The round of meetings is in full swing with us traveling through the Midwest and into the Intermountain West. In meetings in Minnesota, Nebraska, Virginia (thank God for the invention of the airplane), and Wyoming, we have seen some wonderful results from the Lord's working in hearts. Best of all are the souls that have trusted Christ at different places along the way. We praise God for each of these baby Christians and covet your prayers for their growth in the Lord.
Another blessing along the way is how God continues to call men into His ministry. This trend seems to be growing in this country and others in which we have ministered. Thank God for calling laborers into His harvest! Thank God also for those who heed his call.
The truck fund is growing steadily. You may remember from our last update that we decided to get another truck. We found something to meet our needs in Hickory, NC, and have made the purchase. The new truck is a 2021 Ram 3500 having just over 20,000 miles on it when we purchased it. An individual put up the entire purchase amount and said that when the money comes in, we can simply reimburse him. Out of a total of $68,000 needed for the purchase of the truck, $61,250 has come in so far. The funds are all run through the Clearview Baptist Church of Southaven, MS. Churches and individuals have given generously to this need so far, and we are confident that God will continue to supply.
We had no sooner gotten a working truck than the trailer gave us major trouble. On the way from Duluth, MN, to Omaha, NE, a leaf spring broke on the trailer. After looking at the other springs, the man at the trailer parts store informed us that the others would break soon, hopefully not all at once. I decided at that time to do something that I should have done much earlier and upgrade the springs to heavier ones. This trailer is a 16,000-lb. unit designed with 14,000 lbs. of suspension. It is a wonder that we have not had greater problems than we have had with the suspension. The new suspension is now rated for a 16,000-lb trailer.
In the process of all the work, a trailer slide-out motor failed on us and we had to push and pull the room in and out by hand. The good news is that this motor has failed enough that Daniel and I are pretty good at changing it out.
Now, it would seem that all our equipment is in good working order. Best of all, the Lord is blessing in our meetings. Sometimes I fear that the mechanical issues can distract from the main thing of preaching the Gospel and ministering to churches. (This fear becomes particularly acute whenever I am trying to work on the trailer.) In the end, every soul that professes Christ reminds us of why we do what we do.
Thank you all for praying.
