THE DEBOLT FAMILY
Church Planting in Monument, CO
markdrph@live.com / (719) 429-1578
December 3, 2019
Dear Friends in Christ,
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever (Psalm 107:1). Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving service at Victory Baptist church where we focused not only on WHAT we are thankful for but to WHO (or is it WHOM?) we are thankful. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and we are thankful to our Lord and Saviour for the many blessings He has given to us over the past year. We are thankful for our family, for the work He allows us to be a part of, and for each of you who support us financially and prayerfully.
One of the highlights of recent weeks was our Old Paths Family Conference. I know my concern is shared by many of you that “the family” in this country is in trouble. We are in desperate need of good, strong, biblical families to stand for Christ in this dark world. We were blessed to have Linda’s first pastor after she got saved, Steve Nichols, in as our guest preacher for a four-day conference where we focused on biblical principles of the family. Our desire was to have the conference draw in some visitors from the community. That part wasn’t as successful as we would have liked, but we had great attendance by the church family every night. We all were both encouraged and challenged in many areas.
Our nursing home ministry is going strong and actually seems to be growing. We have several regular folks coming, and we get to see some new faces each service. This is one of those ministries that the fruit is not always evident, but we are confident that the Lord is using it. Please pray that we are making an impact on the lives of those we are able to minister to.
I would like to ask that you pray for a man named Jimmy. Jimmy had gotten one of our tracts and called me one day with a few questions about our church. He has a salvation testimony and considers himself a “Baptist”. He is struggling with some personal issues. He began attending and was faithful to the Sunday morning services. He was also faithful to every one of the Family Conference services. Unfortunately, we haven’t seen him since the conference. I have attempted to contact him with no response. I know this kind of thing happens, but I would like prayer for him just the same.
We are looking forward to the Christmas season and all the opportunities it affords to talk about Jesus Christ. We have plans for a children’s Christmas program. Please pray for those preparations and that God will be glorified.
In His service,
Mark DeBolt
CHURCH PLANTER TO MONUMENT, CO
Church Planting in Monument, CO
markdrph@live.com / (719) 429-1578
December 3, 2019
Dear Friends in Christ,
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever (Psalm 107:1). Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving service at Victory Baptist church where we focused not only on WHAT we are thankful for but to WHO (or is it WHOM?) we are thankful. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and we are thankful to our Lord and Saviour for the many blessings He has given to us over the past year. We are thankful for our family, for the work He allows us to be a part of, and for each of you who support us financially and prayerfully.
One of the highlights of recent weeks was our Old Paths Family Conference. I know my concern is shared by many of you that “the family” in this country is in trouble. We are in desperate need of good, strong, biblical families to stand for Christ in this dark world. We were blessed to have Linda’s first pastor after she got saved, Steve Nichols, in as our guest preacher for a four-day conference where we focused on biblical principles of the family. Our desire was to have the conference draw in some visitors from the community. That part wasn’t as successful as we would have liked, but we had great attendance by the church family every night. We all were both encouraged and challenged in many areas.
Our nursing home ministry is going strong and actually seems to be growing. We have several regular folks coming, and we get to see some new faces each service. This is one of those ministries that the fruit is not always evident, but we are confident that the Lord is using it. Please pray that we are making an impact on the lives of those we are able to minister to.
I would like to ask that you pray for a man named Jimmy. Jimmy had gotten one of our tracts and called me one day with a few questions about our church. He has a salvation testimony and considers himself a “Baptist”. He is struggling with some personal issues. He began attending and was faithful to the Sunday morning services. He was also faithful to every one of the Family Conference services. Unfortunately, we haven’t seen him since the conference. I have attempted to contact him with no response. I know this kind of thing happens, but I would like prayer for him just the same.
We are looking forward to the Christmas season and all the opportunities it affords to talk about Jesus Christ. We have plans for a children’s Christmas program. Please pray for those preparations and that God will be glorified.
In His service,
Mark DeBolt
CHURCH PLANTER TO MONUMENT, CO