Praise and Prayer for March 19, 2010

This is has become a bit of an emotional time of year for me. Two years ago today, my father, Donald Teachout, was promoted to his eternal Home. Our children have each been suffering with colds, lung infection, or asthma this week. Both Caleb and Josiah have each been to two different specialists for treatments, which continue. Just since Monday, we have had 9 different doctor’s appointments between the two of them, including several hours in waiting rooms. Both have more appointments and are in need of healing. We appreciate your prayers for them, and for us that the Lord will help us to trust Him even when we don’t understand, and that He will be able to accomplish His purposes in our lives and in the lives of our children.

The Lord blessed the Sunday services last weekend in a wonderful way. The auditorium was full Sunday morning and we all witnessed the clear salvation testimonies of the two young university students who were then baptized. Praise the Lord for the courage that He gave to both of them who have both had criticism from family members for their decision to follow the Lord in baptism. In the evening at our Sango service, there were more than 20 present, the highest attendance that we’ve had this school year at our service. One young man was there for the first time. He listened attentively and gladly accepted the Gospel literature that I offered him after the service.

Jessica continues to be a blessing to each of us as she takes many opportunities to serve the Lord here in Reims. This week at various times, she could have been seen working on designing a new SS song, doing school with Caleb home sick from school, working on email address lists for us, helping with SS materials preparations, washing dishes, playing or reading with the kids, visiting with guests, accompanying the kids to or from school taking care of Josiah, etc. Cherith was able to complete the health insurance claims and reports and get those mailed, because of Jessica’s presence and help.

Praise for:
- God’s answers to prayer this past Sunday and for the good group that witnessed the clear testimonies given.
- for more than 20 present for the evening Sango service and for the man that was present for the first time.
- Jessica’s help this week in many, many areas, enabling us to accomplish more even with sick children.

Pray for:
- D. to read the literature he received and to return for the Sango service this Sunday evening.
- the special service that we will be having this Sunday morning to honor the Farrell family for their many years of service to the Lord in Reims, resulting in the Evangelical Baptist Church of Reims.
- the evangelistic Easter celebration outreach we will be having in our Sango service on March 28. We are preparing a flyer for our members and friends to take Sunday evening to share with their contacts.
- all of the work going into preparing different groups for the special Easter program on April 4 (SS, choir, Sango); children learning Scripture passages to share.
- that important original documents that have been missing for nearly a month would arrive in the mail soon and safely.