Chris & Elizabeth

We went to Warren, Pennsylvania to present our burden to Pastor Wimer and the people at Bible Baptist Church.  Warren is very close to where my grandma lives in Jamestown, New York so we were able to spend a couple of days with her and celebrate her birthday.  It was nice to rest a little bit and visit family!  The meeting went really well.  Little did I know that my wife had known this pastor and his family since she was a young teenager.  It had been eight years since they had last seen each other so it was neat for Elizabeth to see what God has done with this family.  What an encouragement to see a pastor faithfully serving in the area that God has placed him. 

We were able to visit Pastor Larger and Revival Baptist Church for their Sunday services.  This church is a new ministry that began just a few short years ago.  It was so exciting for us to see and reminded me of what we want to accomplish in the Philippines!  Praise the Lord for those who are burdened about this country and are willing to do something about it.    We were also blessed to see some of our family members attend the church there in Reynoldsburg.  We’re thankful for the times that we’ve been able to see family and friends throughout our travels.

Our next missions conference took place in Newark, Ohio at the Newark Baptist Temple.  We were happy to be among friends again in our travels.  My wife and her brothers had attended the Christian school that the church provides when they were much younger. It was at this school that Elizabeth asked the Lord to be her Savior as a ten year old girl.  We thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the missions conference! It was a blessing to see the people and their heart for missions.  During the week, I was also given the opportunity to talk to the Christian school students in a chapel service.  I pray this younger generation will give their lives to Christ and serve Him wherever He wills!  Time is running short and only what is done for Jesus Christ will last.  One young man did surrender his life to the Lord during the conference.  Praise the Lord! 

We were in Franklin, Pennsylvania to be a part of our first missions conference of the fall! I have known Pastor Foote and the Franklin Baptist Temple for many years through the local Tri-State meetings that my church attended when I was a teenager.  It has been a blessing to see the Lord use the Foote family over the years.  Pastor Foote’s father is still an evangelist to this day and now, Joshua Foote, a nephew of the pastor is going to be a missionary to the country of Africa.  What a testimony!  We were also excited to meet a young man from the church that is going to Burkina Faso to be a missionary.  Needless to say it has been an encouragement for us to meet folks who are willing to serve the Lord at home and abroad.  We must not stop sharing the gospel with this lost and dying world!