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Dwayne and Valerie Keefe
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Newsletter July 2009


Dwayne, Valerie & Austin


Lifting Christ Up
Down Under

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 Both Dwayne & Valerie taught hundreds of kids in Scripture classes.

 
A Very Busy Winter
Our winter has started off very busy here Down Under. We had several activities going on this past month and were quite pleased with the turnout for each of them. Both Dwayne and Valerie taught relationship classes each week. Eight men completed the men’s course and ten women completed the ladies’ course. We got some wonderful feedback from several of the participants. Please pray that they take what they learned and apply it to their relationships. On the 21st, two families joined us for a Family Fun Night. It was a great time of fellowship. Our Unwind and Design night keeps growing each month. We had over 12 ladies and children participate in June. Valerie did a devotion on “God’s Scrapbook.” One of the highlights of the month was the opportunity that we had to go out into our community and share the Gospel in the public schools. Dwayne did a message for two large assembly Scripture classes for a public school in a neighboring town. Valerie helped with three Scripture classes last week to over two-hundred and eighty children and their teachers! We praise the Lord for the opportunity to tell these precious children about Jesus. Thank you so much for your prayers. This Saturday we plan to finally do our Thanksgiving Project for the local school where we meet. We expect several of our church folks to come out, do some gardening, and show their appreciation for the local public school.


Please pray . . .
We have several prayer requests we would like to share with you. First of all, pray for our ministry here. During the winter months our numbers tend to drop a little. Please pray for us as we seek new outreach ideas and pray for the faithfulness of our people. Secondly, we praise the Lord for a couple in our church who has expressed an interest in possibly helping start up a youth ministry here. They will also be assisting Valerie with Children’s Church each Sunday. This is a huge answer to prayer. Now we pray for wisdom and direction as we seek to reach the teenagers in our area. Also, next month Valerie will be starting a new class for the women called “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Women.” Several ladies from the previous class have signed up already. Pray that many women will join the class and grow in their relationship with the Lord. Our next Unwind and Design night will be on the 28th of July. We will be having a “Christmas in July” theme. Finally, please pray for Valerie. She has been having pain in her right foot for quite a while and having trouble wearing shoes. She went to a foot surgeon this week who said that she has Hallux Rigidus, a condition which is tremendously affecting the mobility of her foot. She also has some arthritis in the foot, nerve and cartilage damage. The doctor’s office was able to schedule the much-needed foot surgery for this Thursday July 2nd (Aussie time). She will hopefully only be in the hospital for one night but will be off her feet for quite a while. Please pray for her quick and complete recovery. Due to the surgery and hospitalization this will put a huge financial strain on us. Please pray that we will have the finances to cover all of the bills. Thank you so much for your faithful prayers and support to reach the lost here!!

Dwayne, Valerie and Austin Keefe
Lifting Christ Up Down Under

Philippians 1:3  
 

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