Dear
Pastor and Praying Friends, February
26, 2016
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail
not. They are new every morning:
great is thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore
will I hope in him. The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to
the soul that seeketh him. - Lamentations 3:22-25
The Lord
certainly is Good and Faithful! We
continue to see the Lord's hand in our ministry and in our lives and we are so
thankful for his blessings! The Church
is doing well. Of Course, we would love to have every seat full and the alter overflowing; but we are
grateful for those who attend faithfully and for the visitors we continue to
see every week. Our attendance is up and,
as I mentioned, we have had visitors every week except one for the last two
months. We have also been blessed to
have a missionary and his wife visit as they were passing through as well as a
dear brother in the Lord and his family as they were in town on family
business.
I am
also thankful to report that I have had two unique experiences in the past
month. Two people have come up to me and
asked me to come and get them for church.
One was a grandmother of three preteens who had been attending our
church. She told me to, " Come and
get them!". I went to pick them up
and two of the three were ready.
Also a
gentleman who used to attend faithfully met me at work. I sat and talked with him on my break and he
asked me to come by and get him on Sunday.
I pray he attends this Sunday
Watch
and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. -
Matthew 26:41
Family
News
The year ended with the disappointing
experience of the transmission going out on our old trusty van. We are thankful for how the Lord has provided
a newer vehicle for us just in time for our newest arrival. Introducing...
Rayanna Lynell Beckles. Born Thursday,
February 11, 2016 at 4:10a.m. She is our smallest baby weighing in at 5lbs. 13
oz. and 19 inches long. Both my wife and
Rayanna are doing very well.
Prayer Requests:
1. Our family's continued good health and
safety.
2. One of our members who is really struggling
with a big decision.
3.
Our Church's spiritual and numerical growth.
Wishing
you God's Best,
Pastor
Raymond Beckles
Lighthouse
Baptist Church
Newport,
Arkansas
