The Lord gave me a good day of ministry at my church (Westside Baptist Church) on April 20. The pastor and his wife were out of town for the weekend, so he asked me to fill the pulpit for the day. It was an honor and a privilege to minister the Word. The Lord graciously gave us a couple of visitors that morning, so we had 15 in attendance. The evening service was lower in attendance, but we still had a good time of fellowship in the Word.
This past Sunday I went to Hope Baptist Church in Hope, MI. I enjoyed the fellowship with Pastor Neil Wiggins and the people at Hope. I was able to teach adult SS, give a short blurb in the AM service, and present my ministry in the PM service. I’m thankful for their generous gift, the increased prayer support, and the opportunity to see what God is doing in Hope. Please pray for this small, struggling church out in the country. They need to see the Lord bring to them some young couples to continue the ministry.
The Lord worked it out that I have to go to Lansing only one time this week. Two of my final exams are take-home exams, so I need only to email them to my teachers. Thankfully both of them are already done. I have only one in-class exam and that’s on Friday. I’m so thankful for how the Lord has met all of my needs and that I can complete this semester with absolutely no debt. I’m also thankful for how He has protected me over the many miles of traveling back and forth.
Speaking of traveling and Friday, on Friday evening I’m going to start making my way toward Quebec. I will stay the night with some friends in Port Huron and then travel the rest of the 9 hours to my first church. I’m excited about this trip to Quebec, but I’m concerned about how well my French will come back to me. I’ve already translated my DVD script into French (I will have to read it live each time I show my DVD), and I have some sermons to translate by the end of the week. Please pray for success in French and for the Lord to burden hearts about my ministry of Bible translation. Please also pray for safety in travel as I take a rental car across at least 3,000 miles of Quebec.
