Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
– Psalm 107:8
We once again feel compelled to praise God for His goodness to us! We have experienced several ice and snow storms here in Newport; but have not had any trees down or any power outages. We also continue to see growth (numerically and spiritually) here at Lighthouse Baptist Church. As I type this statement, two families come to mind.
One is a single father and his two daughters. My daughter, Aaliyah and I went visiting one Friday afternoon and we knocked on this young man's door. We both are in our thirties and have two daughters, one three years old and the other one year old. He thought that was pretty neat and said they were looking for a church and would check us out. ( If I had nickle for every time I heard that statement!)
The following Sunday he was the first person to show up! Two weeks later he was saved and the next week he followed the Lord in believer's baptism. We are always encouraged when we see this young man and his family walk through the church doors.
The other family I have mentioned in previous letters. Their story began with one young lady, a single mom, who trusted the Lord and became a faithful member in our church. She brings others to church with her often. Last summer the father of her two children came to church and was saved. He later was baptised and began bringing his family and his friend to church with him. Now this family fills (literally) two whole pews every Sunday! God is doing a work in these young people's lives.
Prayer requests:
1.) Our family is expecting to hear the pitter patter of little feet again sometime in August. We would like to ask you to pray for the health of my wife and this little one and his/her safe delivery.
2.) This year our church's campaign is Fifty by Fall. We are asking God to give us fifty people in our Sunday morning services by this Fall. We are diligently praying and inviting others to our services, including those in neighboring towns. Please pray with us about this.
3.) Our church is responsible for the care and upkeep of about five acres of land. A tractor would REALLY be a blessing and a huge time saver for us this Spring and Summer. We are asking God if He would be so gracious to provide one that would meet this need.
4.) Several families in our church really need to learn to trust God in every aspect of their lives. We see them struggling with different things that would resolve themselves if they would just trust God. We have been praying for them; but we would like to ask you to join us in prayer.
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Thank you for your prayers and financial support,
In His Service,
Pastor Raymond Beckles
