March 2021 || Ministry Updates


Dear Family and Friends,

THE JOY OF THE LORD IS CONTAGIOUS!

May God grant you (and may you choose) a joy filled 2021! Phil. 4:4

Our 2021 ministry has been blessed beyond measure by our precious Lord! As one of our friends from Rantoul, IL says, “We are blessed by the BEST!” Our hearts are full, and we desire to move forward choosing “FAITH OVER FEAR.” We are rejoicing over many blessings to report, but, first, thank you for your faithful prayers, love and support. We pray you will enjoy catching up with our endeavors for revival to be stirred and for the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

HERE ARE THE BIGGEST REJOICE POINTS SINCE OUR LAST UPDATE:
(We still plan to do monthly updates, but with the nature of our ministry travels this quarter this is our first report this year.)

1. GOD HAS BLESSED BY PROVIDING EVENTS!

Concerning the filling of our schedule, our philosophy has always been "...if the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that...” and since our January 2021 video update the Lord has provided 6 more event opportunities: 5 of those in 2021 and 1 in 2022. This takes the 2021 event total to 25 and the 2022 total to 2 (revivals)! We rejoice with how the Lord is filling our schedule.

2. GOD BLESSED WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORTERS! God provided 3 more supporters since our January Video Update - 2 churches and 1 family from one of those churches who felt led to give additional support on top of what their church is giving! We wish to give our monthly supporters another big “THANK YOU”! This means our total support level is up to 33%. (Find our more about this on our website.)

3. GOD BLESSED IN EACH EVENT! Since our January Update, We have had 7 events. We received many great responses to the songs Rachel sang and also to the preached Word that was delivered. The Gospel has gone forth knowingly to lost souls in services and via Gospel tracts that have been passed on. I love that Lydia gets to see her mommy care for lost souls in this way. We are continuing daily to teach Lydia the way of the Lord, and we are praying for her salvation! Grant it, LORD!

4. GOD BLESSED RACHEL’S HEALTH! As you learned from our January Video Update, Rachel was sick for over a month during the first stretch of 2021. We praise the Lord that
she has regained full strength and has been able to travel with us. Thank you for your prayers!

5. GOD BLESSED OUR FAMILY VACATION! in March, we love to join my family in Colorado for a ski vacation. I hurt my ankle on my first day of boarding (going uphill-watch video update for more info). Therefore, my vacation was blessed with great rest and opportunity to thank the Lord “in everything...” We always enjoy whatever precious time we can get with our families!

AS ALWAYS please continue to pray for souls to be saved and revival be stirred wherever the Lord leads us. We hope to see you in 2021... WE LOVE YOU!

The Smith Family

Proverbs 3:5-6

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