June 2022 Update

First, I want to thank everyone for their faithful prayers for me, my church and the work of this ministry.  I have some good news to share with you this time, both in the form of promising updates and some answered prayer requests.

I am back at work for the summer and things are going very well so far.  I am already getting opportunities within the first week to share the gospel with my co-workers as they are asking questions about the nature of sin and evil.  For context for those reading this later, there were several mass shootings recently, the most recent of which at the time that I'm writing this was at an elementary school in Texas.  This is a time when many hearts are softened to hear about the reality of the brokenness around us, the origins of that brokenness, and the solution that God provided through Jesus' perfect life, His death and His resurrection.

Our church could still use your prayers as we are looking for a full-time pastor.  The selection committee is getting close to bringing a candidate forward for the approval of the congregation,  Please also continue to pray for us as we are in negotiations to purchase land for a more permanent facility for us to use.as we meet together for regular times of worship and fellowship throughout the week.  We also are getting ready for our Summer Vacation Bible School program (VBS) where we meet with the kids once a week for several weeks.  We pray that this ministry not only reaches these children, but also their parents as God often uses the children to get the parents to come to church and hear the gospel preached.

We are making good progress in studying the book of Genesis on Wednesdays and the book of Revelation on Mondays.  Our Monday studies will be put on hold for the next few weeks as the members of that group are taking vacations with family and friends now that it's the unofficial beginning of summer.  We'll resume those lessons again on June 13th for anyone who is interested.  The Gospel Foundation videos are all posted to Discord now and I am also adding notes from a course on Biblical Interpretation to the Discord group as I'm taking it this summer through my local church.  Please contact me through Discord if you're interested in the Monday-night study of Revelation.  We're just getting started, so there's plenty of time for you to join.