Things are rolling, and much has happened since my last prayer letter, so I will dig right in.

In July, I wrapped up my full-time position as my home church’s secretary. I spent my time getting the position ready for the individual who would be taking over my responsibilities. I loved serving my church in this capacity and love my church family, who have been wonderfully supportive. It was a very busy month, bittersweet as I passed the baton and stepped out of my role in my local church into faith and full-time deputation.

August was my first month on full-time deputation. I had a Missions Conference in Southern Iowa. It was a very sweet time, and I made great friends, whom I am still in regular contact with. Both August and September were spent reaching out to churches and setting up meetings.

In October, the ball definitely got rolling. I had a Missions Conference at a wonderfully missions-minded church in Houston, Texas. It was a fantastic time getting to know the church and the many missionaries who attended and finding out what a small world it really is. I made the trek from Houston to Mesa in one day; thank you to all those who prayed for my safe travels! In Mesa, Arizona, I attended a Missions Conference in which Dr. S___ was the special speaker—I always enjoy his preaching! It was wonderful to catch up with some old friends and meet new ones. We had a few opportunities to go soul winning, and I met a gentleman named G___, who is in very poor health. We got to talk about the Lord Jesus and Heaven, and I was able to get a tract in his hand. He is homebound and has his faith rooted in televangelism. Please pray that when the local-church folks follow up with him, he will be open to getting his salvation settled through the Lord Jesus.

I landed at home for about 28 hours before I was off again! This time, a dear friend of mine and I headed for a Missions Conference in Powell, Tennessee, with a quick pop-over visit to a church in Asheville, North Carolina. We enjoyed wonderful fellowship at both churches, and I am grateful I was given the opportunity to visit them.

After that, I headed home for a couple of days to take a breath to prepare for my next round of meetings in November. I am so excited about what the Lord is doing! In the last few weeks, I have had three churches and a couple of individuals commit to taking me on, praise the Lord!

Praise, Praise, and more Praise!

o The churches and individuals who have partnered with me in this work!
o All of the individuals who have reached out to me, letting me know they are praying—I appreciate every single one of them!
o The Lord’s provision in my travels and the fact that my jeep has held up so well!
o The wonderful fellowship of those who share a heart and burden for the lost and the opportunities I have had to talk to people about the Lord Jesus!

Prayer Requests

o Buckets of wisdom and traveling mercies
o Scheduling meetings
o For the Lord to touch the hearts of those I present my ministry to
o Divine appointments to share the Gospel!
o The future work of the ministry the Lord has laid on my heart, the preparation now for the work later

Thank you so much for reading my prayer letter!

Joyful in the service of the King!

Missionary #217