Friday, March 22, 2013
NEXT STOP: CALVARY HILL BAPTIST CHURCH - Pacolet, South Carolina
We leave tomorrow morning to make the 5 hour trip to Pacolet, South Carolina. I will be preaching a meeting at Calvary Hill Baptist Church where Bill Pickel is the the pastor. Bro. Pickel gave me my first opportunity to preach 26 years ago this past Monday. I have preached there several times but this will be the first revival meeting. Please pray God gives us a great week!
CHATTAHOOCHIE VALLEY BAPTIST CAMP MEETING
It was good to be back in Valley, Alabama for the annual Chattahoochie Valley Baptist Camp Meeting. The Lord gave us a wonderful meeting and I am so glad we were able to come. I had the privilege of starting off on Sunday morning by preaching the first message.
This is our first time back in several years and it was good to see lots of friends and make some new ones. The meeting is held on the grounds of Emmanuel Baptist Church where Darren White is the pastor, but the camp meeting is the burden and ministry of Evangelist Ronnie Trenton. All week long the services were tremendous. There was lots of worship and good preaching. Stacie had the opportunity to speak in one of the afternoon sessions for the ladies as well as interpret for a deaf lady who is a missionary to the deaf. We became good friends with this dear servant of God.
I am actually writing this update on my phone so I will post pictures at a later time.
This is our first time back in several years and it was good to see lots of friends and make some new ones. The meeting is held on the grounds of Emmanuel Baptist Church where Darren White is the pastor, but the camp meeting is the burden and ministry of Evangelist Ronnie Trenton. All week long the services were tremendous. There was lots of worship and good preaching. Stacie had the opportunity to speak in one of the afternoon sessions for the ladies as well as interpret for a deaf lady who is a missionary to the deaf. We became good friends with this dear servant of God.
I am actually writing this update on my phone so I will post pictures at a later time.
Monday, March 11, 2013
ON THE ROAD AGAIN - FIRST UP: ALABAMA
We are spending the day today packing up the van and doing some final "running around" in preparation to hit the road tomorrow and head south.
On Sunday we will be at the Chattahoochie Valley Baptist Camp Meeting in Valley, Alabama. Evangelist Ronnie Trenton is the meeting host and moderator and the meeting is held on the grounds of his church: Emmanuel Baptist Temple (Darren White, Pastor). We attended this meeting the first four or five years we were on the road and are happy to be able to be back.
Please pray for this trip. We leave tomorrow and do not come back to Western New York until June. It is our prayer that God blesses the upcoming meetings. We are expecting God to do some great and mighty things!
On Sunday we will be at the Chattahoochie Valley Baptist Camp Meeting in Valley, Alabama. Evangelist Ronnie Trenton is the meeting host and moderator and the meeting is held on the grounds of his church: Emmanuel Baptist Temple (Darren White, Pastor). We attended this meeting the first four or five years we were on the road and are happy to be able to be back.
Please pray for this trip. We leave tomorrow and do not come back to Western New York until June. It is our prayer that God blesses the upcoming meetings. We are expecting God to do some great and mighty things!
Sunday, March 10, 2013
"UNOFFICIAL CLOSE" TO MISSIONS CONFERENCE - Old Time Baptist Church
As you know from the previous post our Missions Conference at Old Time Baptist Church technically ended this past Friday night. We usually always have some type of missions emphasis on the Sunday following.
It was good being at Old Time for one final Sunday before we head out on the road. I had the privilege of giving a testimony to the teen boys Sunday school class this morning. The teacher, Frank Perkowski, asked me to share a little of what we did in evangelism. I also shared the most important message and that was FAITH IN CHRIST for salvation.
Tonight we had a very special speaker share his ministry and then preach to us. Bro. Duane Motley started the New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms over 30 years ago. He had pastored a church for many years and saw the need for Christians to have a voice in the state capital in Albany. NYCF is a Christian lobbying ministry and God is using them to not only represent Christians from New York State. Another big part of their ministry is preaching the gospel to the 212 representatives (state assembly and senate) and the over 3,500 staff members. Bro. Motley has turned the day-to-day operations over to Bro. Jason McGuire, but he still stays on as a lobbyist and also works as a part time lobbyist in Washington, DC doing the same thing but on the national level. He preached a great message tonight on the need for Christian Soldiers.
It was good being at Old Time for one final Sunday before we head out on the road. I had the privilege of giving a testimony to the teen boys Sunday school class this morning. The teacher, Frank Perkowski, asked me to share a little of what we did in evangelism. I also shared the most important message and that was FAITH IN CHRIST for salvation.
Tonight we had a very special speaker share his ministry and then preach to us. Bro. Duane Motley started the New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms over 30 years ago. He had pastored a church for many years and saw the need for Christians to have a voice in the state capital in Albany. NYCF is a Christian lobbying ministry and God is using them to not only represent Christians from New York State. Another big part of their ministry is preaching the gospel to the 212 representatives (state assembly and senate) and the over 3,500 staff members. Bro. Motley has turned the day-to-day operations over to Bro. Jason McGuire, but he still stays on as a lobbyist and also works as a part time lobbyist in Washington, DC doing the same thing but on the national level. He preached a great message tonight on the need for Christian Soldiers.
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| New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms |
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| Duane Motley, Founder of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedom |
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| Jason McGuire, Director of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedom |
Saturday, March 9, 2013
DAY #6 - MISSIONS CONFERENCE - Hamburg, New York
What a wonderful closing night God gave us to our annual Missions Conference tonight at Old Time Baptist Church. The presence of God was evident in a big way for the entire service.
The first presentation of the evening was a Skype call to veteran Missionary Rick Weimer in Dresden, Germany. They are sent out of Shady Acres Baptist Church in Houston and hey have several children, all of whom except one were born in Germany. It was good to have the entire family in front of the computer so we could see them all during the video call. The Weimars were there before the Berlin Wall fell so they know the days of East and West Germany and had works in both. Currently they are having a big push for Resurrection Sunday and are also working on the military installation bases in the country. We were blessed to hear the family sang a song both in German and English. Bro. Weimar and his boys all gave testimonies with his oldest son, Samuel, telling us the Lord has called him to be a missionary to Italy. A group from our church went to visit the Weimars back in 2002 and so it was good for those people to get to see them again.
After this we were introduced to Bro. Jeff Harris. Tonight was the first time he has been to Old Time and he explained how he is answering God's call to start a church to minister to the deaf in Rochester, New York. The need is great for this type of work as Rochester has the largest per capita deaf population in the entire Untied States with a total of over 90,000 people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Both of Bro. Harris' parents are deaf as well as his two other siblings, while he is hearing. He started a church in Kentucky and pastored there for 12 years before resigning last July to follow God's leading to this new ministry which will be for both hearing and deaf folks. His goal is to start the first Sunday in May but as of now he does not have a place to meet and he asked us to really pray for God to provide a building.
Pastor Danny Farley brought one final message on missions tonight entitled "What It Takes to Take the Next Step". Let me just say Bro. Farley's preaching has been absolutely tremendous all week long. God used him in a big way to help a lot of our folks in this area of missions and Faith Promise missions giving. Even though the emphasis was on the getting the gospel to the regions beyond, the preaching was aimed at the heart and conviction was deep each and every single night.
At the end of the service we handed out the Faith Promise cards to everyone who wished to participate. There were small children, teens, adults, couples, singles on up thru seniors filling out cards writing down what they were going to give to missions from now thru next March. When the total amount was announced the place came unglued! People were shouting and praising God at what He did. The figure is about a 35% increase over this last year and we are praying it all comes in.
After the service most people headed over to the fellowship hall to take part in our annual "International Taste of Old Time". A lot of our folks made traditional, ethnic dishes from all over the world and we all got to sample them. All dishes were judged based on certain criteria and prizes were awarded for first, second and third place.
To see the complete photo gallery of the Missions Conference - CLICK HERE.
The first presentation of the evening was a Skype call to veteran Missionary Rick Weimer in Dresden, Germany. They are sent out of Shady Acres Baptist Church in Houston and hey have several children, all of whom except one were born in Germany. It was good to have the entire family in front of the computer so we could see them all during the video call. The Weimars were there before the Berlin Wall fell so they know the days of East and West Germany and had works in both. Currently they are having a big push for Resurrection Sunday and are also working on the military installation bases in the country. We were blessed to hear the family sang a song both in German and English. Bro. Weimar and his boys all gave testimonies with his oldest son, Samuel, telling us the Lord has called him to be a missionary to Italy. A group from our church went to visit the Weimars back in 2002 and so it was good for those people to get to see them again.
After this we were introduced to Bro. Jeff Harris. Tonight was the first time he has been to Old Time and he explained how he is answering God's call to start a church to minister to the deaf in Rochester, New York. The need is great for this type of work as Rochester has the largest per capita deaf population in the entire Untied States with a total of over 90,000 people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Both of Bro. Harris' parents are deaf as well as his two other siblings, while he is hearing. He started a church in Kentucky and pastored there for 12 years before resigning last July to follow God's leading to this new ministry which will be for both hearing and deaf folks. His goal is to start the first Sunday in May but as of now he does not have a place to meet and he asked us to really pray for God to provide a building.
Pastor Danny Farley brought one final message on missions tonight entitled "What It Takes to Take the Next Step". Let me just say Bro. Farley's preaching has been absolutely tremendous all week long. God used him in a big way to help a lot of our folks in this area of missions and Faith Promise missions giving. Even though the emphasis was on the getting the gospel to the regions beyond, the preaching was aimed at the heart and conviction was deep each and every single night.
At the end of the service we handed out the Faith Promise cards to everyone who wished to participate. There were small children, teens, adults, couples, singles on up thru seniors filling out cards writing down what they were going to give to missions from now thru next March. When the total amount was announced the place came unglued! People were shouting and praising God at what He did. The figure is about a 35% increase over this last year and we are praying it all comes in.
After the service most people headed over to the fellowship hall to take part in our annual "International Taste of Old Time". A lot of our folks made traditional, ethnic dishes from all over the world and we all got to sample them. All dishes were judged based on certain criteria and prizes were awarded for first, second and third place.
To see the complete photo gallery of the Missions Conference - CLICK HERE.
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| "Impact Your World" Old Time Missions Conference |
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| Missionary Jeff Harris (Deaf community of Rochester, New York) |
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| Skype call with the Rick Weimar Family in Germany |
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| Ladies Trio singing special music |
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| Pastor Danny Farley giving one more message on missions |
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| Giving out prizes for the best dishes at the International Taste of Old Time |
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| Dishes served at the International Taste of Old Time |
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| Dishes served at the International Taste of Old Time |
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| Good fellowship after church |
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| Missionary Jeff Harris prayer card (front) |
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| Missionary Jeff Harris prayer card (back) |
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