Wednesday, October 31, 2007

BEAMS

Bible Education and Missionary Service (BEAMS). I am staying at a facility in Mississippi that specializes in getting hard cover KJV bibles to missionaries free of charge around the world. The campus has a warehouse, office building, and prophets chamber. Dr. Freret has allowed me to use the free housing here in Gulfport while I preach at various churches in the area.

The last two days groups came to the campus to help us pack up Thai Bibles to be sent to two different missionaries in Thailand. What a blessing!!! This ministry is focused on getting God's word to people around the world that would otherwise not have a copy of Scripture for themselves.

Please pray for this ministry - this year the BEAMS team will send over 100,000 Bibles around the world! Kafulafuta Baptist Mission has been the recipient of thousands of these Bibles over the last few years.

Friday, October 19, 2007

Savannah

This last week myself and another man from FBBC drove to Savannah, Georgia to attend the IAM conference. The conference is just a glorified missions conference focused primarily on sub-sahara Africa. From the beginning to the end the conference lifted up the Name of Jesus Christ! We heard from different preachers as they opened God's word and edified us in light of the command to go forth into all the world. Throughout the conference, many would reiterate the words - I just feel full and overwhelmed with all God has showed me! As David said - "my cup runneth over"!

We do appreciate all those that have prayed for our trip, the conference, and the Lord's hand upon everything. We encountered zero problems from beginning to end, had 3 people receive Christ, and made friends with many more of God's people --- all in all, a great time to rejoice! Praise God!!


Thursday, October 11, 2007

International African Missions


Sunday, October 14th begins the second annual I AM conference. This year the conference will be held in Savannah, Georgia. Please pray for the following:

1 - Safety in travel as people are coming from all over to attend the conference
2 - The preaching of God's word to speak that all may hear
3 - The Lord of the harvest to call out more laborers
4 - Believers to be encouraged and edified

Monday, October 08, 2007

Brewster

Saturday afternoon, I was able to drive west to Brewster, Ohio. The pastor met me and we spent the evening with his family over a nice pizza dinner. It was evident early - this man is excited about what the Lord is doing throughout the world. As a missionary, it is refreshing to see local pastors get excited and make my mission field seem important to him and his church family.
Sunday morning - church started at 10:30 - we met in a small store front church with roughly 35-40 members. This church is only 5 months old and I had the privilege of being the first missionary to preach and present the work God has called me to!
We met after the service for lunch with the pastor, family, and some of the members - again, there was just a great excitement in the air to bring the name of Jesus Christ around the world and present the truths of God's word! I continue to be humbled by the love and great care received by so many of God's people . We so often talk about Christianity being a "family" of believers - but this experience on deputation has showed me the working of the body of Christ in a whole new manner - Praise the Lord for this group of faithful believers so willing to be used of God!

Friday, October 05, 2007

ya'all

My preaching experience now includes the states of Alabama and Kentucky.

I was blessed to be part of a Mission Conference in Decatur, Alabama. The conference itself was amazing - the people loved all over me and the other missionaries. I was blessed to stay with a host family that treated me with such kindness and liberty as well as meet so many people excited about the work of God in Zambia and throughout the utter most parts of the earth!

In Kentucky, the Lord allowed me to preach at a small church with a big vision. It
took me 8 hours to get to this little church for a Sunday night service - but it was well worth the drive. The pastor just wants to see people get saved and the Lord to be honored in it all. These people seemed intense as the word of God was being preached - it is always my prayer and desire to see more laborers called out into the global harvest!