As your President/Missionary I continue to be blessed with this ministry to firefighters and first responders. It is easy to get discouraged by the lack of perceived interest, but I am thankful to God for the doors He continues to open. We continue to work hard at providing resources for firefighters who are serious in their walk with Christ. Bible studies, articles and videos are being placed on the website in hopes that firefighters will download them and study the Word of God. The sad truth is most firefighters never step foot in a local church, let alone study their Bibles on a regular basis. If you have a passion for Bible study and have never looked at our website I challenge you to look us over and see if these resources, which are specifically designed for firefighters, don't bless your life. The Interactive Encourager Magazine page is adding articles almost daily. Feel free to email the author or leave a comment for others to hear your point of view. Better yet, why don't you submit an article and have a chance to win $500.00. Our real prayer is that firefighters and first responders would be drawn to this new tool to help them grow in their faith.
Work is still going on for the new Outreach Bibles. Our prayer is to have them complete prior to the FDIC show in Indianapolis, Indiana. Please pray that God would use these Bibles to glorify His name in the fire service.
The couples conference is going to be held this coining weekend. Please pray that God would use this time to encourage couples in the fire service within their marriage. The turnout is very small, but we are confident that God will use this time in a mighty way. If you have any ideas on how to get more first responders involved in our ministry please share them with us. With a mission field of 1.2 million in the US alone it feels like we are barely even scratching the surface. I have been to several fires over the years where we did not have enough GPM's to extinguish the flames. The streams looked good but were not effective. Pray that we would have effective streams as Christian firefighters.
FCFInternational is also looking for more support. Our ministry relies on support in order to provide the resources needed for firefighters to walk with God. All of our donations go directly into the ministry as I do not draw a salary for the work I do (hence the missionary usage in my title). Would you prayerfully consider sharing our ministry with your local church. Our prayer is to locate 100 churches who would be willing to partner with us by praying and financially supporting our work with $100.00 a month. Thank you in advance for helping us help firefighters and first responders.
Prayer Requests
- That God would be glorified in the fire service.
- We would meet our goal of 100 supporting churches.
- The Outreach Bibles would be complete by FDIC.
- God would provide more co-laborers who would be willing to minister full time to firefighters.
- God would continue to open doors for us to minister to firefighters and first responders.
- A radio station would air our daily devotions.
- We would see a revival in the fire service.
Craig W. Duck
President/Missionary
FCFInternational
443-336-9859
www.fellowshipofchristianfirefighters.org
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