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APRIL—MAY, 2012
Dear Friends,
It has been a very busy couple of months and we sure are thankful for the opportunity to serve the Lord. We have really seen the hand of God bless and protect in the meetings these couple of months.
On Sunday, April 1st we were at Faith Bible Baptist Church in Glens Falls, New York (Pastor Rick Yancy). I was able to preach in all three services and the Lord blessed with a good spirit and also two young ladies trusted Christ. We have been coming to this church for more than 15 years and are thankful for their friendship.
We then headed up to Maine for our next meetings. From April 6-13 we were at New Life Baptist Church in Dover Foxcroft (Pastor David Ireland). Again God blessed in a great way. There were five precious souls saved during the week and we praise God for it. The church has grown since last year and we had visitors almost every night and many returned during the meeting.
April 15-19 found us at McKenzie Corner Baptist Church in McKenzie Corner, New Brunswick. Pastor Andy Nissley recently reorganized the church and they adopted a constitution which the Lord has used to really help the church. We had a good week and the Lord blessed during the services and gave good liberty to preach.
From April 29-May 2 we were able to be in a meeting in a new church for us. I have known Pastor Chuck Barnes for a few years and we appreciate the invitation to preach a meeting at Second Baptist Church in Palermo, Maine. On Sunday morning a church member got saved! We enjoyed the fellowship with the folks in the church and Pastor Barnes was happy with the services.
On Saturday, May 5th we traveled to Amherst, Nova Scotia to preach that next day at Amherst Open Bible Baptist Church where Jamey Grooms is the pastor. This was the first time being here and it was good to get to meet the people. Sunday night a man trusted Christ during the invitation and we rejoiced. Pastor Grooms has invited us back for a meeting next year and we are looking forward to it.
On Mother’s Day we were again able to be in a new church. Pastor Isaiah Hill invited us to preach at Sebec Corner Baptist Church. I’ve known Bro. Hill for several years and am thankful for his friendship and example. We had a great day in church and Bro. Hill and his wife treated us like royalty. They’ve been faithful at this church for over forty years and what a testimony they have of the blessings of God.
Sunday, May 20th found us at Bible Baptist Church in Bangor, Maine. This was our third year in a row being with Pastor Artie Dean and his people. We enjoyed our times of fellowship and meals with them and we enjoyed being in the services and the chance to preach. Two teen girls came forward during the morning service and were dealt with regarding salvation and the Lord helped them with some things they were struggling with.
We are thankful for New Life Baptist Church in Dover Foxcroft, Maine for letting us stay in their prophet’s chamber for the seven weeks we were in Maine and Canada. They were very hospitable and we enjoyed our extended time there.
We then headed home to be at our church’s new building dedication on Friday, May 25th. What a wonderful job our folks did remodeling the building and the dedication service was awesome. There was great music, testimonies and preaching. We headed out the next day to Indiana for our next meeting and will update about that in the next letter.
I want to let you know that there are now two ways to keep up to date with us. We have created a “blog” on the internet that we are trying to keep updated regularly. You can sign up to follow it so that you will be notified via email of an update so that will prevent you from having to remember to check back often. We give updates on the meetings and places we go and also we post some highlight pictures. Simply go to the following website to sign up and check it out: www.evangelistcraigcobb.blogspot.com.
The next way you can follow us is on Twitter. I have toyed with the idea over time about using Twitter. I know some people have varying opinions on the social networking issue and trust me, I have my opinions too and believe about 95% of it is no good. I have been back on Twitter for about a year now and am using it as a ministry tool for updates with the occasional personal tweet. I do not use it to tell the world when I blow my nose, what I ate for breakfast and so on (I think you get the picture!). With that being said, if you are on Twitter and would like to follow - my user name is @EvangCraigCobb.
We look forward to a busy summer with meetings in Indiana, New York, Ohio, West Virginia and back up in Maine. Of course our annual camp meeting is August 19-24 and we will see many of you there. Please pray with us that God continues to use us to be a help and encouragement in the churches and places we go.
Looking for His return,
Craig Cobb
Evangelist
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