Dear Pastor and praying friends,
“And I will make them and the places
round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his
season; there shall be showers of blessing.”
Ezekial 34:26
Normally this time of year people start
disappearing, the church’s giving dies down, and we seem to have to work hard to
keep everyone’s morale up; but these past two months have definitely been a
season of blessing for us. Two adults
have been saved, three families have started attending regularly, and three
children were saved during one of our Thursday evening Bible studies. The Thursday that those children and one
gentleman were saved we had a college singing group with us and they were a
tremendous blessing. We don’t know that
this is our “due season”, but we do praise the Lord for His blessings thus
far.
Another blessing we have noticed is that
the people here in Newport have changed drastically in their demeanor toward
us. Previously they were cordial, but
kept their distance. Recently people in
the community have asked us whether or not we lived in Newport and how long we
have been here. One lady in the care
home expressed how sad she was to hear that we were leaving. The talk around town is that a lot of new
churches start here; but they don’t stay long; and the pastors of these new
churches never live here in Newport. It
is blessings to have the people of Newport realize that we are here to stay and
that we are here for them. Please keep
our ministry in your thoughts and prayers as we endeavor to be a church where
people will be introduced to Christ and taught Biblical truth that will break
the cycles of sin in their lives. What a blessing it would be if the three
visiting families would become active members and if two other families that we
have been in close contact with would come to church. We know that the Lord can do a mighty work
in their lives; but the Devil knows that as well and he is working overtime to
keep them away.
On a personal note…
Our family is doing great! Just
this week we celebrated Fathers’ Day, Cassidy’s first birthday (June 17) and
Aaliyah’s birthday (June 18). God is so
good! Thank you for your prayers and
financial support.
“And
let us not be weary in well doing: for
in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”
Galatians
6:9
Sincerely,
Pastor Raymond Beckles
Lighthouse Baptist Church
Newport, Arkansas
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