Revival

Brother Cofty:

We enjoyed every minute of the revival:  You stepping on our toes; the Holy Spirit's convictions through your preaching; you socking it to us good, that we had to hang our heads in shame.  But, we mostly enjoyed seeing sinners saved, the backsliders getting right with the Lord and saints getting motivated and encouraged.  You were truly a blessing!  We apporeciate your wife allowing you to visit us (smile).  Please give her our best regards.

Thanks for a "job well done".

Mrs. Burns
Secretary.
Prov 3:5,6

ANNUAL WILD GAME DINNER, SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH, ROCK HILL, SC

SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH PARTORED BY KEN WALTERS, IS A WONDERFUL WARM AND FRIENDLY CHURCH WITH AN OLD TIME COUNTRY CHURCH ATMOSPHERE BUT IN THE CITY. KEN IS A WONDERFUL PREACHER WITH AN UP TO DATE MESSAGE FOR EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE. THE GAME DINNER THIS YEAR WAS THE BEST EVER WITH THE CROWD GROWING PERHAPS TO TWO HUNDRED MEN. ONE TEENAGE SIXTEEN YEAR OLD BOY WAS SAVED LAST EVENING. THE FOOD WAS AS USUAL DELICIOUS WITH THE USUAL VARIATIONS - WILD GAME PREPARATION AT IT'S BEST. MY SON GARY AND HIS SON TYLER WERE PRESENT WHICH IS ALWAYS A BLESSING. NEXT YEARS DINNER WILL BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 19, 2011 AT SIX OCLOCK IN THE EVENING. SEE YOU THEN!

Thank you for your recent visit to Cherry Point

Sir, 

I just wanted to take a few moments of your very busy life and thank you for visiting Cherry Point and talking to us about your experiences.  Your words really touched my heart.  We, SNCOs, were very honored in having you visit with us today.  Hope all remains well with you, Lenora, your children, and your grandchildren. 

Thanks again, sir for your testimony today.

God bless you.

Respectfully and sincere,

David Searle

SSgt/USMC

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, NEWPORT, NC, PASTOR CLYDE EBORN

GREAT AND WONDERFUL START AT GRACE YESTERDAY AS FIVE DEAR SOULS WERE SAVED IN THE MORNING SERVICE AND THE ALTAR FILLED (LARGE CHURCH) IN THE EVENING SERVICE. GOD SPOKE TO HEARTS AND THEY RESPONDED. MOST OF ALL THE PASTOR WAS DELIGHTED WITH THE ATTENDANCE AS WELL AS THE RESPONSE. EVEN THOUGH THE MARINE'S AT CHERRY POINT HAVE TWO MEU'S (MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT'S) DEPLOYED WE STILL HAD A LARGE GROUP OF FOLKS BOTH SERVICES.

 

BE SURE TO PRAY FOR THE PMI (PROFESSIONAL MILITARY INSTRUCTION) THIS AFTERNOON AT ONE THIRTY (13:30 FOR ANY SAND CRABS THAT MAY READ THIS) SMILE. WARM REGARDS AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 

THE MEETING WITH THE MARINE'S TOP STAFF NCO'S!

THE LORD ALLOWED ME TO SPEAK TO ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY OR MORE SENIOR MARINE STAFF NCO'S TODAY AT 13:30. I SPOKE TO THEM ABOUT LEADERSHIP FROM THE HEART AND OF COURSE SMOTHERED IT IN CHRISTIANITY. THE LORD WAS SO PRESENT AS THESE WERE HARDENED MARINES WITH AT LEAST TWO AND SOME WITH FIVE TOURS IN SOUTH WEST ASIA. THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE BACKBONE OF THE MARINE CORPS AND I FELT SO PLEASED THAT I WAS ALLOWED TO ADDRESS THEM. THEY SAT FOR FORTY MINUTES WITH RAPT ATTENTION. TO ALL OF YOU THAT PRAYED, THE LORD ANSWERED YOUR PRAYERS, THANK YOU. PASTOR AND SOME OF HIS STAFF WERE ALSO PRESENT AND INDICATED ENORMOUS PLEASURE IN THE PRESENTATION. THERE WAS A LOUD AND PROLONGED APPLAUSE AFTER I HAD PRAYER WITH THEM AND OVER THEM. GOD BE PRAISED!

 

WILD GAME DINNER, FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH,PASTOR LEWIS LAWSON, WAVERLY, VA.

ANOTHER GREAT WILD GAME DINNER THAT THE DEAR LORD USED FOR HIS PURPOSES - NINE SOULS WERE SAVED THIS PAST FRIDAY EVENING. AS USUAL PASTOR LAWSON AND HIS CHURCH WERE OUTSTANDING IN THE PREPARATION AS THE GYM WAS SET UP WONDERFULLY. THE FOOD WAS EXCEPTIONAL, HOWEVER THE ATTENDANCE WAS SOMEWHAT DOWN. I THINK IT WAS DUE TO THE RAIN - IT WAS ALL DAY AND WAS STILL RAINING WHEN WE BEGAN. THANK YOU PASTOR LAWSON AND THANK YOU AL SKINNER FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO MAKE THIS MEETING A SUCCESS. THIS WAS THE 23RD WILD GAME DINNER AT FAITH, WHAT A BLESSING TO HAVE BEEN PRESENT IN ALL OF THEM.

WILD GAME DINNER - Sweet Springs Baptist Church

Saturday Evening, January 16, 2010

THE ANNUAL WILD GAME DINNER SPONSORED EACH YEAR BY SWEET SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH LOCATED IN ARDMORE, ALABAMA AND PASTORED BY JOEL LOGAN WAS AGAIN HELD AT BOBO'S BLACK ANGUS CATTLE RANCH. THE RANCH HAS THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF LAND AND CATTLE WORTH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS - EVERY BUILDING IS PAINTED WHITE AND ALL HAVE RED METAL ROOFS - IT IS REALLY SOMETHING TO SEE. THERE WAS FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY IN ATTENDANCE THIS YEAR AND THE LORD

SAVED FIFTY SOULS. YES FIFTY!
PRAISE HIS DEAR NAME!

WE WERE ABLE TO TALK WITH AND PRESENT THIRTY-FIVE BIBLES TO THIRTY-FIVE OF THOSE SAVED BUT RAN OUT OF BIBLES SO WE HAD THE REMAINING FIFTEEN FILL OUT THREE BY FIVE CARDS WITH THEIR PERSONAL DATA SO THAT WE COULD MAIL THEM A BIBLE.

I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU PRAY FOR THIS MINISTRY AND I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART - YOU CERTAINLY ARE TO BE PRAISED FOR YOUR PART IN THIS GREAT WORK OF GOD.

THANK YOU AND WARM REGARDS

GOSPEL LIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH, SALSBURY, NC.

SATURDAY EVENING WE HAD IN ATTENDANCE APPROXIMATLY ONE HUNDRED PLUS MEN AND BOYS FOR THE ANNUAL WILD GAME SUPPER. THE LORD SAVED FIVE DEAR SOULS.

SUNDAY THE SERVICES AT GOSPEL LIGHT WERE WELL ATTENDED AND THE LORD SAVED SEVEN DEAR SOULS AND THE OLD FASHIONED ALTAR WAS FULL. FOUR OF THOSE SAVED WERE TWO COUPLES ALL OF WHICH ACCEPTED THE LORD AS SAVIOUR. THE SUNDAY EVENING SERVICES WERE EQUALLY WELL ATTENDED AND ONCE AGAIN THE ALTAR WAS GREATLY USED.

PASTOR WIKE AND HIS FAMILY ARE TRULY WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND THE CHURCH A WARM AND FRIENDLY PLACE OF WORSHIP. OLD FASHIONED SONGS WERE SUNG AND AN OLD FASHIONED BIBLE IS ALWAYS PREACHED FROM HERE.

PAX BAPTIST CHURCH, HOLLYWOOD, MARYLAND

WE JUST A COMPLETED A WONDERFUL TWO DAY "MEN'S ADVANCE" WITH THE MEN OF PAX BAPTIST. LARGE GROUP WHERE BROTHER BEHRENS AND MYSELF HAD A GREAT TIME TEARING THE HIDE OFF OF THE DEVIL WITH THE WORD OF GOD AND BLESSING THE MEN'S HEARTS WITH APPLICABLE SCRIPTURE FOR GODLY LIVING, LIVING LIKE A MAN EVEN IN THESE WICKED TIMES. PREACHED ALL DAY AT PAX BAPTIST CHURCH, THREE SAVED IN THE AM SERVICE, ALTAR WAS FULL AND ALSO SUNDAY EVENING. THIS IS A WONDERFUL CHURCH, FULL OF NOT ONLY SWEET PEOPLE BUT INTERESTING AND WELL EDUCATED PEOPLE AS WELL. AS SOME OF YOU KNOW THIS IS THE HOME OF THE TEST PILOT SCHOOL FOR ALL MARINE AND NAVY PILOTS TESTING NEW AIRCRAFT. IF YOU EVER MET A "SWEET HEARTED MAN" IT IS PASTOR CONNON SO IF YOU YOURSELF ON THE FAR END OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND NEED A PLACE TO WORSHIP BE SURE AND STOP IN. HE AND HIS STAFF ARE SECOND TO NONE. JUST CALL HIS "RIGHT HAND MAN OR ARMOUR BEARER", RICH YOUNG, AND HE WILL TAKE OF "WHATEVER."

WESTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH, BRUNSWICK, OH.

PASTOR DAVIS BECAME THE PASTOR IN 2005 WITH A VERY SMALL GROUP OF FOLKS (PERHAPS THIRTY FIVE) AND THE CHURCH BASICALLY ON IT'S LAST LEGS - MANY HAD SAID TO "JUST LET IT DIE"......PASTOR DAVIS KNEW THAT THE LORD WANTED A VIBRANT CHURCH HERE IN THIS AREA AND BEGAN IMMEDIATELY TO REBUILD. THE NAME WAS CHANGED AS WAS THE DIRECTION AND PASTORIAL LEADERSHIP. THE LORD HAS WROUGHT A GREAT VICTORY HERE WITH THE CHURCH NOW RUNNING ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE OR SO. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO WORSHIP. PASTOR DAVIS IS A WONDERFUL, MUCH LOVED, PASTOR WITH A CHURCH OF SWEET AND KIND PEOPLE. THE LORD SAVED FIVE DEAR SOULS SUNDAY WITH THE OLD FASHIONED ALTAR FULL ON SUNDAY EVENING. I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO SEE WHAT HE IS GOING TO DO TONIGHT.

GREAT HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH, CARSISLE, PA.

THE MEETINGS CLOSED TONIGHT WITH A GREAT CROWD OF GREAT HOPE FOLKS AND SEVERAL VISITORS. TWO OF THE VISITORS, A YOUNG MAN AND HIS GIRLFRIEND WERE SAVED THIS EVENING AND ONCE AGAIN THE OLD FASHIONED ALTAR WAS IN USE. THE YOUNG MAN THAT WAS SAVED AND WAS ABOUT TO ENLIST IN THE MARINE CORPS, HEARD THAT I WAS PREACHING AT GREAT HOPE, AND CAME HE THOUGH, JUST TO TALK. WE TALKED ALL RIGHT BUT VERY LITTLE ABOUT THE CORPS AND LOTS ABOUT THE LORD. IF WE CAN JUST GET THE LOST UNDER THE SOUND OF THE GOSPEL THE LORD WILL SAVE THEM OR OPEN THEIR HEARTS FOR FOLLOW UP. ONE TWENTY-ONE YEAR OLD YOUNG LADY WAS SO CONVICTED ABOUT HER OWN PERSONAL STANDARDS OF DRESS THAT SHE AGREED WITH THE LORD TO WEAR CLOTHING THAT ONLY CHRISTIAN LADIES WEAR. CAN YOU HEAR ME SHOUTING ABOUT THIS? THE LORD CONVICTED ANOTHER LADY ABOUT HER PUNY EFFORTS TO HAVE HER DEVOTIONS AND BIBLE READING AT NIGHT AND PRAYING FOR VICTORIES OVER BATTLES THAT SHE HAD ALREADY LOST. SHE BEGAN THIS WEEK TO PRAY AND HAVE HER DEVOTIONS EARLY AND INDICATED THAT THE LORD HAD ALREADY CHANGED HER LIFE WITH VICTORY VICE DEFEAT.

GREAT HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH, CARSISLE, PA.

WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY THE LORD GAVE HERE AT GREAT HOPE THIS LORD'S DAY. WE HAD THREE SAVED, AT LEAST THEY PRAYED WITH ME AND ASKED THE LORD TO SAVE THEM BUT WHEN DEALT WITH THEY HAD DIFFERENT STORIES THEY TOLD PERSONAL WORKERS. GOOD FOLLOW UP OPPORTUNITIES, AMEN! THEN THE EVENING SERVICE WAS WELL ATTENDED AND THE OLD FASHIONED ALTAR WAS GREATLY USED. ONLY THE LORD KNOWS WHAT DECISIONS WERE MADE AND HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE FRUIT THAT REMAINS. PRAY FOR GOD TO MEET WITH US AND TO HAVE HIS WAY IN THE HEARTS AND LIVES OF THESE GOOD PEOPLE. CARSISLE AS MANY OF YOU KNOW WAS THE WESTERN MOST OUTPOST OF THE ARMY BACK IN THE INDIAN WAR DAYS. IT IS NOW THE HOME OF CARSISLE BARRACKS WHERE THE U. S. ARMY HAS IT'S WAR COLLEGE. ATTENDEE'S AT THE COLLEGE ARE ALL LTCOL AND COLONEL AND USUALLY ARE SELECTEE'S HEADED FOR COMMAND DUTY AND GREATER PROMOTION. ONE MIGHT SAY THAT THIS IS THE CREAM OF THE CROP. PRAY FOR ME AS I WILL BE ADDRESSING A RATHER LARGE GROUP OF "CHRISTIAN MEN AND WOMEN" AT THEIR WEEKLY PRAYER SESSION. THIS IS AN HONOR AND GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR A CLEAR PRESENTATION OF THE GOSPEL. SOME WILL INVITE THEIR LOST FRIENDS SO PRAY THAT THE LORD WILL SAVE SOME.

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, HUNTINGDON, PA.

THE MEETINGS CONLUDED THIS EVENING WITH A GREAT CLOSE OUT. TWO TEENAGE BOYS WERE SAVED. MY HOW MY HEART WAS BLESSED THIS WEEK. WE CENTERED ON PREACHING AND NOT ON MUSIC OR ANY OTHER KIND OF PLANNING, JUST PREACHING.........AND GOD BLESSED US MIGHTILY. THANK YOU ALL FOR PRAYING.

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, HUNTINGDON, PA.

WHAT A WONDERFUL MEETING WE HAVE HAD HERE CALVARY THIS WEEK. I STARTING COMING HERE IN 1994 AND HAVE SOME OF THE BEST MEETINGS HERE THAT I CAN REMEMBER. THE CROWDS HAVE BEEN GOOD WITH VISITORS EACH SERVICE. I LED AN EIGHTY YEAR OLD FORMER MARINE TO THE LORD LAST EVENING WHO FOUGHT WITH THE FIFTH MARINES, FIRST MARINE DIVISION, IN KOREA. HE WAS WELL KNOWN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR HIS EXCELLENT CRAFT OF MAKING VIRTUALLY ANYTHING OUT OF RED OAK WOOD. IT WAS NOTHING THAT I DID BUT JUST AN ANSWER TO THESE FOLKS PRAYERS OVER A VERY LONG TIME. NEEDLESS TO SAY THEIR WAS A BIT OF EXCITEMENT IN THE CHURCH.

PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, BACK TO SCHOOL REVIVAL

MY WHAT A MEETING WE ENJOYED AT PCC DURING THE "BACK TO SCHOOL REVIVAL". ON MONDAY EVENING THE CHURCH WAS FULL OF AMENER'S AND WHEN THE INVITATION WAS GIVEN THE ISLES AS WELL AS THE OLD FASHION ALTAR WERE FULL. WE RAN OUT OF COUNSELORS (WE CALL THEM PERSONAL WORKERS) AND HAD TO CALL FOR MORE. THE LORD ALLOWED ME TO PERSONALLY LEAD SOULS TO THE LORD EVERY SERVICE INCLUDING AFTER CHAPEL ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. I HAVE BEEN PREACHING AT PCC SINCE 1994 AND I DO BELIEVE THIS WAS THE BEST WEEK OF MEETINGS I HAVE EVER HAD. PCC HAS BETWEEN TWELVE AND THIRTEEN HUNDRED NEW FRESHMAN WITH A STUDENT BODY OF OVER FOUR THOUSAND. THE LORD ALLOWED ME TO PREACH IN THE SEMINARY CHAPEL AND MINISTERIAL CLASS (PREACHERS) BOTH OF WHICH ARE LED BY DR. DAN RUSSING. BOTH MESSAGES SEEMED TO BE WELL RECEIVED. I THANK THE LORD FOR THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND BLESSING. DR. JOEL MULLENIX IS THE INTEREM PASTOR OF THE CAMPUS CHURCH AND WAS SO VERY GRACIOUS AND HAD EVERYTHING SO PREPARED. DR. AND MRS. HORTON ATTENDED EVERY SERVICE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FRIDAY AND WERE THEIR OLD SELVES. PRAISE THE LORD.

HERITAGE BAPTIST CHURCH, AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

HERITAGE BAPTIST CHURCH IS IN HUDSON, NC. ABOUT ONE HOUR AND TWENTY MINUTES NORTH OF CHARLOTTE. TEN MAYBE TWELVE SAVED IN THE CHAPEL SERVICE THIS PAST WEDNESDAY. AT LEAST SEVEN OF THOSE MAKING DECISIONS FOR CHRIST WERE IN THE UPPER GRADES. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE PASTOR AND I AND ALL OF THE TEACHERS WERE BESIDE OURSELVES. PRAY WITH US THAT ALL REALLY MEANT BUSINESS FOR GOD AND THAT THEIR LIVES WILL CHANGE. IF NO CHANGE THEN NO SALVATION! AMEN! THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP AND PRAYERS. WARM REGARDS.

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, OTTUMWA, IOWA

FIVE DEAR SOULS WERE SAVED LAST EVENING IN THE WEDNESDAY EVENING SERVICE, SEVERAL VISITORS WERE SAVED - A MAN (FORMER MARINE) WITH HIS SON AND DAUGHTER WERE ALL SAVED; A COLLEGE STUDENT FROM INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (SWIM TEAM) WAS SAVED AND ONE OTHER YOUNG GIRL. WE ALL KNOW THAT WHEN WE INVITE THE LOST THE LORD WILL SAVE THEM. MY HOW WE SHOULD ALL BE REJOICING ABOUT OUR DEAR LORD. THE COLLEGE STUDENT WAS BESIDE HIMSELF AS HE LEFT, AND AS YOU CAN GUESS I WAS BESIDE MYSELF ALSO. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT, YOU ARE VERY MUCH A PART OF THIS MINISTRY. WARM REGARDS.

I INCLUDED YOU DEAR CHAPLAINS JUST FOR INFORMATION. IF PERHAPS YOU DO NOT WANT TO REMAIN ON MY DISTRIBUTION LIST PLEASE RELAY THAT TO ME AND I WILL EXCLUDE YOU.

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, OTTUMWA, IOWA

GREAT START TO THE REVIVAL HERE AT CALVARY AS THE LORD SAVED A TEEN YOUNG MAN HERE WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND AND HER PARENTS. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE PARENTS WERE BESIDE THEMSELVES AND NO DOUBT SECRETLY PRAYING VERY HARD FOR THE LORD TO WORK - HE DID! GOOD ALTAR CALLS BOTH MORNING AND EVENING. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT - GOD IS STILL ABLE TO DO GREAT AND MIGHTY THINGS. PLEASE PRAY FOR PASTOR'S FATHER AS IT APPEARS THAT HIS CANCER HAS RETURNED. HIS PSA WAS TWICE AS HIGH THIS PAST WEEK AND HE AND MEL'S MOM ARE IN IOWA CITY TODAY FOR A CATSCAN.

CHAPLAINS CONFERENCE, NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO

ALL POINTS BAPTIST MISSIONS, A NEW ENDORSEING AGENCY FOR CHAPLAINS IN THE MILITARY HELD IT'S ANNUAL MEETING AT CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH WHERE PASTOR DON SNOW IS PASTOR. THIS MEETING HAS BEEN WELL ATTENDED BY CHAPLAINS, MISSIONARIES AND PASTORS. ADDITIONALLY SEVERAL MEN AND WOMEN SEARCHING FOR GOD'S WILL CONCERNING DIRECTION HAVE BEEN PRESENT. EVERY DAY FROM 0800 TO 1600 HOURS HAS BEEN FILLED WITH INFORMATIVE CLASSES AS WELL AS PREACHING EVERY DAY AT NOON. TODAY I WILL TEACH THREE HOURS ON THESE SUBJECTS (1) PROMOTIONS AND FITNESS REPORTS; (2) MILITARY LEADERSHIP; (3) THE FAMILY AND DEPLOYMENT INTO A WAR ZONE. ADDITIONALLY I WILL PREACH THE NOON CHAPEL FOR ALL ATTENDING. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR PRAYERS AS MY BACK IS BETTER, NOT COMPLETELY WELL, BUT BETTER. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT. THE LORD HAS USED YOU GREATLY IN OUR LIVES. CHUCK AND LENORA.

LIFEGATE BAPTIST CHURCH, CLOVER, S.C.

ALL SERVICES WERE A BLESSING. THE LORD SLIPPED IN ON US AND THE OLD CHURCH HOUSE AND IT'S FOLKS GOT WELL . LIFEGATE BAPTIST CHURCH, GREENEVILL, NC, PASTOR TOM MARTIN AND THE COUPLES ADVANCE BEGAN EXTREMELY WELL. THE STEAK OUT FOR THE MEETING HAD PERHAPS THE BEST RIBEYES THIS PREACHER HAS EVER EATEN. DR. BEHRENS AND I PREACHED THE EVENING MESSAGES WITH BOTH SERVICES BEING WELL RECEIVED. I HAD TO COME HOME SUNDAY MORNING AS MY BACK WENT OUT MAKING A VISIT TO MY DOCTOR NECESSARY. THIS DIFFICULTY RESULTED IN HAVING TO CANCEL THE ENTIRE WEEK OF CAMP MEETING. ONLY THE LORD KNOWS HOW BADLY I FELT IN HAVING TO CANCEL OUT THIS MEETING. I SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME WITH THE DOCTOR YESTERDAY AND WILL BE GOING BACK THIS MORNING AND SUSPECT THAT IT WILL TAKE THE ENTIRE WEEK TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR PRAYERS. WARM REGARDS.