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Dear Pastor and prayer friends,
The Harvest Baptist Church that we planted in Clayton, New Mexico is doing
very well under
the able leadership of pastor Dennis Guffy. The 4 men in the church are
actively involved in
getting out the gospel and are a true blessing to their pastor as are the
ladies in the church. Yes,
they are having people saved and baptized. One man we and been dealing
with and had requested
prayer for, Dan Lettis, was recently saved and baptized. Praise the
Lord! There was also an
elderly lady who needed to be saved and now is and will be baptized at the
Clayton lake due to
her handicap.
There has been a good deal of prayer and effort put into the prison
ministry lately which has
resulted in 12 men trusting Christ for salvation. One young man spoke
with me after a Sunday
afternoon service about his need to be saved. Here is how Ray
approached me: immediately after
the service he walked up to me saying, preacher my life is miserable and no
good would you tell
me how Jesus can change me. He told me he had prayed to be saved many
times but had never
changed, as he would fall right back into sinful living in a short time.
Ray was trying to escape
Hell and go to Heaven but now he said he realized sin was the problem and he
knew Jesus alone
could cleanse him from sin. Ray has trusted CHRIST for
salvation!
Planting churches in Phoenix is on hold until the Lord gives me clear
direction. While need is
great we cannot go before Christ. Therefore, we are in prayer about
starting a church in some of
the rural towns nearby. In the mean time we are scheduled to preach a 2
week revival in Ft.
Stockton, Texas. Then too, we are praying the Lord will open the door
to us for a 3 day meeting
at the prison here in Dalhart.
As you can see God is giving fruit to your account. Thank you for
praying with us and for your
faithful support as we labor for our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
All for Jesus!
Steven S. Ragland
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