September 15, 2007
Dear Pastors, Prayer Partners, Family & Friends,
School is back into full
swing, the days are getting shorter, and there is a noticeable
chill in theair – summer is over! Even though our summer weather
this year was very disappointing with only a couple days hitting
in the 70’s, we are praising the Lord for the work accomplished
this summer! A team from our church traveled to London to help
set up and work in a Holiday Bible Club for a week in July.
There were 150 children and teens that attended the club; many
of them were Muslims! This group came back very excited and has
encouraged us to do a Holiday Bible Club here in Llanfairfechan
in the summer of 2008! This will be the first time that Libanus
Baptist has done anything like this! At Senior Camp, we had 14
young people that made professions of faith (two of which were
teens that came with our church), and at Junior Camp, there were
10 professions of faith! After camp, one of our teens spent two
weeks doing Beach Missions here in the UK. After showing
pictures and giving testimony of her experience, several of our
teens have expressed an interest in being involved in beach
missions next summer! We are excited to see that our children,
teens, and young adults are not only growing in numbers, but
also in their desire to serve!
We will be having another
Baptismal Service the first of October to baptize the teens that
were saved at camp, as well as, one of the women that got saved
right before we left for furlough. These services are always a
good opportunity for the unsaved family members that attend to
hear the gospel. Please be in prayer for this upcoming service
and for those being baptized as they take this important first
step of obedience. Two of those being baptized are already being
discipled and have been such an encouragement as we see them
make wise decisions and grow in their faith!
Besides the spiritual
work that has been accomplished, we are working on the physical
building and property, as well. We’ve been clearing out the back
garden and will be laying patio stone so that it can be used for
fellowships and also provide a safe place for our children to
play after Sunday morning service. Everything is in order to
take out and replace the old guttering which will help take care
of some of the dampness problem that we have, and we will be
doing some major rearranging of Sunday School classrooms to
accommodate our growing number of children and teens. This will
involve some repairs, as well as, a lot of painting. There are
also plans to do some major renovations in the sanctuary so that
we can utilize our facility for various functions and not have
to always rent the town hall for church dinners and teen
outreach. Please pray for guidance, wisdom, and the physical and
financial means to make our church more functional. As most of
you know, our church is an old 1800’s Revival Chapel which
creates many challenges as we endeavor to make repairs and the
necessary changes to meet the needs of our growing ministry!
We so appreciate your
faithful prayers, financial support, and sacrificial gifts!
There are times that we get down and are discouraged, but then
God reminds us of all of you that are praying for us and
counting on us to represent you here, and we are able to keep
going. That is our prayer for you also – “that you not grow
weary in well doing” – for God promises that we shall reap
the fruit of our labors!
In His Service,
Kevin & Kim Davis
