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.
Personal
Let me start by saying thank you all for your prayers I have received my five-year visa to stay here in Belgium, which is a great answer to prayer. Lory and I have finished the first level of our Dutch language courses and are starting the second now. Josiah even got to go to class with us since he was so well behaved and quiet, I’m not sure how much Dutch he learned though. We also had a great blessing at Christmas as my mom could come visit and meet Josiah, so he was able to spend his first Christmas with both Grandmothers. It was also a blessing to have them here when we did the dedication service for Josiah. We want to thank all our supporting churches and friends for their kindness throughout the year and especially this Christmas season and the birth of Josiah, so many of you have went above and beyond with your thoughtfulness and we truly appreciate it.
Prayer
Pray for our church that in the new year we would continue to grow, even to outgrow our building.
Pray that as we begin considering a larger property that God would guide and provide.
Pray for some issues we are having with getting Josiah’s legal documents.
Pray that we would continue to see souls saved and believers grow.
Pray for my home church and their new pastor Brandon Dupont.
Pray for Dr. Roger Baker, my director at MWBM, and some needs that he has.
Pray that God would continue to bless our street ministry and open new doors there as well.
Thank you for all of your faithful prayers for us, you are a much needed part of the ministry and will never know how much of a blessing you are to us, at least not on this side of eternity.
With Sincere Gratitude, Bro. Junior Haley