Friends,
We now have the opportunity to share with you some of the incredible things our God has been doing on our behalf to grow His church. I’m sitting in Charlottesville, VA at the University of Virginia Digestive Health Center receiving a Remicade treatment for my Crohn’s disease. It is a stark reminder of my weakness and God’s sovereign control over my life. It also reminds me of God’s faithfulness in my life. I have been feeling well for a month straight and the treatments seem to be working. Praise God that I have good health and can pursue His will with a little more vigor.
Now to tell you about what God is doing for this church plant. I mentioned earlier that God has done some great things. Attached below are some pictures of materials donated to us from a former church in the Valley. These materials include:
- 75 hymnals
- 50 Bibles
- Approximately 100 padded chairs, with chair dolly
- 50 metal folding chairs
- Copier
- Digital piano
- Portable mixing board, other sound equipment, speakers, microphones, wiring, etc.
- Communion set
- Nursery supplies
- Various decorations
I checked online for similar materials and their costs and the total came to just under $12,000.00. God is so good! As I sat and looked at all those chairs and other items, I thought, “Now we just need God to fill up those chairs.” John, Sean, and I rejoiced together as we stood there and looked at all these things that God provided and realized we could start church services with the items we now have. We are excited about God bringing people to begin this church. We are excited about ministering to the people of Augusta County.
We are also looking for your partnership with us as we continue to pursue God’s will. Attached below is our first prayer letter as well as information about how you can partner with us right now. We are looking forward to God providing all of our needs. He has blessed us with abundant grace up to this point and we have no doubt that He will use you to invest with us for eternity. We are praying that God will continue to bless us in unusual ways. Contact me any time if you have any questions or if you just want to chat. I would love to hear from you.
Please send all financial support to:
Community Baptist Church
643 South Suber Road
Greer, SC 29650
(please write “Augusta County Church Plant” on the memo line)
To the praise of His glorious grace,
MLW
Pastor Michael and Nina,
We will commit to sending you a $100 monthly as long as I work in my shop..I am afraid to say for 5 yrs due to health reasons and I may have to retire. We never know what the future holds for any of us but we will trust GOD to do what we can.
Our prayers are with you on church planting. We started Libery Baptist Church in Suffolk and I know the joy of being a big part of that.
Love you both.
By: Shirley and Junior Bryant on January 20, 2010
at 3:23 pm