August 2019 || Ministry Update

Dear Family and Friends,

OUR AUGUST UPDATE is ready as we transitioned into a different home and are ready for our next ministry opportunity! We are rejoicing over so many "God Things" to report, but first thank you for your faithful prayers, love and support. God is using you and your prayers, and we want to let you know a few of those ways within this letter.

REJOICE POINTS:
1. God greatly blessed camp in Wyoming, IL! We were able to plant and water, and after we left the camp we heard of one young man trusting Christ as his Saviour! Hallelujah!
2. God gave us 6 more meetings since our last letter! 6 more in 2019 taking the total meeting count for 2019 to 49! Praise the Lord!
3. God gave us 1 more supporter! This takes our total monthly support to $455! God is sooo good!
4. God allowed us to rent out our home to the new Pastor of Crossroads Baptist Church! Wisdom for our housing situation was asked during our last prayer letter. Right after we sent the letter, the answer came! God's timing is perfect as our schedule allowed us to be home to make a housing transition. We are currently living in Princeville Baptist Church's mission house-the house we started our marriage in! Praise the Lord for Princeville Baptist Church being willing to allow us use of this house!

Until further notice, our new address is in care of: Princeville Baptist Church
235 W. Douglas St.
Princeville, IL 61559

PICTURES: 1. Justyn praying over the Peters Family on their first Sunday as Pastor and family at Crossroads Baptist Church in Peoria, IL



2. We were surprised with a new monthly supporter...God is so good!


3. Rachel and Lydia baking cookies together for the first time as they settle in to our "new" home!


4. The Daily Preacher’s Pushes are back! We start the Book of Luke soon!

Please pray for these requests in August/September:

1. August 25th-28th - Victory Baptist Church - Anniversary Revival Services Osawatomie, KS. 

2. September’s Preaching Schedule (view the calendar online).

3. The blessed opportunity to marry my youngest brother - 9.21.2019.

4. God to bless with monthly support and future meetings- according to His will.

5. God to continue to touch Rhoda (our 2005 Toyota Prius) as she has turned 350,000...we are asking God for many more thousands of miles, but we are also praying and setting aside money as able for our future vehicle needs.

AS ALWAYS please continue to pray for souls to be saved and revival to be stirred wherever the Lord leads us ... WE LOVE YOU!

The Smith Family

Proverbs 3:5-6

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