Dear Supporting Church Families & Friends,
“How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God!” (Ps 36:7a) How excellent, indeed, is the lovingkindness of our Lord to us! September and October were exciting times here, with all of the opportunities and blessings we received from Him!
We had a great time on the church trip during September, with our church family enjoying a couple of nights in San Diego, including a visit to the Creation Museum there! The time of fellowship and touring were enjoyed by all!
It was a special blessing to have our dear friends, Pastor David Jones and his family, out for revival meetings at the church in Ak-Chin. We enjoyed a great time of fellowship with this family, and the Lord used the preaching and special singing to work in lives. We’re thankful for the visitors that came during this time as well. Please pray for the work done through the revival to carry on in the hearts of the people!
We enjoyed the great privilege of baptizing 4 new Christians during the past two months. What an exciting step for these dear people to take, following God’s instruction, even though it may “cost” them with some of their family and old friends! Thank God He always gives back “abundantly more!”
What a great blessing we had to be invited to take part in the Missions Conference of Tucson Baptist Temple! We are so thankful for the opportunity to present the ministry, to tell of other Native Americans who need to hear the gospel, and to enjoy a great time with this dear church family. We went to be a blessing, and truly received the larger blessing from them! We thank God for the friendships made, the encouraging messages heard, and fellowship He provided us through this meeting.
On last Friday night we had a Fall Festival at the Casa Grande church, with fun, food, games and candy! A great time was had by all (though we are still debating whether the kids or adults enjoyed it the most, ha!)
We are eagerly anticipating (and already preparing for) the exciting Christmas season we always enjoy here with the various groups we are privileged to minister to. We look forward, Lord willing, to providing toys to the kids at both churches and Bible club, as well as gifts for the dear ones in the nursing home. Thank you for your prayers regarding this ministry!
Pray for Lilly, a junior in high school, who will be traveling to West Coast Baptist College this month to take part in their “College Days” weekend, as she seeks the Lord’s will for her future. We are thankful to have just celebrated her 18th birthday (and thankful for the surprise party given for her by the kind people of Tucson Baptist Temple, where we were during her birthday!) Our heart’s desire and prayer is that our children live their lives for God! Our family is continually blessed, excited to be in the service of the King! Thank you all for your faithful prayers and support!
Working together with you for HIM,
Brian & Louann Shannon & family