Our week of services at Faith Baptist Church of Auburn, ME, ended well. The church family was so kind and tender to the preaching, and many visitors came out for the services. We were aware of one person invited for "Friend Night" who had not trusted Christ as their Saviour, but no decision was made that night. It seemed obvious that the Holy Spirit was convincing that person of truth, though. I (Brittany) have resumed children's meetings Monday thru Friday and greatly enjoyed the 8-12 children, ages 3 to third grade, I was privileged to teach Monday-Friday during the preaching. The children learned Proverbs 3:5 and several new songs while enjoying a missionary story and a lesson each night from The Salvation Series. Saturday morning, the ladies hosted a gathering themed "How Does Your Garden Grow?" with brunch items, sweet fellowship and thoughtful congregational singing. I had the privilege of speaking to the ladies from Colossians chapter 3, and I believe we were all helped by the brief study.
We arrived at Open Door Bible Baptist Church of Lisbon around 2pm on Saturday and set up for the week. Tim preached Sunday School for the teen thru adult ages, then the Sunday AM and PM services. We especially sensed the Lord working in last night's service, and at least 22 people raised their hands indicating that they felt the Lord was calling them to fervently pray for the week. We look forward to seeing how the Lord will respond to the prayers of His people here. Prayer meeting is scheduled each day at 10 AM, and each night has a different emphasis (i.e.-"Sunday School/Bus Night", "Couples Night", etc.), providing opportunities for church members to invite for the week.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Catching up!
The last couple of weeks have been filled with lots of miles and very little Internet access, so I've decided to just write this entry from my IPhone-not as convenient, but it gets the job done while we're driving along thru NH.
We left Ramola BC (Howard, PA)two Saturdays ago and made our way to Faith BC(Fairless Hills, PA) where we joined Pastor David Cashman and his Sunday school class for a nice dinner, then Tim preached all day for the church. We had a great time meeting the Cashman family and enjoyed good fellowship with the entire clan.
We left early Monday morning in a rental car for our home on the Bill Rice Ranch. Being an almost 900 mile trip and having a 3 yr. old, we chose to stop in Knoxville, TN, and enjoy some family time before jumping into the busy prep for the first annual Day of Champions youth outreach hosted by BRR. Tim led the music and refereed basketball for the event which turned out to be a super day of preaching and activities. At least two teenagers trusted Christ, and many others made decisions for the Lord. It was great to touch base with friends and church family while at home for one week.
We left on Monday to head back to Fairless Hills, PA, to pick up our truck and trailer and make our way on to ME for three separate week-long meetings. We stopped at an RV park in Sturbridge, MA, for three nights in order to catch up on rest and get our thoughts collected for the next three weeks. News spread quickly in the campground that a preacher was in residence, so the camp program director asked Tim to join the camping family for a potluck on Friday night in order to ask the Lord's blessing on the food and on the year's activities at the campground. This obviously seemed to be an opportunity from the Lord, and we attended. Usually, one would have some connection at a gathering like this, but we had NONE! However, we soon made friends at our table, and we pray that our time with them was not in vain for the Lord. We left the RV park this morning, and I am now writing from the passenger seat of our beloved F-350. She's hit a many a pothole today (I think of the jolting and jerking our pioneering friends must have experienced in their covered wagons). Anyway, we are seeing beautiful blue skies and 60 degrees in the state of ME, and we'll take it!!! Looking forward to reporting great things in the upcoming weeks.
We left Ramola BC (Howard, PA)two Saturdays ago and made our way to Faith BC(Fairless Hills, PA) where we joined Pastor David Cashman and his Sunday school class for a nice dinner, then Tim preached all day for the church. We had a great time meeting the Cashman family and enjoyed good fellowship with the entire clan.
We left early Monday morning in a rental car for our home on the Bill Rice Ranch. Being an almost 900 mile trip and having a 3 yr. old, we chose to stop in Knoxville, TN, and enjoy some family time before jumping into the busy prep for the first annual Day of Champions youth outreach hosted by BRR. Tim led the music and refereed basketball for the event which turned out to be a super day of preaching and activities. At least two teenagers trusted Christ, and many others made decisions for the Lord. It was great to touch base with friends and church family while at home for one week.
We left on Monday to head back to Fairless Hills, PA, to pick up our truck and trailer and make our way on to ME for three separate week-long meetings. We stopped at an RV park in Sturbridge, MA, for three nights in order to catch up on rest and get our thoughts collected for the next three weeks. News spread quickly in the campground that a preacher was in residence, so the camp program director asked Tim to join the camping family for a potluck on Friday night in order to ask the Lord's blessing on the food and on the year's activities at the campground. This obviously seemed to be an opportunity from the Lord, and we attended. Usually, one would have some connection at a gathering like this, but we had NONE! However, we soon made friends at our table, and we pray that our time with them was not in vain for the Lord. We left the RV park this morning, and I am now writing from the passenger seat of our beloved F-350. She's hit a many a pothole today (I think of the jolting and jerking our pioneering friends must have experienced in their covered wagons). Anyway, we are seeing beautiful blue skies and 60 degrees in the state of ME, and we'll take it!!! Looking forward to reporting great things in the upcoming weeks.
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