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From Justin's Heart
I continue to be amazed by the
faithfulness of our Lord!
When Lisa and I stepped out in faith over six years
ago, God promised me that He
would provide for all of our needs. The
truth is, He has provided
for our every need and much more!
At the end of last year I was
challenged to "search my heart" concerning
my call to full-time evangelism. I
am thankful for that challenge! You
see, my revival schedule looked
lean.
However, my ministry and
preaching opportunities were
plentiful. Even though my "traditional"
revival schedule had only
two meetings on the calendar, God showed me that He
had given me over 50
preaching opportunities last year! Between youth
rallies and retreats, a
mission trip to Uruguay and local mission preaching
(to the homeless), teaching
Sunday School classes and witness training,
and helping to fill the
pulpit in my home church between pastors, my
schedule was a tremendous
blessing!
The Lord reminded me to "glance
back" from time to time
during the year and to take time to THANK and
PRAISE HIM for all the
opportunities and blessings
HE PROVIDES !!!
There is another little "tid
bit" I need to share that links 2001 and
2002 ...
One of my revival services in
the fall of 2001 was at Red Bank
Baptist Church in Germanton, NC. If
that name sounds familiar that is
because Red Bank is where Lisa and
I spent over 6 months in
supply / interim work from November
2001 through May 2002!! In fact, Lisa
and I have been back to Red Bank on
numerous occasions this summer and I
had the great privilege to preach
there just last week and ORDAIN two men
into Deacon Ministry!!
Why am I sharing all this
information ?!
I simply want to remind myself,
Lisa, our supporters, our friends, our
family and everyone or anyone who
reads this newsletter that God is in
charge. He's on His throne. He
makes no mistakes. He has a special plan
for every life and He will never,
no never, no never, ever leave us nor
forsake us!! AND ... (As I have
been reminded in just the past couple of
days) ...
"If you want to walk on water
you have to get out of the boat"
God has CALLED me and GIFTED me in
the areas of Evangelism, Exhortation,
and Encouragement. It's my JOB,
PURPOSE and PRIVILEGE to use these gifts
for God's Glory anywhere and
everywhere that God opens the door.
"Dear Lord, Help me to keep my
eyes on you and see the mission field that
you want me to see every single day
of my life!"
Reaching Out
to the UnChurched
As the Lord leads, Lisa and I
will be involved in Bible studies for the
unchurched this fall in Winston-Salem.
There is such a large percentage
of people in our towns and cities that need Jesus,
but don't seem to fit in our traditional churches.
With the prayer support of the
Pilot
Mountain Baptist
Association, our
churches, Christian friends and supporters, we hope
to be a small part of seeing many unchurched
families reached for Christ in the days ahead!!
We will share more in the near
future...
MISSION
WACO
(Finally!!)
I shared in the last newsletter
about a mission trip to Waco, Texas in August. My
brother and I had to postpone this trip because of
scheduling conflicts. However, we plan to travel to
Texas on October 24th to experience The Church
Under the Bridge (for the homeless) and Mission
Waco !!
I promise to share much more
about Mission Waco in my next
newsletter!
I ask that you pray for me and
my brother (Carey) as we travel and as we
experience "hands on" missions at its
best!!
Pray that we come back with a
fresh vision for reaching souls for God's kingdom
in our states of North Carolina and Tennessee
!!
Justin
Romans
1:16
Prayer
Requests:
- We rejoice in answered
prayer for four revival meetings scheduled for
this fall and many other open doors for ministry
we have received.
- We rejoice in answered
prayer for Peyton Flemming, the infant from
Hickory, NC. Please pray that Peyton's kidneys
will function on their own in order to prevent
the need for dialysis. Also, pray that the
feeding tube can be removed soon. Pray that his
parents, Todd and Lori, remain strong in their
faith.
- Pray for God's will,
patience, and endurance as Lisa continues to
seek full-time employment. She will be applying
for another position within the Financial Aid
Office at Forsyth Technical Community College.
God must provide the financial resources for
this position to be funded.
- Pray for all Christian
pastors across the world that God will
encourage, strengthen, protect, and guide them
as they seek to lead their congregations in
fulfilling the Great Commission within their
mission field.
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