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Special Guests at Eastside Baptist Church

This coming Lord’s day at Eastside Baptist Church we will have two special guest speakers.

July 14, at 10:30 a.m. Scott Brown, pastor of Hope Baptist Church in Wake Forest, NC and president of the National Center for Family Integrated Churches will be preaching. Scott and Deborah Brown are the parents of 4 children and have 17 grandchildren.

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July 14, at 6:30 p.m. one of our missionaries to Senegal, West Africa will update us of the ongoing gospel work. Matt is a former pastor of NorthRidge Fellowship in Jerome, ID. Matt and Gayle have 3 children.

Both opportunities will be of a blessing to you and your family.

Mission Field Report (updated)

Over a month ago I introduced you to a young boy, Ezra; His family calls him Ez. He and his family are following the established path of the Lord to Senegal, West Africa. Ezra’s parents have just finished language school and are ready to go. I’m following the video journal of Ezra here, and I just wanted to share with you this recent update.

You should consider visiting his site and leaving him a note of encouragement once in a while. Tell him I sent you to his site (and that his dad owes me lunch next time we see each other.)

the EZ Life

[updated 1/18/2013]

Also, be sure to check out Thea’s (one of Ezra’s sisters) blog here. She his descriptive and paints a good visual with her words. Enjoy, be encouraged and be better equipped with how to pray for missionary and their children.

Baby Steps of Faith

 

Gospel Shoes

I have many friends who are missionaries around the world. Many of them keep their churches informed on how to pray for them with blogs or newsletters. Reading their updates are among my favorite things to do with my prayer time because I’m able to pray for them as they have needs, and to pray in agreement with them is significant. This is a treat that the modern church has that the historic church did not have, quick access of information on what is going on in the mission field and how the missionaries are doing. In the early days of the church it could take months for this kind of information to reach the church; today it is with us in a matter of seconds (if they have electricity, internet, or security clearance to communicate. Many do not.)Continue Reading

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