LEDBETTER IRELAND UPDATE
Vol. VIII No. 1
February, 1998
Greetings
in the wonderful name of JESUS! Thank you all for helping and co-labouring together with us for souls
here in the amazing country of Ireland! No, this is not a primitive heathen
culture with bows and spears, but rather a modern heathen culture with
boom-boxes and drugs! As is the case in your neck of the woods, the T.V.,
sports, and employment are the gods we are most up against! These Irish eyes
are so blinded to the joys of heaven, the Great Commission, and the riches of
Christ! Slowly, but surely, people's hearts and minds are being turned to see
the wonder of the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross for all the Irish!
Your labours together with us do matter, and count for eternity!
Creation
Science Meetings! During
the first week of December, we were privileged to have Dr. Kent Hovind,
from Pensacola, Florida speak on Creation, Evolution and Dinosaurs! Wow! What a
neat blessing! The first evening, he spoke at the University of Cork to about 100
people. The next evening, we had over 200 people come out! Then the next
day was Sunday, and we had an all-time record crowd of 59 in church! Two
young men (Joseph and Gerry Healy) trusted Christ right after the
meeting, with many others being really impressed about the validity of the
Scriptures and the truth of the Gospel. The next morning, a woman named Deela
Buckley got saved! We thank God for the miracles we saw that long weekend!
Christmas
Blessings All Around!
Several churches, and family members sent us such wonderful blessings at
Christmas, and we don't know how to tell you all just how much your love and
care means to us! Thank you for the gifts, cards, and words of encouragement!
Thank you!
International
Ministries! I thought
when we came to Ireland, we would be mainly dealing with the Irish, but we have
found ourselves ministering to English, Indian, French, American, Finnish, and
now GERMANS! I met Deiter Base a couple of years ago, when he and his
family visited Ireland. He has moved here temporarily until the Summer, and has
been coming out to church every since January! Every Thursday evening, he sits
down with me, and we open our German Bibles and English/German dictionaries,
and I get to teach him the Book! Pray he gets saved!
Christmas
Play in Mallow! The
Christians in Mallow are such a great group! At Christmas, we performed our
very own Christmas play to the delight of everyone! What a special appreciation
for the Christmas story when EVERYONE in the church got to be a part - there
was NO audience - we ALL were involved, and were blessed!
Home-Front
News. Just to report old
Betsy is about to be put out to pasture! I have had my car here for four years,
and she "just ain't what she used to be!" The roads here ruin cars,
so the Lord has directed us to just the right car for 7 people - another Volvo!
The very same make, just a few years newer! Thank God!
Prayer
Requests: Pray for our
Spring Gospel Blitz that we are initiating -- for the following people to get
saved: Deiter, The Mayer Family, Warren, Mary, Marlene, Tadgh (I'll tell you
more about him later), and Bert & Sheila -- for the following to grow
strong: Ken, Pat, and The Daly Family (lots of struggles) -- for all the folks
at both Bible Baptist Church of Blarney and Mallow to become soul-winners; --
and, for us to be faithful preaching God's word here in Ireland!
We thank you for your prayer, and faithful support!
The Craig Ledbetter Family in Ireland
Bible Baptist Church Statistics
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BLARNEY |
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|
Month |
Avg |
High |
|
Nov 97 |
25 |
33 |
|
Dec 97 |
28 |
59 |
|
Jan 98 |
26 |
31 |
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MALLOW |
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|
Month |
Avg |
High |
|
Nov 97 |
16 |
21 |
|
Dec 97 |
17 |
18 |
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Jan 98 |
16 |
19 |