Dear Pastor and Praying friends,
“…Go out into the
highways and hedges, and compel them to come in…”
Luke 14:23
We would like to invite you to attend
Lighthouse Baptist Church this Sunday.
…I
am not in church right now; but when I do go, I only attend the Church of
Christ.
May
I take the Word of God right now and show you how you can know Jesus as your
Savior?
...Actually,
I am kind of busy. Bye.
We continue to be amazed on visitation by the
responses we get from people. I am sure
this scenario is one you have experienced before if you invite others to church
on a regular basis. Be it the Church of
Christ, or some other false religion that has infested your area; people know
just enough to keep them from hearing the truth. That being said… We continue to praise God. Souls are still being saved and added to the
church here in Newport, Arkansas! Since
our last prayer letter we have seen two young men and one lady in her mid-
thirties pray to receive the Lord while we were out soulwinning. Also, one single lady who has been visiting
with us for the past month or so has asked to join the church next Sunday.
We were seeing about thirty to forty souls every
Sunday morning a couple of months ago. Since our last prayer letter our church
has gone through a time of pruning. It
is a little discouraging for a church planter whose goal is to build a
church to see those you care about move
on; but it just goes to show that God is not only concerned about numbers. He is also concerned about spiritual
fruit.
Another noteworthy topic is the storms that recently
hit our area. One particular Sunday
evening the tornado sirens were sounding about every ten minutes for hours it
seemed. We were in our home praying and
prepared to go to the basement. Many in our town were bunkered down in the
community storm shelter down the road.
Thankfully the tornados did not hit Newport; but a few neighboring towns
lost loved ones and property.
Slammed doors and dis-interested people, times of
pruning and discouragement, and horrible storms show us how much we need the
Lord to intervene on our behalf. Thank
you for your prayers and financial support which enable us to continue to
spread the gospel in Jackson County of Arkansas.
Please pray with us about:
1. Our
family’s health and wellbeing. Praise
the Lord that everyone is doing well.
2. Praise the
Lord for the church’s parsonage- our home; but it does have some serious
plumbing problems.
3. ‘Tis the
season to be mowing! I spend a good
amount of time mowing grass every week.
Please pray with us about a tractor.
4. Souls, souls, souls! Please pray with us that we will see more
souls saved and active in church.
In His Service,
Pastor
Raymond Beckles
