Time at PCC, Kicked Off Sunday School Campaign (Sep 14, 2009)
Much has happened since our last update, and we desire to get you caught up on all that is happening. During Labor Day weekend, Karen and I were in Pensacola, getting our second daughter, Amy, settled in college. She is now officially a freshman at PCC, and though there were tears when we drove away, we are thankful for the fine Christian lady she has become. We are also thankful for the helpful staff at Pensacola Christian that made her transition into college life relatively smooth. The Monday previous, Ashley flew back to Lancaster to begin her junior year at West Coast Baptist College. She also is doing great, and we thank the Lord for her fine Christian testimony as well.
The week between these two departures allowed me to teach through the book of Daniel at Pensacola Theological Seminary. God gave me a class of sharp students, and the days were filled with good interaction. What a joy it is to be involved in training the next generation of preachers!
During my absence on Labor Day weekend, Pastor Powell kicked off our Sunday School fall program with a message entitled, "Tune It In, and Turn It Up." You can listen to the message again by logging on to our website. In addition, Kaitlyn Welles, daughter of Gordon and Karen Welles, was baptized. The church also voted to add Robert Krzesinski, missionary to Poland, to our missionary family, bringing the total number of GBC supported missionaries to 155 - our highest total ever. Praise the Lord!
Yesterday, the Lord blessed in a tremendous way. We saw good decisions at the altar, and Cindy Scarborough followed the Lord in believer's baptism. It was my privilege to lead Cindy to the Lord several days ago. We are thankful for her willingness to take her stand publicly for Christ.
In addition, there were a good number of decisions in bus church yesterday. Eight kids accepted the Lord as personal Savior in the counseling center. And our Bible studies on post were also profitable, with seventeen soldiers standing this week to receive Christ as personal Savior. Amen!
A good number of visitors were in attendance yesterday, most of them from in town. Pray for us as we follow up on these. Also, we have seen some significant salvation decisions in recent days. Pray that we will be able to see these people follow the Lord in baptism and enter our discipleship program.
As we continue through our fall campaign, don't forget that Homecoming Sunday is October 4, and our annual revival campaign will be October 25-30. This year's featured speaker with be Evangelist Ron Comfort.
Your continued prayers and interest in this ministry means much to us. Thank you for your support.