Outreach Update
Since the beginning of the year, we have been working harder than ever to reach new people. We have been focusing most of our efforts on the cityside of Derry due to the great need there. The Lord has blessed
Author: Travis Snode
A Muslim from Edinburgh Gets Saved
Our church is thrilled to partner with Arabic Bible Outreach Ministry in distributing Arabic NT testaments and gospel literature to those in the UK or Ireland who request them through their website. Basically what happens is this: The people contact
Vision for Burkina Faso
A good friend of mine, Keith Shumaker, is missionary to South Africa. I read the following on his blog last week. I hope that this will stir your heart like it did mine, and maybe God would lead you to
February Prayer Letter
Dear Pastors and Praying Friends, We had a very nice time over Christmas with Teri’s parents here for about ten days. We enjoyed spending time with them and having their help in the ministry as well. From December 30 –
The Difference Prayer and God’s Word Makes
I read this in E. M. Bounds book on The Necessity of Prayer: “Some years ago a man was travelling in the wilds of Kentucky. He had with him a large sum of money and was well armed. He put
10 Marks of An Effective Church
I read the following by Dave Early on “10 Marks of an Effective Church” looking at the book of Acts to see what made the church of Antioch effective: Effective Evangelism (Acts 11:19-20) Multicultural Outreach and Appeal (Acts 11:19) Evidence
Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone
I read this encouraging story today from a sermon by W. A. Criswell called “The Armor of God”: Oklahoma, as you know, was Indian territory, and our denomination, our Baptist people sent missionaries to Oklahoma. And two of these missionaries were
How to Deal with Difficult People
Dave Earley gives 8 things that help us to deal with difficult people: Recognize the “difficult” people in your life or when you are becoming a “difficult” person. Realize that they wont change just because you want them to. Remember
Thankful for God’s Provision
The Lord has certainly been good to us over the last couple weeks. I sent out an update about some unexpected expenses that came up this month. We have not received our monthly support statement yet, but we have already
Youth 4 Christ Meeting
Every Saturday night from 7-9 PM is our Youth 4 Christ meeting for teenagers. God has continued to bless this meeting. It has been a real help to our teenagers and also to the young people from other churches who