New Year
It’s hard to believe that the New Year is already here. As
we look over the year it is amazing to see what God has done. We started the year by adding a book club to
our weekly events and although the event has changed from the original concept,
several people have been reading quality Christian books that are stirring
faith. We also started to record our sermons and post them online. Although I
personally don’t feel like my preaching is worth hearing again we have had people
listening from all over the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Bahamas,
Singapore, and more. In fact in the last year 24 different countries have
listened to the preaching and teaching from our little church. It serves as a
reminder that we don’t always know or see the impact of what we are doing.
Some of the highlights from 2015 that I remember were the
visit from Pastor Ron VanderHart who I sat under for many years growing up.
Truly the longer I am in the ministry the more I see how his ministry has shaped
mine more than anyone else’s. Another
highlight from the year was my opportunity to preach at Camp Grace for a week
of junior camp. I had forgotten how much fun it could be to preach to juniors!
I was also privileged to baptize a young teen from our church that trusted the
Lord for salvation at camp. Not long after the camping season we had our first
full week of evangelistic meetings since I have been here. Although there were
many things going on that week it was neat to see God at work in the lives of
many individuals.
Home for Christmas
As a family we have made it a habit to visit the Midwest
every other year for Christmas. This year we did the same and enjoyed spending
time in Minnesota and in Iowa. We were encouraged also to see the church families
who have been praying for us and supporting us.
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