Thanks for taking the time to read our prayer letter. All of our trees are still down, I am looking for a new building in the city, we have almost 100 chickens, we are attending two new church works each week in Ennis and Galway, and bee season is coming up quickly. With so much to do, I am finding my time is very limited. Although we live on a narrow, hard-to-find, road, we discovered that the eggs we sell at the end of the drive are becoming a hot commodity in the area. Please pray that the Lord will use this as an inroad and that we can use this as a ministry. I found the perfect storefront building in the city, but the asking price is far above our ability to meet. Unfortunately, after comparing this to other rental properties in the area, what they are asking ($20,000 a year) is reasonable as rental prices increase. Please pray that the owner has a change of heart concerning the cost and that the Lord opens a door for us there. In 2015, we found a building for $400 a month, when the cost would have been $800 – $1,000. The Bible says in I Corinthians 4:2, “Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.” God is unspeakably faithful, and we have the responsibility to follow His example.

March

Lynn, one of our ladies, faced her unsaved father passing away at the beginning of the month. They needed to return to their home country of Romania. During the second week, we attended a fellowship meeting in Lucan, County Dublin, and got to hear Bro. Edgar Feghaly speak on the need to reach the Muslim communities in Ireland, of which there are many and getting to be like the UK. He also gave some pointers on how to reach out to them. On Saint Patrick’s Day, we went down to the parade and were able to give away 19 Bibles while we were down there. The day after, one of our church members, Eoin, needed medical treatment, and I was able to fill his need by driving him to and from a distant hospital. Near the end of the month, we were finally able to have our annual business meeting and were able to get some needed things voted on. The last Sunday of March was the Irish Mother’s Day, and we honoured the moms with a special lunch and gifts jars as well. Daniel brought a man named John to the services back in December 2024, and he began attending again in March on a semi-regular basis. We also adopted two new cats to help with the different countryside rodents and pine martens.

April

Aside from some car inspections, bee inspections, and our regular soul-winning time, things remained fairly uneventful at the beginning. For our Easter/Resurrection Sunday services, I preached on “The Thief on the Cross.” The week after Resurrection Sunday, Pastor Ledbetter held another encouraging Men’s Camp; the camp was filled to capacity. On the seventh of April, I unknowingly received an email from a Christian who had visited our Biblical counselling website. I wasn’t expecting any emails because we had not begun promoting it yet, and to suddenly see one from someone seeking counselling was a great surprise. I had to apologise for not seeing the email until the 20th. When they acknowledged they still wanted counselling, we set a date to start. The person had actually gone to an independent KJB church on another part of the island but was out of fellowship with God and facing His correction in their life. This person has a testimony of salvation, and they have been diligently working through the Scriptures, doing what I ask them to do. They are already finding they have a deeper fellowship with God, and I am so glad to see their progress. Please pray that the Lord continues to do a work in their life. Keith II is doing well at Crown College. He believed that instead of working and earning money for the next semester, he would trust the Lord and volunteer to work as a camp counsellor at “The Passage Northwest” camp. Because of the influence of Pastor Ledbetter over the years, Keith II has really developed a burden for camp work. Please pray that the Lord provides and does a work on his heart as he ministers to the campers. We also got to celebrate the Day family’s sixth birthday for their twins, Ian and Aidan.

Soul Winning

The new man who has been coming, John, has been confronted several times regarding his faith. He continues to agree with us, but then he tries to relate it to Catholic teachings, and it is very difficult to get through to him. I witnessed to him one on one for an hour and a half. Please pray that the Holy Spirit would use the Scriptures and do a work in his heart.

Please pray for these needs:

1. Co-laborers in Limerick
2. Protection over the ministry
3. A new building in the city
4. Guidance and wisdom moving forward

Last, I thank everyone who sent encouraging emails, letters, Christmas and birthday gifts, and offerings and for your faithful prayers and support. The special Christmas offerings were a tremendous help and blessing to our ministry and our family.

For the souls in Ireland,

Keith Hamilton