Dear
Precious Friends in the Ministry!
Praise God for New
Believers! Well, two
more souls are born again here! First
there is Clair C who has been coming for about three months and finally
came forward one Sunday with a huge smile on her face saying “THANK YOU!”
I was not sure just what was going on but I had an idea. She went on, “That
was the best message I have ever heard and it all came together for me and I
finally dumped my Catholicism and have accepted Jesus Christ as my Saviour and
Lord!” All I could do was SHOUT AMEN and told her she needed to go tell
someone, and in 2 minutes a dozen ladies were all gathered around her crying and
praising God, and we had us a revival! Then there is David D who has been
struggling with some things and realized he was struggling alone – he was not
saved. So one afternoon I met with him and he repented, and gloriously
surrendered to the only wise God and our Saviour Jesus Christ! He’s not been the
same since! Oh brethren, there are so many others here who are just a
hair-breadth away from surrendering to God’s grace and getting saved!
Church
Anniversaries are Sweet.
During
the month of June, our church in Ballincollig celebrated ELEVEN years of
preaching and winning souls and discipling! The 60 of us had a wonderful
time of sharing memories and a strong vision for the future. God has been so
very good to us and amazingly uses us in spite of ourselves! Amen! The church in
Mallow (which by-the-way is growing by leaps and bounds) had 76 in
church on its EIGHTH anniversary Sunday! Whew! There is so much potential in our
communities, and so much need! We thank the Lord, and we thank the Greg Durham
family for helping us with that work there in Mallow!
Four Baptized – Four
More to Come!
A fine Irish summer day, and what
better thing to do than gather at a river, sing the Gospel story, preach the
truth about salvation to about 70 people, and then hear four precious
testimonies of how God can still reach down and save sinners just before they go
under water in public testimony of their faith in Jesus Christ! Devon M,
Clair C (who had just got saved a few weeks prior), Gina M, and
Barry K blessed our hearts with their courage and faith as they got
baptized! There are four more who will be getting baptized in just a few weeks –
if the Rapture doesn’t happen first!
Great Time of
Preaching in Three Churches in New York!
I was privileged to be flown to preach in three great Mission’s meetings in
upstate New York and it was a great time of refreshing and reporting on what God
is doing here, and I thank God for all the churches that are still
sin-hating, devil-fighting, soul-winning, Bible-believing, heaven-hungry, and
Spirit-filled to the brim! Dear supporting pastors and churches – PLEASE!
NEVER CHANGE!!!
Our Oldest Daughter
Graduates! Well,
Sharon has grown up! She turned eighteen last January, and now has finished
High School (Home-schooled all the way from kindergarten), and is heading off to
Bible College at the end of August! Amen! We had a marvellous Graduation
Ceremony with over 70 people attending, and a reception dinner that just made
the day remarkable, and memorable! I thank God for all my children, and look
forward to God using them in absolutely incredible ways!
Nita and I Celebrate
Twenty Years Married!
Funny how time rolls on, but twenty years have passed this past May, and I am so
in love with this woman! God gave us each other, and then gave us each of our
five precious children, and then put us into the ministry, and has given us an
eternity to praise Him for every memory of every gift! It all is still a
miracle!
Prayer Requests
·
Upcoming Events to
pray for! Our Summer
Bible Clubs (the same is Vacation Bible School) this month, and our massive
Victory Youth Camp in August! They won’t mean anything without God’s
blessing upon them!
·
There are dozens of
people we are working on to get saved. Please pray specifically for Sandra
O’C, Sean H, Nora OK, Michael M, Ken D who is seriously ill,
and many others – please pray that our efforts bear much fruit in these lives
here!
Finally, keep praying
for us to be able to buy property here in Ireland!
May God bless you all mightily –
We Love you and Thank God for you!
Bro. Craig
Ledbetter and Family
