August - September
2000
Dear Pastor and Praying Friends,
Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. We serve a
wonderful
Savior! On August 6, 1999, we began deputation. Now, one
year
and almost two months later we are at 51% of our needed support.
Glory
to His Wonderful Name! It has been absolutely an honor to serve
the
Lord and He has provided our every need. We have even had the privilege
to
see a few people put their faith and trust in Christ for salvation this
year.
We started deputation with a Ford Escort wagon, and the Lord
enabled
us to purchase a GMC Safari mini van. Soon after we bought the
van,
the engine went out. The Lord provided a new one for us.
Then
the trans-mission went out. Again, the Lord took care of
it.
The heater coil, air conditioner and wiper motor went out. Yes,
the
Lord took care of those too. He used His servants to help us
along
the trail. We want to thank all of you that have helped us along
the
way for allowing Christ to bless us through you. We have traveled
over
60,000 miles on deputation this past year and the Lord has blessed in
every
way.
Faith Promise became a reality to us once we started deputation,
because
we really had to trust the Lord to provide it for us. The Lord
never
fails to meet His promise. Not only that, but the Lord impressed
upon
us to double what we were giving. Glory to His name! Think
of
the blessings, if only everyone (including me) would learn to trust Him
early
in their lives.
Your prayers are greatly appreciated. We are so thankful
that
you have taken time to make petitions for us to our Heavenly
Father.
Patsy's grandmother went to be with the Lord on September 14. We
were
able to attend the funeral in Arkansas. It was a blessing due to her
grandmother's
clear testimony of salvation. Without a doubt, she is in a better
place.
Thank you for your kind cards, e-mails and prayers. While we were
there,
the Lord allowed us the opportunity to drop in at Gospel Light Baptist
Church
in Hot Springs. They were having a mini Missions Revival and
invited
us to present our work and be a part of the revival. God
certainly
knows what He is doing. We are still requesting prayers for my
mother.
She has discontinued chemotherapy after learning that the liver cancer
was
still growing. The doctor told us that she might have six months
left.
She is trusting in the Lord to either heal her, or take her on to
glory.
Please continue to remember my dad in your prayers also. He is
handling
all of this with the Lord's help, but needs to be lifted up by the
brethren.
We are still scheduling meetings into the middle of next year.
The
rest of this year is almost completely booked up with meetings.
We
are hoping to be on the field in Language School by the spring of next
year
(2001). Please continue being faithful and praying for us.
We
are looking forward to what the Lord has in store for us in our second
year
of deputation. Thanks be most of all to the King of kings, and
Lord
of lords.