Wills Point, Texas to Coffeyville, Kansas

Pastor Ogdie

Last Wednesday we went to Trinity Baptist Church in Wills Point, TX. Pastor Jeremy Ogdie is the shepherd of this church. I was able to give a testimony and show our video. Then the pastor had me preach the evening message. We were able to visit with several members about the ministry afterwards. Pastor Ogdie is doing a wonderful job and I was very impressed with their newly remodeled auditorium and new pews. It is refreshing to see new pews, many are going with chairs because of cost. (Which I understand!) However, there is something about having pews in a church auditorium that is really nice!

Pastor Knight and CT Spear

Then we headed to Coffeyville, KS for a missions conference at the Bible Baptist Church. Pastor Daniel Knight has been at this church for 11 years and is doing a wonderful job. Their conference theme was "Spread the Word Until the Whole World Hears!" Evangelist CT Spear was the guest speaker for their conference and his preaching was fantastic. I was able to go soul winning with him on Saturday and I was privileged enough to lead a lady named Cassandra to Christ. She was supposed to come on Sunday but didn't make it. However, I believe she will attend in the near future and I know Pastor Knight will be following up on her.

Pastor Knight asked me to teach the adult Sunday school class Sunday morning. The pastor also had me give a testimony about my ministry and Thailand Sunday night. Then they showed my video. The conference was great and I am praying that their Faith Promise commitments hit record highs. We headed back to Lincoln on Monday as I will be preaching an anniversary revival meeting with Pastor Steve Johnson at Lincoln Baptist Church! Please pray for a great revival meeting! 

From Gainesville to Houston the Lord is Blessing

Pastor Vera

God was very good to us last week as we travelled to Iglesia Bautista Fundamental in Gainesville, TX. I was able to spend some time with Pastor Omar Vera and enjoyed getting to know him. I presented to his church Wednesday night and preached the service. The invitation went well and the people seemed stirred. He also had two visiting pastors in his service from Mexico. I preached chapel the following morning to his Christian school and that seemed to go very well. The pastor informed me at breakfast the next morning that the church is going to partner with us for souls in Thailand. Praise the Lord!

Pastor Joel Lara (left)

Then we travelled to Houston to spend the weekend with Iglesia Bautista Antioquia. Pastor Joel Lara has been a faithful man of God there for eight years. Serving faithfully with his son Tony by his side. We went soul winning with them for several hours on Saturday in the heat. God really blessed our efforts as people were brought to the Saviour. That makes it worth the sweating!!! Then on Sunday he had me teach the adult Sunday school and my wife filled in for one of the children's Sunday school teachers. She was able to present the plan of salvation and couple of 11 year old boys that are new bus riders trusted Christ as their Saviour.

I presented my mission in the morning service and preached. The invitation had many people coming forward. I then came back and preached the evening service. God blessed and we enjoyed the fellowship. I also got to meet Javier Gamez and his wife who are missionaries to Ecuador. They are helping Pastor Lara while in between meetings. They have a real heart for souls! The pastor also told me that they are going to start partnering with us! Praise the Lord! Two new partners in one week, God is so good to us. Pray for us to get to Thailand in the Indochina area that we might be a light in that dark part of the world!   

Great Meetings in Burnet Area

Holding signs during morning rush

We spent the past week staying in Burnet, Texas and visiting churches in the area. We stayed in the prophets chambers at Northside Baptist Church in Burnet. Pastor James Frazier is the pastor and has been here about ten years. We presented the ministry in his church Wednesday evening and I was also allowed to preach the service too. Then on Thursday morning we went out with some of his young men to hold signs and hand out tracts to the morning traffic. We also did some door to door work on Saturday morning. My wife and I both were able to lead someone to Christ while we were out. Praise God, the power of Jesus still saves!!!

Then on Sunday we drove to Copperas Cove, Texas and spent the morning with Freedom Baptist Church. The pastor of the church is Joseph Grab. We really enjoyed getting to meet his family and church people. I taught a combined Sunday school class and presented the ministry during the morning service. During the morning service mothers were recognized and they even had a fun game for mothers to play. I also preached on Motherhood during the service. God blessed!

Pastor Grabb

Then Sunday night we visited Dr. Larry May's church, Victory Baptist Church of Burnet. He is having a missions emphasis running from Sunday night until the following Sunday night. He asked me to present the ministry and then preach on missions to help kick off their missions emphasis week. He is going to teach on missions through the next services and then collect their Faith Promise commitments next Sunday night. I pray that the Lord blesses their effort and their church!

Dr. Larry May

 

Three Different Churches, Three Different Cities, One Sunday

Pastor Gray and family

We had a whirlwind Sunday by visiting three different churches in three different cities in one Sunday. We started the day out by driving to Dallas from the Tyler area and being in the services of Iglesia Bautista Biblica Fundamental de Dallas with Pastor Fernando Avalos. We actually went soul winning with them on Saturday for several hours and got to see several trust Christ as their Saviour. I presented our field and preached in the Sunday morning service. Then after the service the church voted to take us on for support.

Pastor Fernando Avalos

We then had to leave right away to head to Longview Baptist Temple in Longview, TX. They had a special big day and had a special service at 2:30 PM. It was a privilege to visit here and see many folks that we know and have been friends with for many years. This was the church I was ordained in and sent out of to start a church in Lincoln, Nebraska in 2002. It is the church that birthed my current sending church. Pastor Gray was very gracious in allowing me to give testimony and show our video presentation. We were thankful for the wonderful gift basket given to us and the great fellowship after the service. 

Osvaldo my soul winning partner Saturday

After the service we were taken out for a meal by Brother Rossouw and his wife. They are old friends of ours for many years and we had a great time fellowshiping with them. Then we headed to Henderson, Texas and visited the services of Victory Baptist Church. Pastor Leroy Blankenship just started this church and had a good attendance that night. I was asked to open the service in prayer. The pastor preached a good message about being a personal soul winner and having a soul winning church in the community. Please pray that this new church can reach many souls for Christ in this community. Pray for us as we will be heading to the Texas Hill Country in a few days.....