Ministry
2017 has ended, and I can now look back and truly say “my what a Savior”. We saw God continue to bless here in Belgium and to grow His church. Since our last letter we have had two more to ask Christ to save them and have had much success in our discipleship courses. It has been amazing to watch Christ work in the hearts of people and see them grow in Him. We had several big days throughout the holiday season, including our own Thanksgiving; where we took the emphasis off the holiday and put our focus on thankfulness to God. This was a great success; having seven first time visitors, many of which it was their first time in church. For Christmas we had several visitors as well; but more encouragingly I saw our people come together in genuine fellowship. On New Year’s Eve in the morning service we had a baby dedication service for Josiah, be sure to see pictures of this on the attached page. In the evening we had a sweet spirited candle light prayer service. It has been an exciting close to the year, it is dizzying to look back on all God has done here this past year. We have averaged in the mid to upper twenties for attendance so far and are steadily seeing new people come in. We have first time visitors most every week. God has brought us new believers, mature Christians, and even some with Bible college education to help build a solid foundation upon which to grow His church. Our Street Ministry has also continued to see God’s blessing; with several already coming as a result of having received some form of literature and another man contacting me this week about coming after having heard me preach in the streets. We also had a gospel blitz where we took several of our men to the City of Charleroi and gave out about 4,000 gospel tracts in one day.