We have had a busy
holiday season—probably the busiest time of year as it is for most churches. On
Christmas day we had a children’s program with over 70 children participating.
Many visitors came both for the children’s program and for the Christmas
service immediately following. We would ask for prayer that the Lord work in
the hearts of those who do not normally come to begin coming each week.
Likewise for the children to keep coming. We typically have anywhere from 15-25
children on Thursdays and Sundays, but so many more only come occasionally or
not at all.
Pray that the seeds of
the gospel that were planted in the service would take root. We gave each
family who attended a small package with some food items as well as a copy of
John/Romans and a calendar from the Romanian Bible Society with verses and a
Bible reading plan. Pray that the Lord would use these materials to remind the
people to read His Word and to come to church.
We would also ask you to
continue to pray for wisdom in the coming year as we complete the purchase of
land and the construction of a new building. There are numerous pitfalls in
this process, both financially and spiritually. Satan would like to use this
time to divide the people and create disunity. We already can see evidence of
this. Pray that our family and our teammates, the Warners, will have patience
and perseverance throughout the coming months.
Finally we would ask for
your prayers for our upcoming furlough. We are still in the early stages of
planning. About 1/3 of our meetings are scheduled, but we are still needing to
locate housing, preferable in the Cincinnati area near our sending church, and
for all the details that need to happen between now and then as we split our
time with furlough planning and ministry responsibilities. We have one more
month until the Warners return from their furlough, so we need to remain
focused throughout this time.
Thank you again for your
partnership with us. If we can provide any further details or answer any
questions, please contact me. We are looking forward to being back at Emmanuel
in the coming year.
In Christ,
Dave and Ruth Kimmel
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