“He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him
over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?” Romans
8:32
Merry Christmas Dear Friends!
Our God is the ultimate Giver! At Christmastime we
celebrate the birth of Jesus - God’s greatest gift! What
makes God’s giving so profound and beautiful is that He gave His only Son to deliver us
from sin and judgement while we were His enemies! That is grace! It is
unmerited, undeserved, and beyond any human capacity to imitate. Thank God, if
we come to Christ in sincere repentance and faith, He gives us new life! “For the wages
of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 It is our prayer that you
have received God’s gift of Christ. If not, why not now? Who do you know who needs this gift? Go tell them! Here are
some people we worked with this year who want others to have The Gift!
Church In St. Petersburg, Florida
It has been exciting for Danelle and I to see God this lead this group in
a new direction. He gave them teachable hearts, patience, and unity. Danelle
and I traveled to St. Petersburg numerous times this year to encourage, train,
and support these dear believers. We had many phone conversations with Jon and
Pam Trunk - praying for God’s wisdom and direction. He heard your prayers and gave grace!
He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, "God is opposed to the proud, but
gives grace to the humble." James 4:6
New Church In Virginia Beach In August, God gave David a job at Old Dominion.
He, Stephanie, and their four children moved in August. He gave them a
beautiful home where they have started meeting as a new church. God gave
them new Christian friends, Michael and Denise and their children, to follow
Jesus together. He has also given them many unbelievers to love. They
plan to join us in January for our annual house church conference.
“For
the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord gives grace and glory; no good thing does He
withhold from those who walk uprightly.” Psalm 84:11
Prayer
& Praise
1. Atlanta House Church Ask God to give us comfort and strength to move
forward despite the personal difficulties some face. Please continue to pray
for the future of the twins Grace & Ward are fostering and hoping to adopt.
The court hearing today was positive. We are trusting God and placing our hope
in Him.
2. St. Pete Church Pray for these
saints to continue giving their hearts to Jesus and allowing Him to give
to others (both believers and unbelievers) through them. Ask God to deepen
their Biblical convictions about being the church and living that out daily.
3. Virginia Church Plant Pray for them to grow in trusting the Lord Jesus and
one another. Pray for the Spirit to lead them to broken people they can give
the good news to who will give their lives to Jesus.
4. Faithwalkers Conference (December 27-30) Pray for God to give us grace to teach a
seminar, “Making Sense of Prayer.” Ask God to give the college students hearts to learn and obey truth.
5. House Church Conference (January 24-26) Ask God to unite our hearts to give Him praise and to give one another support and encouragement in following
Christ. Folks from 4-5 states plan to be there.
6. Our Granddaughter Please
pray for our seven-year-old granddaughter, Wilhelmina. We just found out that
she has bone cancer in her leg. We don’t know the extent of the cancer at this
point. She will begin chemo next week. Pray for her parents, Matt and Amanda,
to trust God to give them grace, peace, and strength for this journey. Ask
God to heal Wilhelmina and to give her courage and peace. Thank you!
7. Our New Grandson Our daughter, Merry, gave birth to this little guy,
Elijah Daniel Evans, on December 5th. He weighed 8 lbs. 6 oz. and
was 20.25 inches long. Praise God for this gift! Merry and Nathan are exhausted but thankful
and happy! Elijah will join his 16 cousins around the Nelson table. We are
building a longer table!
Thank you for giving to us (with your finances,
prayers, and words of encouragement) in 2019!
Yours in Christ’s unfailing love,
Steve &
Danelle
Please
consider giving a special end of the year gift of any amount, or
becoming a monthly partner with us in ministry in 2020. You can use this link, https://reliant.org/steve.nelson?newGift, or visit the Reliant website below. Thank you for
being vital partners in this ministry!
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