March 10, 2008
Dear Pastors, Prayer Partners, Family & Friends,
Greetings from Llanfairfechan! As we write to you, the daffodils
are in full bloom, we are starting to see baby lambs in the
fields throughout the village, and the days are getting longer.
These things give us hope that a little warmer and, hopefully,
nicer weather is not too far around the corner!!
Mother’s Day or “Mothering Sunday”, as they call it here in the
UK, is celebrated in March. Our ladies put on their very first
“Mother & Daughter Tea”. It was a great success and was very
much enjoyed by the 33 ladies and their daughters that attended.
We had several unsaved friends and family that attended who
heard a wonderful message given by Patty Dunmire, a fellow
missionary from Cannock Chase, England. The ladies have also
started a monthly Fellowship Meeting and each month a different
lady is being encouraged to bring the devotion. The lady that
volunteered for February has always been very reserved and shy
about doing anything. She did a wonderful job and was such a
blessing to the ladies in attendance, but the biggest blessing
was the testimony that it was to her unsaved husband. He was
impressed that she even volunteered and then noticed how hard
she worked on researching and preparing the devotion. He
commented to Kevin that “you have to appreciate all the time she
put into her talk”. We have been praying for her husband for
many years now and are continuing to pray that the spiritual
growth he is seeing in his wife will be the very thing that
brings him to make a decision for Christ. I want to also mention
that Kim has been doing a Bible Study with several ladies on
Tuesdays for quite some time now, and the most recent study that
they have been doing has been such a blessing, that a second
group of ladies have asked her to do the study on Monday
evenings with them. It is so exciting and such an encouragement
to see God working in this area of ministry!!
The Sunday School room, which is now going to be the Teen Room,
was finally completed once the floor had been sanded and several
coats of varnish were applied. It has been a long, tedious
process, but everyone is pleased with the outcome, and the Teens
will be moving in soon! We will now begin the process of
repairing and painting the other side of the building we’ve been
using for Sunday School rooms. We’re waiting for quotes from
several workers to put up wall board that will help with the
dampness issues we struggle with here in Wales, and then will
begin painting. We are also planning to put shelving up in the
storage area to help get things organized. Pray for us as we
seek God’s provision and find balance in doing the work that
needs done on the building, as well as, equipping and meeting
the spiritual needs of the people.
Please continue to pray for Mark and Eve Young. The church, at
our Annual General Meeting, voted to permanently take Mark on
staff and continue to financially support him. This will make it
possible for Mark to continue his ministry to the teens, focus
on his studies for his theological degree, and to go out and
raise additional support from other churches to supplement his
income. This is very needful, especially since Mark and Eve
announced that they are expecting their first child in
September!! Praise the Lord for this blessing and also for the
step of faith that this young couple and Libanus Baptist are
taking!!!
In His Service,
Kevin & Kim Davis
