Camp Manatawny

What a great weekend. We had the privilege to be a part of Valley Forge Baptist Temple Youth Group ABLAZE!!

Under the leadership of Brandon Joyner and many other great people on staff we spend the weekend at Camp Manatawe. The teens enjoyed skiing, tubing, and snowboarding. I personally didn't try any of these activities but thankfully they had fun!! 

But more than just the "fun" aspect it such a blessing to see the tender hearts represented. Many teens made great decisons and many had already carried them through before the weekend came to an end.

A school teacher at the Christian School sent an email letting the leaders know that many of her students came to her and asked for her forgivenss concerning some disrespect that had been shown to her. One girl called her father in NY and made things right before camp came to an end as well. Praise the Lord for teens getting right with their authority!!

Please keep us in prayer as our next stop is in Kendall Park, NJ for a couple of days in next week!!

Travel Update

Even though our mind and thoughts have surrounded the truck and trailer, we have been still proclaiming the Word of God. January is a lighter month usually which works out well since our anniversary and Jasmine's birthday falls in the month of January. We were preaching locally at Grace Christian School and also Calvary Christian Academy. 

Currently we are packing getting ready to hit the road for about a month and a half straight with travels spanning from NC to WI. Please keep us in prayer for the entire trip and we pray to disclose what great things He hath done in the coming days ahead!

Pray for little Jasmine and I who are currently sick!

Pray for our car that is in need of repairs as well!

THE STORY OF HOW GOD PROVIDED THE TRAILER

God has done amazing things these past couple of days. Concerning the trailer, here is the story...

I was preaching at Tri State Bible Camp for their Winter Retreat. During one of the activities I was speaking to a Youth Pastor friend of mind from NJ during the course of conversation I brought up our desire for a trailer. Another youth Pastor from NY overheard the conversation and stated he had a truck and trailer he was trying to sell. Well I was listening to him describe the beautiful trailer and my thought throughout is "this is way out of out price range" "there is no way we could ever afford one like that" and so on..

Well after my mouth was watering with covetousness he told me the price and he made the watering mouth just drop!! It turned out the trailer was previously owned by another evangelist that sold it to the youth pastor from NY for a GREAT deal, then after the Lord directed this youth pastor to where he is now he selling it to us for GREAT GREAT deal. It turns out the trailer cost less than my car and the monthly payments are lower than that of my vehicle. GOD IS SO GOOD!! It pays to trust him!!

He has the truck as well and praying that God would help us raise $5,000 to buy the truck outright. He just wants that which is left owed on the truck. God is so goodl, using His people to help us along in the ministry He has called us to!

GOD HAS ANSWERED A HUGE PRAYER REQUEST!!

God has opened a door for us to purchase a travel trailer! More details to come of how God brought it to pass!!

Northern Excursion

We have been some traveling people this past week. Thankfully we made it safe to Tri-State Bible Camp and preached there the weekend. During the meeting, one teenager went back for salvation and other decisons were made including teens that purposed in their hearts not to just be good but to be GREAT for God. Lord willing we pray that they live it out when they go home.

Next after preaching 3 times on Saturday we headed over to Connecticut to Pastor Chris Birkholz and New Hope Baptist Church. It was our first time there and it was a GREAT experience. We loved the generosity of the people as well as the hospitality. We had a great time of fellowship with the Pastor (a PCC grad as well). Actually so much so that we Lord willing might plan a trip to Honduras this coming summer together with his church. Please pray for us about that opportunity.

Next we headed to NYC in the Queens boro to meet Pastor Williams the Pastor of Parkway Baptist Church. We are praying about the opportunity to possibly work with a church for longer than the typical week or half a week model of evangelism, but stay as long as we can or till when sufficient help arrives.  Therefore we are considering this church due to the great need his area represents. Please pray about those concerns as well.

Today we find ourselves in Waynesboro, PA with the folks of Antrim Faith Baptist Church. Long time friends of ours now and look forward to always stopping for preaching and the fellowship.