Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Wow, what happened to March!?!?!,

It was definitely blurry with the extra activities and planning with our trip to Nassau and Florida. I was simply amazed at the blessings of God during our trip. Well the 8" snowstorm that we had to drive through the first night didn't appear to be much of a blessing but it definitely reminded me to put all trust in Him. Anyway, we had wonderful and life changing experiences, at every stop along the way and what a relief to see God's hand in it all, from the perfect weather (even the rain held off the day we were to be at the beach until we were walking off of the beach) and extra expenses were provided with Tammy's expertise at playing bingo. The list goes on and on. Praise God for all the wonderful evidence that it was all intended and provided for by Him.
Even with all the extra chaos with getting the family out of the country and on the road for a week and a half, our mission here in Macomb has expanded to Galesburg. The Young family has truly been a blessing as they appear to be finding God's will in their lives taking them to the Hill Correctional facility. Jeff and I were able to meet with "U.B." for a few hours. U.B. has been a faithful participant in the Know Your Bible outreach mission provided by our brothers and sisters of the church of Christ in Burlington Iowa, and thanks to my mother in law's faithful service, all the connections have been made. What an awesome God we serve. Please pray for Jeff and U.B. as they truly are touching the lives of the men there at the Hill.
I was also able to make another trip to Galesburg last month to meet with Darrell at the Hill. It had been a couple months since we had seen each other and what a reunion we had. I could see the shock and surprise on his face for that brief moment before the smile came. What a dear brother he is. Praise God for providing us with 3 hours together to catch up, visit, study and encourage each other. Unfortunately , due to all the paperwork at the Hill, Jeff came to meet Darrell but was not allowed in. Please pray that this month will be different.
I'm still overflowing with new stories of miracles and blessings flowing from the lives of men every week. Daniel is as strong as ever and his family at home is already rejoicing in their new lives in Christ. I met Nathan who has to be the most dramatic conversion I've ever seen. What an inspiration he is. Please pray for him and his concerns about "the unforgivable sin" against the Holy Spirit.
A Huge thanks this month for the church of Christ in Macomb providing bibles for this mission and also to a couple people who helped out with the money for gas , correspondance and other study materials, etc. etc. It appears to be overwhelming whenever I think about putting all of this on paper, praise God through our faith in Him, all is provided when He is in charge of the books so to speak.
His love and praise to all,
Brian

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