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I just wanted to give everyone a little update about some things that have come together over the past month. God is continuing to build His church in an extraordinary way. We have several answers to prayer that we would like to share with you:

1. John and Darla Collins are partnering with us in our church planting ventures! This is a huge answer to prayer and one that God worked out in an unusual way. John continues to help in numerous ways with graphic design, etc. We thank God for His abundant grace.
2. We received thousands of dollars worth of church supplies (piano, copier, chairs, pulpit supply, etc.) from a church in the Valley. This is a blessing we cannot even begin to express thanks to God for. Basically it looks like we’ll be able to begin services with these supplies. We just need more people now!
3. The Lord continues to provide for us financially. I will post more about this later this week.
4. My health is still good. While I am not “cured” per se, I am feeling well and able to live a semi-normal life. Praise God for this goodness, too.
5. We have our first financial partners in ministry. Again, I will say more about this later.

Here are some things for which we need your prayers:

• We are going out to the Valley January 18-21. Here is a list of things that will be going on during this trip:

1. We will be going through the inventory of things that have been donated to us, and categorizing them.
2. I have a Remicade treatment at UVA on Tuesday. Pray that this treatment continues to be effective.
3. We will be meeting with a realtor on Wednesday and looking at several houses in the area. Pray that we will find good financing options a some good leads on homes.
4. We will be presenting Vision for the Valley @ Lexington Baptist Church on Wednesday evening. This is the church where Michael Wilburn is pastor and where Sean and Chrissy are currently attending. Pray that we will be able to see God burden these people to partner with us in various ways. We are anticipating God’s good favor here.
5. We will be staying with Sean and Chrissy and always look forward to their encouragement. Pray that our hearts will be drawn together as we look to the future.

Thank you for praying. It is amazing to see what God is doing. There are so many things that we could list; “little” things that God is bringing about to build this church for His glory. We praise His name for everything that happens. Keep praying!

Peace,
MLW

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