Happy Thanksgiving!
Regional House Church Conference (Oct 28-30)
We enjoyed being
back together for the 3rd year with Christians from the churches in
Raleigh, Gainesville, and Atlanta for our annual conference. Todd Watkins, from
Austin, Texas, did a fine job teaching and leading our discussion groups. Todd
is a practitioner. He has seen God lead his team to find people of peace (people
who are receptive to Christ), help them trust Christ, and then reach their
families and neighbors. He challenged us to have unbelievers on our hearts, to
pray regularly for them, and to use us to bring them to know the Lord Jesus.
University of Georgia Outreach
Last week I joined
my good friend, Rich Suplita, and his team with Tom Short Ministries at the University
of Georgia for an outreach. I was surprised that I was able to preach for about
90 minutes, since it had been a long time and my voice was not used to it. J
Students asked sincere questions, Hanna and Jennifer in particular. Later that
afternoon I met with a student named Abel, whom we met several years ago in
Atlanta through his parents. Many members of our church have shared the gospel
with his mother and father in their home. Abel has had some difficult times
lately and he really wanted to talk with me about it. We had a fantastic
discussion and I was able to go over the gospel again urging him to surrender
his life to Christ. We both agreed that God was trying to get his attention.
Please pray for Abel and all the students we met who heard the good news.
Prayer Requests
1. Our Supporters Please
pray for everyone on our support team, including
yourself, to have an amazing Thanksgiving holiday praising the Giver of all
good gifts! James 1:17 “Every good
thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father
of lights.”
2. UGA Students The students we met to come to Christ - including
Abel, Hanna, and Jennifer.
3. Our Support Please ask God to provide for our needs so that we
can continue this vital work of raising up an army of committed Christians who
are sold out to wining the lost and making disciples of all the nations. Please
consider a special year-end gift that will put in a strong financial place. Danelle
and I are planning to return to Ukraine next year for a few weeks, and your
gifts can make it happen. If you wish to give, please visit the Reliant website
below and click the Give tab. Of course you can always mail a gift for us at
Reliant address below. Our account is #5951. Thank you so much!
This Thanksgiving we thank God for
you, your love for Jesus, and your love for people. We are also deeply grateful
for your support and prayers!
Steve and Danelle
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