"Given to Hospitality"

Our recipe/hospitality book, published by Gospel Folio Press, arrived here Dec. 23rd. Compiled by ladies at the chapel and contributed to by ladies around the world, the theme of the book is to encourage believers to use their homes for Christ. With many helpful hints and tips, we trust it will be a ready resource for many.

Rosboroughs update

Go to http://www.pcjjr.blogspot.com/ and get updated on John-Nathan's pending spinal cord surgery (October 6) and read and see pictures from the last 4-1/2 months of life in these United States!

Cattle Congress outreach Sept 18-21

This prayer request comes from the Collins in Waterloo, Iowa who meet with the saints at Bethany Bible Chapel in Cedar Falls.

Please pray for the effort at the National Cattle Congress again this year. Cattle Congress is our local fair which will run Sept 18th through the 21st. We usually offer a baggie with tracts, a pen or magnet with a verse on them and a cookie. This year we are also including a card offering them individual Bible studies or small group Bible studies if they are uncomfortable going to an assembly building and have questions about the Bible.

As per usual when doing something for the Lord, Satan does his best to hinder. There have been typing errors that have to be corrected and other things that have to be attended to that take up valuable time in getting ready for this project. Our prayer is that hearts will be prepared to receive the message, and that there will be a response to the offer of Bible studies.

We are also praying that the Lord will give us the necessary freedom from Satanic meddling so we can compete this without further complications. We are also praying for needed help so that the booth can be manned effectively. We are preparing about 1500 baggies. We valued your prayer last year and would again appreciate you partnering with us in prayer for this outreach.

Bruce Collins, Waterloo, IA

Hurricane Ike update - 9:00AM Saturday

Update on Jonathan & Sarah Lee -

Their home in Pearland, TX is due south of Houston, south of the outer by-pass. They lost power about 8:00PM Friday night -heavy storm winds started about 2:30AM til 6:00AM Saturday morning. They slept(?) in their closet. Still raining @ 8:00AM, as back of the eye wall passed over. They still had cell phone service this morning @ 8:00AM, but are trying to conserve battery life.
Jonathan's brother, Matthew & his new wife, Emily, evacuated their home at Clear Lake, TX, which is closer to the coast. Early reports on Clear Lake indicate widespread flooding, but no specific reports regarding Matthew's home.
Many of the believers who fellowship at Manvel Bible Chapel (also south of Houston, and where Jonathan & Matthew fellowship) evacuated, and several of the believers lived down near Galveston.
Thnak you all for your prayers - more to come as the storm passes through this afternoon.
In HIM,
Scott & Kathy Leach

Needham Women's Conference Notice

Eighth Annual Women’s Conference

Needham Bible Chapel

September 20, 2008

Speaker

Mary Lou Phelan

Nashville, TN

9:30am Coffee and Snacks

10:00am First Session

12:00 Noon Lunch

1:00pm Second Session

There is no charge for this Conference

Contact Lavon Bonner

2081 Bonner Town Road

Needham, AL 36915

251-843-5734

Or

shortyb@millry.net

Ron & Carrie Young

Ron & Carrie Young, Missionaries to Albania, were commended to the Lord's work by the assembly in Alamosa, CO in 1989. They have visited with us twice in the past, and we look forward to Ron's visit this month. He likely will be accompanied by one of his sons, and will be speaking both in the morning and evening meetings on September 21.

Regarding Albania, Wikipedia reports the following: "The totalitarian regime, which took control of Albania after World War II, suppressed religious observance and institutions and entirely banned religion to the point where Albania was officially declared to be the world's first atheist state. Although religious freedom has returned to Albania since the regime's change in 1992, the majority of Albanians today do not practice any religion whatsoever, but affilate themselves with one of the four traditional religions."  An obvious call to pray for the Lord's work there.

Rockville, MD Outreach - Prayer Requested

In the will of the Lord, there will be a gospel outreach in the Rockville, Maryland area, this Saturday, August 23. We are thankful to the Lord of the harvest for the laborers that He has raised up for this work. Several of the believers from Rockville Bible Fellowship will be going door-to-door in one of the neighborhoods close to the hotel where the Sunday and Wednesday meetings are normally held. Seed sower packets consisting of a John 3:16 picture Scripture text, along with a copy of the "Uniqueness of Christianity" CD and other literature based on the Word of God will be offered/shared.

The "CHRIST died for you" team is scheduled to meet briefly at the hotel at 10:00 am for prayer, group assignments and supplies. The team will then proceed out into the harvest from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm. Lunch will be served at a nearby park at 1:30 pm. The team will then go back out into the field from 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm.

We would greatly appreciate your prayers to our Lord for this outreach.

Please pray for the following items:

Glorification of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Prepared hearts to hear the gospel.

Working of the Holy Spirit to convince of sin, righteousness, and judgment.

Holiness in the lives of those working together during the outreach.

In the Lord Jesus Christ,

The "CHRIST died for you" outreach team