Spring 2013

April 19, 2013

Dear Friends of TTEM,

As we travel on this Friday afternoon, we are reminded of the Lord’s mercies and kindness towards us in providing salvation through the Lord Jesus, in giving us a purpose in this life and in allowing us to have safe travels as we serve Him in local churches all over this country and abroad.  Since our last letter, we have served churches in FL, GA, NC and even Nassau, Bahamas.  It has truly been a privilege to partner with these churches and to meet many wonderful people along our travels...some new faces and some fondly familiar, and we praise the Lord for both.

As many of you already know, we regularly preach week-long revival services in churches; however, January and February is reserved for partnering with Dr. Bill Rice III and his wife Mary for promoting the deaf ministry of the Bill Rice Ranch, which has allowed deaf young people to come to a week of camp for FREE since its humble beginning in 1953.  Churches in FL and GA were extremely generous to help provide “camperships” in order for the deaf to continue to come free of charge.  At the end of January, we joined the Rices for two weeks of revival meetings, one with Pastor Bruce Stewart at Open Door Baptist Church (Clermont, FL) and the other with Pastor Cranston Knowles and Abundant Life Bible Church in Nassau, Bahamas.  Both meetings were attended well and produced good results for both individuals and homes.  We also enjoyed partnering with the Rices, the Dan Potter family and Community Baptist Church of Bradenton, FL, for a weekend family conference in February.  It seemed to be a very profitable weekend of preaching for revival in the home, and our fellowship with Pastor Jesse Nicholson and family was very refreshing.  We truly enjoyed our FL/GA tour this year.

Since March, we’ve been back in the swing of week-long meetings and are thankful for the Lord working in these meetings.  From Trinity, FL, and Leesburg, GA, to Elizabeth City, NC and now Paducah, KY, we have seen folks come faithfully to the meetings and make excellent decisions.  One specific highlight was the extension of our meeting at New Hope Baptist Church with Pastor Bruce Smith.  The meeting lasted ten days, and folks seemed very encouraged and stirred to see the lost won in their community and to see the Lord do great things in and through their church family.  Praise the Lord for how He has moved in hearts through these meetings.

By the time you receive this letter, Lord-willing, we will have been back to our home, the Bill Rice Ranch, to help with the Day of Champions teen evangelistic outreach and will be in Sterling, AK, for a week-long meeting then a Sunday in Kodiak, AK.  We are excited to see Tim’s sister and family and to minister at Sterling Baptist Church and Lighthouse Baptist Church of Kodiak.  We appreciate your prayers and are so thankful for your partnering with us in this work.  May the Lord richly bless you!

Partners in Christ’s service,

Tim Thompson- Ps. 18:1