March Newsletter

I haven't learned to do blogs very well. I was trying to put the pictures after the Newsletter and they are in the opposite order in which I expected them to upload so the first is last and the last is first.....

This is Katie and Ellen working with some of the young people at #57.

This is the 3rd night of the Crusade. John led them in an action song before the message to wake everyone up. This was at someone's request.

This is part of the crowd that attended the Crusade at Ronald's house. We were seated in an "L" shape. Some were under the house and some extended out to the main road which is immediately behind those standing in the back.

#57 Group song at the first night of the Crusade.

SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST MISSION
5440 HIGHWAY 202
ANNISTON, ALABAMA 36201
March, 2009

Dear Friends,

We have had quite an exciting few weeks with the final stages of the #57 Village building project going on and our four-day Crusade just past. The Lord has blessed us on every hand in these last days of our 15 months in Guyana.

The Crusade was a highlight of our time, but God has crowned much of His work with blessing. The girls, Ellen and Katie, were a real help in the special meetings singing often at each of the four nights and organizing the special music. They sing a lot here! The music when we first arrived was in need of help and they have been teaching all of us proper timing and harmony. Many folks from the Churches helped with the music and the teens and pre-teens from #57 delighted everyone. The Lord gave good liberty in my preaching and I believe Christ was exalted. I will not speculate on how many were saved or otherwise positively affected by these meetings but we are hearing good things especially among the teens.

Attendance at Corriverton Baptist is up although it could be better in our own feeble estimation. Those who come give their full attention.

Kathy has the Library in better order now and we are adding some new titles. Part of my work on returning home will be to collect a number of Christian books for the Corriverton Library. It is open to the public 2 afternoons a week. We have a number of children and young people coming.

The portion of my own library that was shipped to Guyana for my own and the Pastors' Training School will apparently remain. It would have cost me well over a thousand dollars to ship it back. The Katryans will buy the books at a bargain price and I will replace what I can with the money. It was very good of the Katryans to help me out in this way.

The Centre at #68 is about to graduate another group of students from the electrical, garment making, computer classes, and some other smaller courses on the 19th of March. Most of these students have heard the Gospel many times during their education. This is a good group and we hope many will come to Christ. Some have attended at Roadside Baptist Church where Brother Terry Rohit is presently pastoring. He is one of my students in the Pastors' Training School.

Kathy and I hope to arrive in Florida on April 30 and spend some time with the Katryans before they fly out on the 1st or 2nd of May to return to Guyana. Our return to Guyana depends on this visit and Kathy's knees and a few other considerations. The Lord's will be done. I have filled out all my paper work for Social Security, but that is not enough to sustain she and I if we return. If the Lord closes the door here we will look for some ministry elsewhere. Please pray with us about this.

The Lord bless you for your prayer support while we were and are here and a special thanks to all who helped with financial needs all along the way.

In Christ, John Hunter