Shelby Bible Church

Posted by ERM on 10 November 2008 | 1 Comments

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Shelby Bible Church once again proved to be an amazing opportunity for ministry for the team, with receptive hearts and joy-filled faces ready to meet each us each night as service began.It was great to be among friends once again as well as family; Joe and Tonya welcomed Jean and Ardy—and the rest of us—and Drew and Ella were thrilled to have their grandparents back again. This week the team had a good time getting caught up on class work, with each day filled with notes on subjects such as Life Management, The Disciplined Life, On Being a Servant of God, and others. Updates on ministry in India and Africa were received daily, the information always a blessing to the team and staff. Continue to keep both ministries in prayer as they experience difficulties far and beyond what we in the states could ever experience. Their needs are great, and we trust God to provide through His people. One highlight of the week was to hear the speeches that the team members gave relating the reasons why someone should support an orphan. So many of the speeches caused us to realize once again the desperate need for help in India and how important it is to obey the commands in scripture to care for the orphans and widows of the world. Hearts were poured out for the cause of 2,300 children in need of much support. Even the team members who had not previously been to India caught the fire of importance that gathering support for those precious children really is. By the end of the speeches, there was a resounding thought that none of us could escape, and team member Tim Golden put it very eloquently: "The question is not, 'Should I support an orphan?', the question is, 'How many orphans should I support?'" More information for supporting an orphan yourself can be found on our website. Another great privilege of the team was to hear the testimony of Pastor Casey during one of our morning class sessions. What an encouragement and challenge his words were, and I am sure we will not soon forget his story and advice. It was a true blessing to glimpse his heart both for Christ and for the people he ministers to through the lens of his life. We praise God for the awesome meetings every night, as each night the attendance was encouraging, and the response of the people was warm. It was great to see the church family worship and listen, and to hear their laughter and “Amen” to the teaching. The services continued in Kid's Club and teen club, and it was great to be able to share a little in the lives of the youth in the church as well the adults. We pray for the continued work of God in Shelby, that his presence might always be as sweet. click on the following link to see photos from Shelby: [url]http://www.encounterrevival.org/shelby-bible/[/url]