THE DEBOLT FAMILY
Church Planting in Monument, CO
markdrph@live.com / (719) 429-1578
JUNE 25, 2019
Dear Friends in Christ,
What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me? (Psalm 116:12). God is so good, and He has been so faithful to my family and I. Over the last few months we have faced many challenges as a family. Issues with vehicles, issues with things in and around the house, issues with the landlord, issues with the kids—I know it is not anything most all of us face from time to time, but we seem to have been under a concentrated attack of the devil as of late. I’m not complaining, I just know that you all can pray better if you can pray specifically. Please pray for us—for strength, for wisdom, for grace, grace and more grace, for us to seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and for His provision.
In May we lost one of our faithful church members to cancer. Miss Clara was a wonderful, godly woman and we will miss her dearly. Her funeral was an excellent chance to present the Gospel to those who attended—that was just the way she wanted it. The reason I mention it is because Miss Clara was one of, if not THE very first door we knocked in Monument when we began the church there. She and her husband (who we lost last May) had been praying for a Baptist church in Monument for 25 years. She attended the very first service and every other one since. We knew her health was getting bad when it kept her from coming to church. She is with her Lord now and Heaven is that much sweeter. Her loss has had a huge impact on our little church, but God has used it to strengthen our fellowship for sure.
Also, at the end of May, we celebrated our Anniversary service. We praised God for His goodness to us over the past year and had a great time of fellowship. My focus for the service was personal growth. Though we haven’t seen a lot of physical growth in the church I have seen tremendous growth in our people. During the testimony time, I was particularly blessed by the evidence of that growth in what they said. One of the ladies that has been coming for just about a year testified that she has a new appreciation for God’s Word. In the past the Bible was not important to her. Now, she sees the value of it in her Christian life and the importance of being in it every single day. Praise the Lord! A pastor loves to hear that kind of stuff. Please pray for continued growth in our folks (and me too).
We have had some guests visit us over the last several weeks and I have received some phone calls inquiring about the church. This encourages me that we are finally getting the word out that there is a Bible believing, Christ honoring church in town. Of course, we continue to knock doors and hand out invitations. Pray for God to bless us with physical growth as well.
Right now, we are making final preparations for the annual 4th of July parade here in Monument. This is a huge event for the community. The town of Monument swells from a population of about 6000 to over 20,000 on the 4th. In years past we have walked around witnessing and handing out tracts and we have seen fruit from it. This year we are actually going to set up a booth and be present at the event all day. We know God wants to use this opportunity to see souls saved. Please pray for us that that is exactly what will happen. I will definitely update you all on the results. We are so grateful to all of you for your support. We love you and pray for God to bless you greatly.
In His service,
Mark DeBolt
CHURCH PLANTER TO MONUMENT, CO
P.S. Here is our new home address for your records:
8465 Stratus Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Church Planting in Monument, CO
markdrph@live.com / (719) 429-1578
JUNE 25, 2019
Dear Friends in Christ,
What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me? (Psalm 116:12). God is so good, and He has been so faithful to my family and I. Over the last few months we have faced many challenges as a family. Issues with vehicles, issues with things in and around the house, issues with the landlord, issues with the kids—I know it is not anything most all of us face from time to time, but we seem to have been under a concentrated attack of the devil as of late. I’m not complaining, I just know that you all can pray better if you can pray specifically. Please pray for us—for strength, for wisdom, for grace, grace and more grace, for us to seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and for His provision.
In May we lost one of our faithful church members to cancer. Miss Clara was a wonderful, godly woman and we will miss her dearly. Her funeral was an excellent chance to present the Gospel to those who attended—that was just the way she wanted it. The reason I mention it is because Miss Clara was one of, if not THE very first door we knocked in Monument when we began the church there. She and her husband (who we lost last May) had been praying for a Baptist church in Monument for 25 years. She attended the very first service and every other one since. We knew her health was getting bad when it kept her from coming to church. She is with her Lord now and Heaven is that much sweeter. Her loss has had a huge impact on our little church, but God has used it to strengthen our fellowship for sure.
Also, at the end of May, we celebrated our Anniversary service. We praised God for His goodness to us over the past year and had a great time of fellowship. My focus for the service was personal growth. Though we haven’t seen a lot of physical growth in the church I have seen tremendous growth in our people. During the testimony time, I was particularly blessed by the evidence of that growth in what they said. One of the ladies that has been coming for just about a year testified that she has a new appreciation for God’s Word. In the past the Bible was not important to her. Now, she sees the value of it in her Christian life and the importance of being in it every single day. Praise the Lord! A pastor loves to hear that kind of stuff. Please pray for continued growth in our folks (and me too).
We have had some guests visit us over the last several weeks and I have received some phone calls inquiring about the church. This encourages me that we are finally getting the word out that there is a Bible believing, Christ honoring church in town. Of course, we continue to knock doors and hand out invitations. Pray for God to bless us with physical growth as well.
Right now, we are making final preparations for the annual 4th of July parade here in Monument. This is a huge event for the community. The town of Monument swells from a population of about 6000 to over 20,000 on the 4th. In years past we have walked around witnessing and handing out tracts and we have seen fruit from it. This year we are actually going to set up a booth and be present at the event all day. We know God wants to use this opportunity to see souls saved. Please pray for us that that is exactly what will happen. I will definitely update you all on the results. We are so grateful to all of you for your support. We love you and pray for God to bless you greatly.
In His service,
Mark DeBolt
CHURCH PLANTER TO MONUMENT, CO
P.S. Here is our new home address for your records:
8465 Stratus Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80920