Good
News! “Like cold water to a weary soul, so is good news from a
distant land.”
Proverbs 25:25
We are bombarded with bad economic, social, and political
news daily. It’s depressing and gets old doesn’t it? We have some good news for you that will refresh your soul!
Atlanta House Church Jesus told us to “love one another.”
That is exactly what Rebecca Scott from Walnut Creek Church in Des Moines, Iowa
did when she told us that Julia Yap
needed fellowship. Julia is from Malaysia and was a part of their church in
Iowa. After she graduated from Drake University, she got a job in Atlanta.
Rebecca contacted us and we contacted Julia. She attended the first time about
a month ago and has “jumped in with both feet.” As a matter of fact, I overheard
her ask our daughter, Grace, if she could use those feet to go rock climbing
with them this week! J Pray for her to growth in Christ, and
for her two roommates to come to know Jesus too.
Our fall Regional House Church Conference is
going to be October 28-30 in Charleston, SC. We are excited that Todd Watkins, from Austin, Texas, will
be our speaker. Todd has a heart for going to the lost with the gospel,
starting new groups from those who are interested, leading them to faith in Christ,
and then teaching them to reproduce. If you want to attend our conference,
please contact us and we will be happy to send you the details.
Clemson Conference February 11-12th Danelle and I always love to return to Clemson
where we served the church from 1973 to 1986. We share so many fond memories of what God did with a group of young
college students willing to follow Christ. We both came to know Christ
personally when we were students. We met each other while serving together, and
got married in 1975. Five of our seven children were born while living in Tiger
Town! From Clemson the churches in Raleigh, Columbia, and Atlanta were started-
all of which provided many sweet memories with dear friends, including some of you who are reading
this letter!
This time we were
invited by Brian and Miriam Bridgeman
to speak with the Clemson students about a Christ-centered family. God gave us
another sweet memory to add to the big pile of others. One young student described the time together
after our last session as, “Awesome!” It
was encouraging to see one former student drive up from Columbia, SC just to be
a part of our time. Thank You Lord!
“How lovely on the
mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who announces peace
and brings good news of happiness, who announces salvation, and says to
Zion, “Your God reigns!”” Isaiah 52:7
Missions Conference Last weekend I had the pleasure of teaching
at the One Hope Church Missions Conference in Athens, GA. It’s always
satisfying to speak to those who are seeking to grow in their faith and want to
change. I spoke on two subjects that I am passionate about, “Lifestyle
Evangelism,” & “Discipleship Is For Everyone.” It was exciting to seek God together on these
all-important issues. Below is Chet Boyd, the pastor of One Hope, and
long-time friend. We enjoyed fellowship over lunch, especially hanging out with
the little people. J They too are growing up with God!
Prayer Requests
1. Conferences Pray for everyone at both conferences to apply what God
showed them.
2. Atlanta House Church Ask God to reveal Himself to Jairo, Michael,
Edwardo, Able, Carolina, and others we are spending time with in hopes of helping
them finding the good news.
3. Pat Nelson Please pray for our sister-in-law’s health. She remains
at the Mayo Clinic for intensive testing related to her inability to swallow.
It has been a long ordeal, and she and her husband, my brother Kurt, need our
prayer support. They could use some good news.
We appreciate you!
Steve and
Danelle
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