NEWSLETTER
NOVEMBER 2009

We had a wonderful Fall Meeting at the First Baptist Church in Canton, Michigan.  Each service was blessed of the Lord and the men who preached all did a great job.  Several of our young pastors spoke and their messages were all a special blessing.  I believe the future of the World Baptist Fellowship is in good hands.  The Mission Store was, as always, a special blessing to our missionaries and we had a good Special Mission Offering.  Although the offering goal was not reached, we believe there will be more offerings to come in and that ultimately we will reach the goal.

The Wednesday evening service was a special blessing for our missionaries present at the meeting.  Each missionary was escorted into the auditorium by one of the church’s young people who carried the flag of the missionaries’ field.  The deacons of the church formed an honor guard, each holding up his Bible as the missionaries walked by.  A short biography of each missionary and their work was read and upon reaching the platform, each man was presented with a Scofield Bible and each lady was given a beautiful piece of jewelry by the church.  The missionaries were honored and humbled by this expression of love and respect.

As you plan your missionary conference, if you would like us to inform the missionaries of the dates, please let us know and we will forward the information to them.  Our furlough and deputation missionaries will be a blessing to each church that invites them for a meeting.

Betty Hawkins is doing well following surgery for breast cancer.  She is having some pain, but it is not too bad at this point.  They are still waiting for the biopsy report on the lymph nodes that were removed.  Further treatment will be decided upon after these reports come back.  Please continue to pray for Betty.

Debi Harris is recovering from a second surgical procedure on her esophagus.  She is doing well at this time, but further procedures will be needed in the future.  Please pray for a good recovery for Debi.

Little Eliana Densmore was in a very critical condition but is now somewhat improved.  She stopped breathing, her heart stopped beating and it took them eight minutes to revive her.  We thank the Lord that it appears there was no brain damage from the loss of oxygen, but she is still hospitalized and it will be at least two more weeks before they will consider letting her go home.  Please continue to pray for Eliana and for Brian and Joy and the boys.

Doyle Whaley continues to struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease and deafness.  It is very hard for Wanda as she cares for him at home and they both need your prayers.

Please pray for these missionaries who have ongoing physical problems, but who continue faithfully in the work:  Linda Carruth, Jodell Powers, Rebecca Hawkins, Joe Hawkins, Elaine Hawkins, Mary Gagnon, Monnie Bacon, Gary Bacon, Ernie Brown, Gloria Higgins, Abigail Mitchell, Amber Cato, Dana McCutchen, Sandy Janky, Charlene Neill, Mike Lane.

Thank you to each church and individual who prays for our missionaries and supports them so faithfully.  We also thank each one who has a part in supporting the General Fund, and for those who participated in the Special Mission Offering.  This makes our ongoing ministry on behalf of the missionaries possible, and we are very grateful.