prayer letter august sept 2010
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Ministry of Joshua Baptist Church * P.O. Box 1210 Joshua, Texas 76058
[email protected] * www.rhyanashcraft.org * (803) 571-1423
AshcraftMinistries
Serving Our Savior in Central America
August/September 2010
“On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went untotheir tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done for David
his servant, and for Israel his people.” I Kings 8:66
Dear Friends,
Just as the Israelites rejoiced after the temple was completed, we too are “joyful and glad of hear
for all the goodness that the Lord” has bestowed upon us! We have seen our finances increasesteadily over the past few months, and our pastor has been gracious enough to allow us to parkour RV at the church, which drastically reduces our expenses. We thank each of you for yourfaithfulness and consistent sacrifice. It is such an encouragement to see things headed in theright direction in this uncertain economy. It gives us an even greater anticipation ofaccomplishing great things in Central America!
When we don’t have a scheduled meeting, we usually find a church we’ve never been to and gointroduce ourselves (in hopes that they’ll ask us to come back and present the ministry!). Thispast week we had the pleasure of dropping by Granbury Baptist Church in Granbury, Texas. Theytook us in as their own and made us feel very welcome. It just so happened that their pastor wason a mission trip to Guatemala on the very day we visited! One of the men in the church kept
saying, “This can’t be coincidence!” Needless to say, we were very jealous and wished we werethere too!
One of the advantages of being based at our home church is that we have the opportunity to takepart in the activities going on here at Joshua Baptist. Last week I was helping my dad load a busbound for Central America with donations for a church when my pastor called me. Someonebrought to his attention there was a Spanish speaking only couple that needed to be visited. Sonaturally, he recruited Brother Jorge Franco, the Spanish pastor, and myself for the job. As itturns out, the husband only spoke Spanish, and the wife only spoke English! Although indifferent languages, the Holy Spirit worked in their hearts, and they both accepted Christ!
Lauren and I are so thankful for all the blessings in our lives. We’re so thankful that God chooseto work through us to reach others. We’re so thankful for faithful individuals and churches likeyou that make it all possible.
Your Missionaries,
Rhyan and Lauren Ashcraft