We praise the Lord for revival fire, for refining our hearts, challenging us to look beyond our walls and our comfort zones, to go out and reach the world for Christ. Brother Allan Scherger, our neighbor, has been challenging me more to see the many that we have neglected too often in our Gospel efforts. The Scherger family has been a blessing to us in our time here,we will miss them greatly, and we thank the Lord for families like them here and at every place the Lord leads us to serve Him. It doesn't make it any easier to leave, but the Lord is calling and we will follow wherever He leads.
Our schedule on the road will be hectic the next month or so, but we are breaking up the driving for the sake of Mark's back, and the sanity of the whole family. We will drive an hour and stop for 15- 20 minutes to stretch and move around, feed the baby, and let the kids run around. With the heat advisories for this region, we won't be able to park at Walmarts as usual, as the heat is beyond uncomfortable, and in the range of health hazard for the baby. So, we will be staying at a few campgrounds along the way to Maine in the next 5 weeks. Our schedule is included below, for those praying and those we will be visiting. We thank the Lord for providing for our family in everything. He is Jehovah Jireh, our provider, and the Great Physician that brings healing. God is mighty to save, and we look forward to those we will meet along the way, praying for opportunities to share the Gospel, and for boldness and wisdom to speak as we ought in every situation.
We are so encouraged to see the Christians here excited about the Lord, about reaching the lost with the salvation message. We have been blessed with hospitality, love, encouragement, challenges from God's Word, and so much "one anothering". Please continue to pray for laborers in the field in Ottawa, Kansas. Justin Humes and family, along with SaraGrace Hinton, labor tirelessly in door to door work, Bible studies, preaching, teaching, and could really use the help. We thank the Lord for our time here, and look forward to what God will do as we go forward. We appreciate your prayer for us, and encourage everyone to add the work in Ottawa to your daily prayer list.
Our travel Schedule (if the Lord wills)
July 20-Leave Baldwin City, Kansas
July 21- 25- Belleville, Illinois outreach (Villa Hills Gospel Chapel)
July 25-August 15- Richmond, Kentucky 2 weddings, teaching, etc.
August 16-18 Bluffton, Ohio visit with family, R&R
August 19 Toledo, Ohio visit with family
August 20-? Travel to Maine
The work in Maine will be working with multiple churches in Gospel outreach, training, encouragement, preaching, and jail ministry. We do not currently have a departure date, but will continue to seek the Lord's will in length of stay, focus of the work, and hope to see a revival in the mid coast Maine area. Revive 2010 will be at First Baptist in Waldoboro. Brothers from West Rockport Baptist are seeking our help in their ongoing Gospel work. We plan to work with Rock of Ages in Wiscasset, all in reaching souls for Christ, for His glory. We hope to be involved in a few fairs at the end of the summer, as time permits.. A trip to Hancock County is in the tentative plans, hoping to work with a few churches in that area to encourage and equip in the Gospel work. Maine will always have a special place in our hearts, and we desire to see Christians united in Christ, a genuine work orchestrated by the Holy Spirit, where we see less denominational division and more hearts focused on Jesus Christ, our Savior and Redeemer. He is the King of Kings and Lord or Lords, and is the one we worship and adore.
We will try to write as we have time, but Belleville will be a short stop, and without internet, so don't expect to hear too much until we arrive in Kentucky, July 25 or 26. We would appreciate your prayers for safety and effectiveness in the Gospel work. Phone calls and text will be the best ways to contact us the next week and during all our travel days.
Mark for the Cowperthwaites
Mark 207-542-8916
