Pennsylvania meetings April 2014

We are enjoying another beautiful travel Saturday and are excited to report a great week of  meetings at Laurel Hill Gospel Tabernacle.  Several incentives were given at the beginning of the week to encourage and aid church folks to invite guests out to the services each night.   Pastor Gary Anderson utilized the "host and hostess program" in which a different church couple signed up for each night of the meeting to invite fellow church members to be back for the following night's service and to make effort at inviting guests.  Also, junior age and teenage young people worked at earning a free week of camp to the Bill Rice Ranch by competing to see who could bring the highest number of guests over fifteen.   Consequently, we saw a great number of guests out for the meetings.  In fact, 61 guests alone came as a result of the competition for a free week of camp.  We were aware of several lost folks who attended the services, too, and although they did not respond in the invitation,  we are confident that the Holy Spirit was convicting them during the preaching and pray that He will continue that work.  As for the members of Laurel Hill Gospel Tabernacle, folks seemed encouraged and refreshed by the week,.  We look forward to hearing exciting updates from this ministry as a result of the revival week.

We are now just minutes from our next church, Romola Bible Church in Howard, PA.  We have ministered with Pastor and Mrs. Bob Maurer on several occasions now and look forward to a packed week of services and especially celebrating Resurrection Sunday with them.  Along with an early morning service tomorrow and regular Sunday services and weeknight services, Pastor Maurer will also be hosting a Bible conference on Monday in which Tim will be preaching twice.  Please pray with us and for us that The Lord will do great and mighty things this week.

Traveling from Tuscaloosa, AL

We were so thrilled to be with college friends, Pastor and Mrs. Mark Falls, for a four-day meeting at Bible Baptist Church (Tuscaloosa, AL) this past Sunday-Wednesday.  When we arrived for Sunday's services, it was evident that much planning and preparation had preceded this meeting.  With an anticipation to see The Lord do great things, church members greeted us kindly and listened with open hearts.  We were thankful that a husband and wife received assurance (husband) and trusted Christ (wife) following the preaching of I Corinthians 15:1-6 in the morning service.

Folks worked diligently at bringing guests throughout the meeting.  It was such a blessing to see so many guests in both the adult services and kids club meeting, some of which were members of area churches who supported the meeting, some former Bill Rice Ranch summer staff (who were wonderful to see again), and many unchurched guests.  We look forward to hearing updates on several folks who either trusted Christ as a result of the meeting or who church members will continue to reach out to in the days ahead.

We are presently on the last leg of our trip from Tuscaloosa, AL, to West Carrollton, OH, as we are traveling thru Cincinatti now.  We will be at Bethel Baptist Church in West Carrollton for a Bill Rice Ranch Conference on Marriage and the Home beginning tomorrow night thru Saturday noon.  We will then travel to Boswell, PA, to begin a week of meetings at Laurel Hill Gospel Tabernacle.