What a blessing to slowly become part of the community. Our family has been blessed beyond comprehension by moving down south. Once again I have been reminded by God the importance of faith, family, and being part of the community. I have put my application into the Boydton Volunteer Fire Department and I look forward to serving the community in this small rural fire department. We have been attending the Boydton Baptist Church and many of the firefighters attend there as well. During the last meeting at the fire department I was asked to give a report of our ministry at the next meeting. What a blessing to have interest already. I am praying about starting a local group in the area and reaching the first responders here in Boydton, Virginia. Please pray for our ministry as we seek to glorify God in the fire service. We are in the process of deciding the best way to reach first responders and grow the ministry for God. We are not trying to replace the local church, but seek to present the Gospel to first responders, disciple them as is commanded in Matthew 28, and get them serving in a local church. Our discipleship ministry is slowly building momentum. Each Tuesday we are training first responders in a Train the Trainer class that teach folks how to disciple others in their department. Not that discipling is difficult, we are finding that most churches do not teach their members how to disciple. Lord willing, our folks will begin to seek someone in their department to share the gospel with and begin to disciple. I am receiving such a blessing by discipling a couple of young firefighters. I am trying to find a few others in this area in the near future.
My wife and I are continuing our efforts to apply to ABWE. This mission board will be a real blessing to the ministry as we will be able to reach more first responders for Christ. Currently we are all set to attend the July training session at their headquarters in Harrisburg, PA. Please pray for us as we have an oral exam on June 4th. What a blessing to be able to expand the ministry and reach more first responders with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and train them to serve Him.
Construction of our new office will begin in several weeks. We will be turning our two car garage into an International Office. This office will serve as a place to hold group meetings as well as conduct our day to day operations. Please pray as we assemble our team here in Boydton that we would be able to honor the Lord in everything that is accomplished in His name.
The Family
Thank you for your prayers for our family. God has been blessing each one in special ways. Christopher has recently joined our team with FCFInternational and we look forward to him serving along side of us. Please pray that he would be able to get supported so that he can serve as another missionary to first responders. Christopher will be taking over the roles of the Director of Operations for the ministry.
Prayer Requests
- The June 4th Oral Exam at Grace Baptist in Laurel, Maryland
- ABWE training scheduled for July
- The discipleship ministry to be effective in the fire service
- More Christian first responders to step up and help lead the ministry
- Support from churches for our ministry
- Revival in the fire service
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