Church News - January 2023

January 2023

A man named Jason got saved this past week! One of our church members is a nurse in a hospital in Cork, and a man was brought in who had overdosed on drugs trying to kill himself. She could not ignore the need to warn him that if he had succeeded in his suicide he would have gone from bad to worse – he would have awaken in hell. Jason listened as the woman spent over an hour telling him there was Someone who knew him, and loved him, and wanted him to swap out his broken life for a new life in Christ’s care and will! He cried uncontrollably, so she had him phone me, and we talked and prayed for another 20 minutes on the phone, and then Jason agreed to humble himself before God and ask Jesus to save his soul! Oh how simple it is to be born again! Jason is starting treatment in a Christian addiction home that our church supports in Dublin where he will have such help and encouragement! Pray for him!

I have done 3 funerals over the past 2 months! The first was a 3 week old baby girl, followed by a 42 year old saved, cancer victim that you all prayed for named Jonathan, and an 88 year old faithful man in our church named Denis! All passed into the presence of God, by the grace of God! “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to beabsent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” 2Corinthians 5:8. I pray that YOU have that same assurance!

Answer to a worship need. In my previous news letter, I asked if any church had any Great Hymns of the Faith hymnals. We didn’t have enough for everyone on a Sunday, so it was a concern of mine to try and get more before they go “extinct” . I was hoping to get 20 to add to our church’s supply. Well, a church we have never been to contacted me and sent us FIFTY used but beautiful Great Hymns of the Faith hymnals at no charge, and they are priceless! Thank you pastor Manny Rodriguez of Calvary Baptist Church in Beaufort, SC! We love them, and you for giving them!

Discipleship continues. I started a discipleship class back in November, early on Sunday mornings with 16 people, and to this day, 16 keep coming! (Three are missing in the picture, and two attend via Zoom). And there are two more that are discipled in their home on Tuesday evenings! I love times like these with such hungry hearts!

The Gospel on the Radio! Every Friday evening, at 7pm Irish Time, I have the priviledge of preaching the Gospel to Cork City, clearly, and simply between playing the best Christian music every written – Hymns! My program is called “An hour of Hymns” and it is repeated on Sunday evenings at 8pm. To my constant surprise, I keep meeting Irish people that I have never met before who regularly listen to the radio program! Nothing is done in vain!

Upcoming Events and people you can pray about… 1) Our church’s place in the local Patrick’s Day parade in March. 2) For soul-winning as we start up door-to-door evangelism and Cork City evangelism. 3) For our nation-wide Men’s Spiritual Camp in April.

I am so glad I get to serve the Lord Jesus with you!

Pastor Ledbetter

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