Sunday, October 19, 2008
While Rosemary and I had a great mission, serving in the areas damaged by the recent hurricanes, it was after over a month, good to get home. It was especially good to be able to worship with my beloved Howell Church of Christ. Working with "Disaster Assistance" under the leadership of Mike, the "big fellow" Baumgartner, we accomplished a great deal. Well over 11,000 meals were served and over 500 bible studies were set up while we were working in the Gulf Coast Region incl. Baton Rouge, Lake Jackson, Tx. Surfside, and Galveston. It is not routine to be able to set up that many bible studies in a single mission and it was impressed on me of the need to teach others a method of conducting a study so as these opportunities arise we will be able to accomplish our mission of making known the manifold wisdom of God. Our efforts in the foreseeable future on this blog will be to teach an easy method of engaging and teaching bible studies that can lead one to the Lord. We plan to begin this method of teaching tomorrow. As you can imagine, being gone for so long, we have a lot of catching up to do, but we will do our best to begin this class tomorrow. Your questions and suggestions are certainly welcomed esp. as it may improve these lessons. Our effort will be to help each other in leading people to the Lord and I need all the help I can get.
One more word about "Disaster Assistance". You can follow this effort at www.mikesmissionupdates.blogspot.com This goal of this mission is to help people both physically and spiritually. The two efforts work very well together. Meals are set up under the leadership of Mike and people like me meeting the people there for physical help have opportunity to help them spiritually especially as we set up a study of God's Word with them.
I hope you will tell others of the blog so that we can have as many as possible learning together some ways to gain bible studies and to teach them effectually. Please remember Mike in your prayers. He is still in the Galveston area serving meals to the needy. About 600 were served yesterday-Saturday. "Disaster Assistance" is a great mission that so many of you are supporting. We will continue to strive to live up to your trust. I especially appreciate all of you who make Rosemary and my participation in the effort possible I especially appreciate my wonderful brethren at the Howell Church'encouragement and "gentle insistance" in this great mission work. Don
One more word about "Disaster Assistance". You can follow this effort at www.mikesmissionupdates.blogspot.com This goal of this mission is to help people both physically and spiritually. The two efforts work very well together. Meals are set up under the leadership of Mike and people like me meeting the people there for physical help have opportunity to help them spiritually especially as we set up a study of God's Word with them.
I hope you will tell others of the blog so that we can have as many as possible learning together some ways to gain bible studies and to teach them effectually. Please remember Mike in your prayers. He is still in the Galveston area serving meals to the needy. About 600 were served yesterday-Saturday. "Disaster Assistance" is a great mission that so many of you are supporting. We will continue to strive to live up to your trust. I especially appreciate all of you who make Rosemary and my participation in the effort possible I especially appreciate my wonderful brethren at the Howell Church'encouragement and "gentle insistance" in this great mission work. Don
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