There’s never a dull moment in the ministry at Port Macquarie! We had another jam-packed month in May. Speaking of jam that’s what we call jelly here in Australia, so we have peanut butter and jam sandwiches, not peanut butter and jelly san [...]
Things were moving right along in the second month of our church plant. We had our first service in the Port Macquarie Senior Citizens Centre on Easter Sunday, and there was excitement in the air! We had around 40 people in our service on E [...]
We’ve started our first Bible study! It’s been a busy but an exciting time for our family. In February, we spent the entire month moving to a new place, as well as preparing for the 10th anniversary of Living Hope Baptist Church. After our [...]
It was all hands on deck as we prepared for our church’s 10-Year Anniversary. We had planned a three-day celebration with guest speakers, Evangelist Chris Hustler and Pastor Brad Williamson (the pastor of Living Hope Baptist Church’s mother [...]
With much prayer, counsel, and evident leading by the Lord, we have chosen to plant a church in the coastal town of Port Macquarie or “Port.” It is a “town” of over 73,000 in population, and it is growing rapidly. It is situated right betwe [...]
We wrapped up 2022 with a bang! It was a bittersweet moment for the Bible college students, as they took their finals to finish off this year’s course. The students presented me with a basket of goodies. It was such a pleasure getting to t [...]
We have so much to be thankful for! We just had our Thanksgiving dinner, along with a group of seniors and young adults from Southland Baptist Church in Sydney who helped us with some outreach here in Taree and Forster. We had about 40 peop [...]
It’s full steam ahead with our building project! We’re so blessed to have a group of men in our church who possess a variety of handy skills. This past month, our church has laid flooring in the new auditorium, framed up the new Sunday scho [...]
It’s the middle of September, and it was exciting to see the last coat of paint go up last Monday on the walls of our future auditorium. The electrician will come in now and install the lights, switches, outlets, and control panel. We will [...]
It’s the middle of August as I’m writing this letter, and it marks our one-year anniversary since arriving to the field. I’m reflecting on all that has happened in the past year. We arrived in Sydney during lockdown, the airport was a ghos [...]
