August 17, 2012
Dear Pastor and Praying Friends,
Newport
News
In recent weeks some shocking things have been happening in
our small town. Three young people died
(on different days from different causes; but each the same age- 27!) and three
infants died – one of SIDS, and two were left unattended in hot vehicles. This has caused a few in our number to
request special prayer for the city of Newport in general. We are praying that the Lord would use these
events to cause people to turn to Him.
Lighthouse
Baptist Church News
We are happy to report to you that in our services the
blessings continue to come. We continue
to see visitors almost every Sunday. We
have had two youth activities averaging 30 in attendance. In the month of July alone six souls were
saved, two people were baptized, and one
couple joined our church by transfer of letter.
They
that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He
that goeth forth and weapeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again
with rejoicing bringing his sheaves with him.
Psalm 126:5,6
Seeing new faces, souls saved, and baptisms has encouraged
our people tremendously. You can sense a
spirit of excitement among them. We also
have been counting our blessings on Thursday evenings during Bible Study and
prayer time. God has been so good to us
in the matter of answering so many prayer requests in such a short time. This past week alone we were able to mark off
six items on our prayer list as matters of answered prayer. One item we marked off was a negative test result
on a MRI. One of our charter members who
has been struggling with her health was thought to have had a brain tumor. Praise God the test came back negative!
Family
News
Recently my wife and I celebrated our sixth wedding
anniversary! We also went to visit
family and friends in California and Oklahoma as sort of a mini vacation. We praise the Lord for safety and a time of
refreshment.
In His
Service,
Pastor Raymond Beckles
