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18168 Jefferson Davis Highway Ruther Glen, VA 22546 January 9, 2012
Dear Praying Friends,
Thank you for your prayers and support. It is amazing to say 2012. 2011 has flown by, and much has happened. The month of December was an exciting month. We have had many visitors and great special activities surrounding Christmas.
To start off the month we had our first missionary in our services that presented his work in Holland. It was a wonderful time for our people to see a glimpse into our responsibility in the great commission. Just after the service we were greeted at the door by a couple that visited our chapel ministry when it began in July of 2010. That morning they had been invited to go to church with their neighbor and accepted Christ as their Savoir that morning. The lady was apologetic, because she had been so offended that we shared the gospel with her, and she felt like she had always been saved and did not need to receive Christ. But that morning the first people that they wanted to tell was my wife and me. Please pray for them as they begin their new life as a Christian. We are praying that they will come back to Vision since there was a relationship that started their spiritual walk. Their names are Nick and Tami, please pray for them.
We had a wonderful Christmas party with about 17 people that attended. It was great for the church people to fellowship. We had three visiting families come and enjoy the activities. We also had a Carols by Candlelight Service. It was a wonderful time to direct our focus on the true reason for Christmas.
Thank you so much for your prayers and support. Please continue to pray for Vision Baptist Church.
Serving Together In Christ, Pastor Jeff Hill and Family ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Support expires 5/1/2012) 3158 Afton Mountain Road Afton, VA 22920 bethelbaptistministries@yahoo.com
January 11, 2012 Dear Praying Friends, During the holiday season, we had some very exciting events going on in our church. We started December with a church-wide Christmas dinner at Golden Corral. The fellowship and food was fantastic, and a great time was had by all. During the month we also had the blessing of ministering in song to some sick and shut-ins with our Christmas caroling night. We took each family a fruit basket. We went to be a blessing, but we were truly blessed by them. What a special time it is to spend Christmas at church. We had a wonderful turnout for our Christmas morning service. What a privilege it is to celebrate our Saviors birth together as a church family. One great thing that happened this month is we added a 69 year old lady to our church membership. She stumbled across our church through our church website. She had been searching for a church for 4 years. She has been a wonderful addition to our church family and is an adopted grandma to all the children. Over the past three months our church has been blessed with many things. First of all, we were given beautiful new pews from Pastor Walkowiak and Heritage Baptist Church. We are so grateful for this addition to our sanctuary. Secondly, we have been blessed with a van from Pastor Deloach and Albemarle Baptist Church. Our church is so excited to know that very soon we will be able to pick up people for church. We praise the Lord for sending a burden to these men regarding our ministry as well as their own. Continue to pray for us as we embrace this New Year for the cause of Christ. This year our theme is Rooted in Christ, here is where we will define our focus on evangelism, discipleship, and spiritual growth. Thank you once again for your continued prayers and support. Striving Together, Pastor Jim Lundy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Support expires 9/1/2012) Greater Philadelphia Baptist Church 4 Rockbourne Road Clifton Heights, PA 19018 matt.manney@greaterphiladelphiabaptist.org
January 29, 2012
As the children's song goes, "Little by little, inch by inch…" so too has our time been in this first stage of planting Greater Philadelphia Baptist Church. God has allowed for us to see some great victories but we are seeing the realities and difficulties of ministry for a young church in a very real way. Culture is powerful We have made inroads into the community through door knocking, mailers, follow-up visits, and billboard advertising. I'm learning every day that even though our family has relocated only an hour from where I grew up, life and ministry is much different. Here in the outskirts of Philadelphia we've seen that folks have barriers that are very real for them to overcome in order to come to church. I had one gal (a black lady in her early 60's) mention that she had folks chide her for attending a Baptist church with a white pastor. She was so kind when she told me her reply, "Pastor, I just tell those ladies, I don't see your skin color. I see you as a man. I see you as my pastor!" Location has also been a barrier as I met a man out door knocking and he said that he couldn't come because we were too far from him to drive (a distance of only 10 minutes for him). He grew up in that neighborhood, worked there, and planned to die there. Many folks are confused as well that a Baptist church is meeting in a Presbyterian church right next to a Lutheran church. We've had folks plan to come to our services only to end up at the Lutheran church next door. While the obstacles are great, God has proved Himself to be greater. God working in the hearts of Greater Philadelphia Baptist church folks We recently had a revival and had a great turn out for each of the services. It was a very new concept for many folks but they understood the need to renew a passion and tender heart for the Lord and for the Lost. Two folks raised their hands for salvation and many attenders raised their hands in a desire to share the gospel with a specific individual God had placed on their heart. The church family is growing spiritually and having an ever growing desire to share the gospel with neighbors and coworkers. Update on the Rockbourne Building Progress has continued as the drywall has gone up, doors hung, and paint going up in these last few weeks. Our goals is to Lord willing see the finishing touches done in mid February and apply for the variance late February to early March. We are working with an attorney to write up the paper work and apply for the variance by setting up a date with the zoning hearing board of Clifton Heights borough. This move could potentially open up for us a place to call home for the next several years and expand our ministry opportunities exponentially. We are praying for God's timing, guidance and for wisdom in working with the borough officials. Thank you for your continual prayers and support! Matt Manney ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3812 Concord Place Roanoke, VA 24018
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