1 June 07

Dear Christian Friends,  

      Greetings to you once again in the name of the Lord. We pray this letter finds all of you well. We are transitioning into winter here and have had temperatures down to 34 degrees at night. We are hoping for a cold winter this year. After being home in the USA last year we missed winter both here in Australia and in the States, so this year we are liking the cool weather. Of course, here it doesn’t get nearly as cold as it does back there, but we do enjoy a much cooler winter than other parts of Australia.

      All continues to go well here, I just returned from my monthly trip to Adelaide. We had done a round of advertising there just before I went down and I was hoping that we might have some visitors, but we didn’t this time. We did have one e-mail from someone down there, but they did not show up at the church. I wish I had more time to be in Adelaide as I think good strong preaching would stabilize that church quickly and make it more known in the area. Right now I am having to deal with doctrinal difference and misunderstandings by e-mail and often times this doesn’t work because written words don’t always accurately convey the earnestness and emotion meant with the use of those words. Yet the Lord has blessed and I was told this last Sunday that some friends of the ones we have coming are interested in the church and may come next time. Please pray for this work, there is not a Sovereign Grace, Landmark church in the whole state of South Australia and I pray that this one may grow and be established according to the Lord’s will.

      During this month I am looking forward to a fellowship meeting with a church up the road pastored by Bro. Israel Marquez. Bro. Marquez has a mainly Philipino church and is the only other church in this whole country that believes the doctrines of Grace and local church only position. I will be preaching there on Sunday evening on June the 10th. I am expecting that our whole church here will attend and we are looking forward to a rare time of fellowship. We are hoping that this will just be the first of many times we can get together and enjoy the mutual belief of the precious doctrines of God’s marvelous grace.

      Our church in Cobbitty remains strong, although we have not had as good attendance this last month as I would have liked to see. Some sicknesses and some holiday making have caused our numbers to be a little low, but we are thankful that this has been the exception and not the rule of our church attendance over the years. I am also thankful for the men of this church who have been stepping up to cover the services while I am away in Adelaide once a month. Our youngest male member, Dennis Madeira, has been leading the singing and one of our most faithful men, David Jackson, has been doing devotions on the Sundays I am away. I’m thankful for these men and their work in the church, when you have members like the ones we have here in Cobbitty it makes pastoring a church a great joy and blessing.

      I have spent a good deal of time this month looking into a part time job. I have not yet attained one, but I did go and take a driving course that allows me to drive delivery type trucks around the area as well as buses. I have done this kind of work before and I have applied for several positions. I have a couple interviews coming up this week or next and if the Lord wills I may have a job soon. The dollar situation has not eased much although it is down to .8195, however for it to make a difference in our finances it will have to go way down and the financial forecast is not calling for that to happen any time soon. We are thankful for the encouragement we have received from some churches and the extra offerings that have come in. We are not seeking more money from the States, but we do appreciate the concern for us that many have shown both in their prayers for us and their support. Until next time.

      By His Grace Alone,