October 2021 || Ministry Update


Dear Family and Friends,
JOY IN THE PRESENCE OF ANGELS!
“Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.” Luke 15:10
Isn’t this a grand thought from the words of Christ? When one sinner comes to Christ for salvation, the Father begins to rejoice and invites others to rejoice with Him…how exciting! WHAT A JOYFUL PLACE! Do you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour? Please read Luke 15:1-10 and let the words of Scripture sink in to your soul. God loves you so much and desires to rejoice over your faith in the Gospel.

Our 2021 Summer ministry was greatly blessed and has come to a close, but the fall ministry has been exciting, and it is in full stride for the glory of God. (You can view pictures on our digital version.)

HERE ARE THE BIGGEST REJOICE POINTS SINCE OUR LAST UPDATE:
(Our last update was August 3rd. We send monthly updates when we are home and can get to the printer.)

1. GOD BLESSED WITH REARRANGING OUR MINISTRY CALENDAR!
You may know our ministry calendar philosophy has always been "...if the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that…” and since our last update the Lord provided 10 more event opportunities and took away or changed 3 previously scheduled opportunities. 2 meetings have been canceled due to covid concerns. 1 meeting has changed from a revival to a Sunday only service. Out of the 10 newly scheduled meetings 7 are in 2021 and 3 are in 2022. 2 of the recently scheduled meetings in 2021 were Ladies’ conferences where Rachel had the opportunity to speak! This takes the 2021 event total to 55 and the 2022 total to 9. We rejoice in how the Lord is filling our schedule for 2022.

2. GOD BLESSED WITH SPECIAL EVENT SCHEDULING! If our schedule continues to play out as the Lord allows it to look right now, we will spend the first part of winter in Alaska, and then in Mid January we will head to Central Florida for a month long Evangelistic Campaign. We don’t know what all this fully entails, but we are excited to pray for and plan for this wonderful Gospel opportunity. The Pastor who scheduled us originally desired two full months, but our schedule wouldn’t allow it. We are so thankful for this Pastor’s vision and his willingness to desire our family to be with him and his church for the Evangelistic endeavor..please pray with us!

3. GOD BLESSED WITH SALVATION DECISIONS! Since our last update, we have seen 2 precious souls come to Christ for salvation. Both were decisions took place during the same services. One was 6 and the other was a Dad/Grandpa who had been prayed for by the church family for attest 2 years! There have been many other Gospel conversations and seeds planted. We are praying for God to give a great increase for His kingdom’s sake!!

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING 2021 EVENTS:
  • Indiana: October 10th, Sunday with Faith in Kokomo
  • Virginia: November 7th, Sunday with Emmanuel in Pounding Mill
  • Illinois: November 14th, Sunday with Crossroads in Peoria
  • Alaska: December 8th-12th, Revival with Pilgrims in Wasilla
  • Alaska: December 26th-29th, Revival with Bible Baptist in Chugiak
AS ALWAYS please continue to pray for souls to be saved and revival to 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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