God is on the move in the fire service!! What a blessing to be a small part of that movement and see how God is working in the hearts and minds of first responders. As we prepare for the upcoming move to Boydton, Virginia we are seeking God's will for our ministry. What will it look like? How can we better minister to first responders? How can we get the word out about God's saving grace to first responders better? Please pray with us as we seek God's will for the ministry. God has provided a wonderful place on seven acres in an area where we can minister to first responders. We have been doing a lot of talking with leader in the fire service and we are hoping to start right away on ministering to families of Line of Duty Deaths (LODD) and chaplains or first responders who need some help after a traumatic event. In America we average 100 LODD each year. We always tell the families that we will never forget. Typically after several months we do forget. We would like to be able to minister to those families by bring them down to a quiet setting and work through any needs they might have. We are praying that we would be the hope they are looking for by sharing with them the hope in Christ. Chaplains and first responders often struggle after traumatic events and we are praying to be able to minister to them. Boydton, Virginia is a quiet place with several lakes in the area and plenty of nature. Just as Jesus got away from time to time to recharge His batteries and pray, we are hoping to offer that to these heroes. We know that it will take time, commitment, and finances to make this happen but we are confident in God supplying all of our needs. Please join us in prayer with the possibility of this new area of service. We continue to put out daily devotionals on our web site and Facebook. What a blessing to share what God is doing in my life with other first responders. Several of us are working on turning these devotions into Bible studies. As I travel throughout the fire service world I have become aware that most first responders are not grounded in the Word of God. My prayer is that these Bible studies will challenge first responders to walk worthy of the high calling of Christ that Paul encouraged us to do. If you would like to see some of these Bible studies you can go to our web site www.fellowshipofchristianfirefighters.org We will keep you updated on our move to Virginia. Please continue to pray for the 1.4 million firefighters in America and first responders worldwide. The next time you hear a siren, take a moment and pray for first responders.
Family
Andrew is finally moved into his new apartment in Newport New, Virginia. He started his new job yesterday and has mentioned that he wants to find a good local church as soon as possible. Pray that he will locate one. Seth is about two weeks away from graduation day from the US Army. We look forward to seeing him and hearing of all of his adventures. Christopher has been doing a study on Angels and is fascinated with McArthur's way of studying the Bible. Justin is having way too much fun chopping wood at our temporary house in Laurel and Holly is longing to be in her new home.
Prayer Requests
- The Leadership Conference April 7-8 in Indianapolis
- Missions trip to Mexico in May
- Chapters to get serious about studying the Bible
- Revival in the Fire Service
- The move to the new house on March 21
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