Christ. I also witnessed briefly to two other men. God is working. Please keep praying.

I phoned the mechanic this morning because it is important to us to have our car back by this weekend for a family vacation. However, it seems that he may not be able to have the car back to us this week. We will have been without a vehicle for 4 weeks this Wednesday. :) I'm sure the Lord has a plan. Please pray that we will know His mind and that He will help our mechanic to repair our vehicle.

The First Day of the Week

21/02/2016 12:55

I'm glad that God has us start the week in his house. We enjoyed meeting together this morning at 9:40 for prayer before church. We had good services. I preached this morning on, "Grace is Teaching, Are you listening?" from Titus 2:11-12. I preached part one this morning and Lord willing will teach part two next week. We looked at what we need to discard in obedience to grace. Thank you for praying for our services. 

Braces on....

17/02/2016 13:53

Kay Lee's orthodontist appointment went very well. It's hard to believe that they can put on a complete set of braces in 25 minutes. She chose a light blue rubber band. I told her that I wish I had some mouth jewelry! Thank you for praying.

I'll fly away....

16/02/2016 10:50

I finished studying for my Thursday Bible study on Revelation and was going to go do flyers until I looked outside. The trees were moving quite vigorously which made me check my weather apps. There I found that we have winds gusting into the mid fifties. I think I'll just keep studying. :) Thankfully, I was able to get out yesterday morning and get a couple neighborhoods done. 

There are some exciting opportunities coming up for which we would appreciate your prayers. Bernard, Benson, Logan and I are going to a men's retreat in Ireland the end of next month, 31 March - 2 April. We're excited that God has opened that door. Immediately after we get back, we are hosting a family conference  with Pastor David O'Gorman. The dates for that are the 5-7 of April. His wife, Valerie, will be doing our ladies' meeting on the 4th. And on the 5th we will also be hosting a fellowship meeting.

Vehicle update: The vehicle is still at the garage. I believe that he has been able to find the parts and is going to attempt to get this sorted in the next several days. So, Lord willing we will have our vehicle back in the near future. Thanks for praying.

Kay Lee prayer request: God has provided for Kay Lee to be approved to get braces. They will be installed (?) tomorrow. I know she would like for you to pray her as she adjusts to them.

 

A Busy Day....

14/02/2016 12:51

Today is the second Sunday of the month and our busiest Lord's day. We have our Trust (assisted living facility) service this afternoon. We are short on teens today as a few of them are ill. But, we will head up there with the one teen who is well and trust God will give us a good service. Again I am thankful that we live close to our church and The Trust. We are taking our piano with us. No it isn't an upright or a grand, but it is a nice portable full size electronic keyboard. :)

The Lord gave us a good morning. We took the adult SS time to just spend in prayer. We need it. We need God's blessing and power. I've been reminded again that there is nothing possible without God. Please pray with us for God's power. I continued a message I began last Sunday and preached from Hebrews 9 on "Where We Meet with Thee."

More flyers....

11/02/2016 11:47

God has given great weather this week for putting out flyers. I enjoyed walking in bright sunshine all morning. I was able to put out another 150 flyers or so. I also enjoyed listening to Evangelist Mike Reddick preach on faith and God's Spirit. Praise the Lord for the power He has given to us and for the tool of faith to access his promises. Brother Reddick spoke about George Mueller's claiming "open thy mouth wide and I will fill it." The Lord encouraged me through His Word.

Car update....

10/02/2016 09:01

Thank you for praying for our car situation. We have been two weeks without a vehicle. But, as I mentioned we live very close to our church meeting place (about 500 meters) and we have great public transport. So, we are doing fine without it. 

The mechanic was able to find a couple of the parts he needed, praise the Lord. So, he is making progress. Please continue to pray for grace and wisdom for him. He's a nice guy and won't take advantage of us. But, I don't want him to come out on the short end as far as his time. The question yesterday was if he would have to drop the engine to get to a third catalytic converter. He was hoping not to do so as that would make it a much bigger job.

Meanwhile, I have been able to get out with our new flyer this week and would appreciate your prayers for God to open hearts through it. I put a couple hundred out yesterday and am getting ready to leave just now to put out more. Thank you for keeping up with our family. Your prayers avail much!

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