1 March 2024
Church News - March 2024
Stewart and Cindy Gragg arrive; 57 in Patrick's Day parade with pirate ship float
March 2024
I cannot believe we are coming to the end of March! I am worn out already! But the Gospel ministry never has been an easy effort. Every soul takes a lot of time and labour to bring them to faith in Christ, and to disciple, and to maturity… but to tell you the truth, I love every minute of it!
While I continue to disciple 14 peopleevery Sunday morning before the main church service, and one of the men in our church has now started an Adult Bible Class. We already have two children’s classes on a Sunday, but the adults needed their own Sunday School class, and boy, so many of them are enjoying it! Their first book of the Bible they are exploring is the Epistle to the Philippians!
The Graggs have Arrived! Stewart and Cindy arrived at the beginning of March and have come to be a help in the ministry, and they certainly have been from day one! They are well received by the brethren here, and they can’t wait for all the evangelism and Gospel activities this Summer!
57 adults and children walked in the Ballincollig Patrick’s Day Parade! We carried Scripture signs, were singing and smiling and waving in front of a large Pirate Ship called the Mayhem! This event puts our church right out in the open before all of Ballincollig as a church that does not hide within its walls! The Pirate Ship is part of our Children’s Summer Bible Club that we hold every year, and it will present Jesus as a much better Master of the seas, and a finder of lost treasures than any Pirate!
Please pray for the following people, and about the Upcoming Events … 1) For more visitors to come to hear the Gospel! 2) For our nation-wide Men’s Spiritual Camp, April 3-6. We will be learning from Gideon’s example of courage! 3) For a man named Trevor J. who is teaching the Adult Bible Class. 4) We will be having a baptism soon. 5) My youngest daughter Sarah is getting married in April! Yahoo, Praise God!And 6) Nita and I will be traveling back to the States in April for the wedding, and to report to some of our churches – so, we would appreciate you praying for safety and for God to use us to stir people for souls!
Your fellow-servant in ministry,
Pastor Craig Ledbetter
