LEDBETTER IRELAND UPDATE
Volume VIII, No. 3
August 1998
Dear
Praying Friends! Let me
start off by just rejoicing for the privilege of serving our wonderful Lord
Jesus here in Ireland! There is no greater joy in all of life
than to serve HIM! And I thank God that I am allowed to serve with you
all! My heart is constantly refreshed to know that everyday there are godly
people all across the world praying for us and our labours here in Ireland! I hope you realise that we too pray for you, and
your labours as well! All for the glory of His precious Name (Psalm 86:9)!
First
Anniversary in Mallow! It
has now been over a year since the beginning of Gospel meetings in Mallow, and
we rejoice with what God has accomplished! Three souls have gotten
saved, and four were baptized during the year, and we simply praise God
for the miracle of transformation! There are a lot of walls to overcome in
Mallow, so please pray for this area to crumble under the truth of the Gospel!
Fourth
Anniversary in Blarney!
What is hard to believe is that just four years ago, we began in
Blarney with two visitors that first Sunday morning in 1994, and God has given
us this year Nine more souls for Christ, with 1 more getting
baptized! There is much more work to do, but God sure does bless us with "handfuls
on purpose!" A man named Derek Anders came to church a couple
of weeks ago hungry for God, and for something that would free him from the
"insanity of drink" as he called it. Many hours of spiritual
struggle with him finally paid-off, as Derek got on his knees and surrendered
to the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation from sin, its penalty, and its power! Amen
and Amen!
Tour
de France Tract
Blitz! In June, for the
first time ever, a portion of the Tour de France bicycle race was held
outside of France - and behold, it was begun in Ireland of all places! Hundreds of thousands of people came
to Ireland to watch this most impressive of races as
200 top-notch cyclists battled for first position across our hills, and twisty
roads! Well, we were there too, with 10,000 Gospel tracts that were
written specifically for the event. And what a joy to see them so well received
by the multitudes that lined the roadways for miles and miles! There was a lot
of "plowing" done that day, and many will get saved because of our
efforts! We look forward to reaping soon!
Bible
Clubs a Success! The
folks at both churches really rallied this year around our Bible Clubs this
Summer! Truly there is a lot of work that goes into reaching local families
with the Gospel - we developed, and performed everything ourselves, and God
rewarded our efforts with Jenna Monaghan getting saved on the last day
of the Club! She is a great answer to prayer as her Daddy (Martin Monghan,
whom we have prayed much for) has had to go through some real battles for the
Lord in trying to reach his family for Christ! Hallelujah for those who pay the
price to win the lost! The devil was not asleep though, and sent the local
Catholic Monsignor against us, trying to prevent the Clubs from happening - it
didn't work!
Prayer Requests
v
Pray for the following folks to get saved: the Mayer Family, Warren
Cross, Mary Tighe, Marlene Layton, Eileen Anders, and Isabella
Lynch.
v
Pray for the following to grow strong: Derek Anders, Jenna
Monaghan, Deila Buckley, Kevin Butler, Ken Manley, Pat
Tighe, and The Daly Family.
v Pray for all the folks at
the Churches in both Blarney and Mallow.
v And pray for us to be
faithful preaching God’s word here in Ireland!
Thank you for your faithful prayer, and support!
God bless you all!
The Craig Ledbetter Family in
Ireland
