So, what is new with us, you ask? Well, we have been able to go out door to door sharing the Gospel with many folks. We have been able to have personal contact, a face to face conversation with over 200 people at their homes. Of those, about 1/3 listened as we shared the truth about God and our relationship to Him.
We are often talking with folks at their doors and getting to know more about what they believe. I am surprised (don't know why) that people have some very improper perspectives of God. Some think He doesn't exist at all. Others claim to know Him, yet disregard His Word. Still others claim the name of denominations and religions as their means of eternal life. We know that from the Bible that God has revealed Himself to man, giving us the exact recipe for salvation, but that if we try to add to or take away from His plan, it does not work. We must rely completely on the righteousness of Jesus Christ, His sinless life and self-sacrifice as the only means by which we can approach God. Any church or teaching that teaches otherwise is not in agreement with God's own Word.
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| Nathaniel, Naomi, and Virginia (R to L) outside our camper home in February 2009, Fort Worth, Texas |
Many churches are falsely teaching that we all go to heaven. The assumption is that if God is love, then nobody gets punished. The Bible would not agree. We know the truth that God offered salvation as a free gift to all, and that the cost of that gift was paid by Jesus when He died to pay the penalty for the sins of the whole world. God loved us so much that He sent His only begotten Son, that whoever believes (trusts and puts their faith) in Jesus Christ will be saved from the penalty that we all deserve. We consider it a great privilege to be considered worthy to serve our Master and Savior. As followers of the Lord Jesus, what greater joy could we have then to be considered worthy ambassadors for Christ, the messengers of such a great message of life and salvation.
Feb 23, a week from Monday, we head for El Cajon, California. We will be working with 2 assemblies of Christians, one in El Cajon and another in San Diego. Our family will be staying with folks in El Cajon, and all the needs for parking our camper, water, power, etc. have all been taken care of. God has once again provided evidence that He is behind this work and we are learning to rely on Him for all things. We do not know the exact details of the ministry there, but the excitement to have us work with them in the area of evangelism and teaching is evident and we are thankful for the Lord's leading into the Southern California area.
We plan to take 4-5 days in travel and rest in the evening at truck stops and RV parks. We would like to witness to folks along the way wherever we meet them. Our desire to reach truckers will be used in these traveling times, no doubt. We do not have finalized dates for the CA trip, but we should be leaving around the first of May headed for Ohio, then Kentucky, then to Maine for the summer.
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| The Christians at North Richland Hills Bible Chapel |
We plan to take 4-5 days in travel and rest in the evening at truck stops and RV parks. We would like to witness to folks along the way wherever we meet them. Our desire to reach truckers will be used in these traveling times, no doubt. We do not have finalized dates for the CA trip, but we should be leaving around the first of May headed for Ohio, then Kentucky, then to Maine for the summer.
