May 2008
Baptist Fellowship Outreach
Our new ministry isn’t “new” anyone. We have now been meeting together for over a year and a half. A lot has happened in the past six months since our one-year anniversary.
In December Tan asked Jesus to come into his heart. We had been praying for him for over a year. Then in February he followed the Lord in believer’s baptism. Austin and Tracey also followed the Lord in believer’s baptism in January. Valerie had a wonderful opportunity to teach 21 girls from the local public school an Easter drama using dowel rods and motions set to music. She worked with the girls for six weeks so they could perform for their school’s Easter assembly. They also performed this Easter presentation at the Rotary Club’s Autumn Fair. Plans are now underway to do a Christmas presentation as well. Please pray that the Gospel message that was performed will speak to the hearts of the girls that performed and all those who heard it.
Dwayne has been busy discipling and counseling several people. He is also working on completing his course as a certified biblical counselor. Valerie has led several Bible studies and has a ladies craft night every few months. This has been a wonderful outreach to the community.
Speaking of outreach, we were very pleased with the turnout we had for this year’s autumn fair (Keep in mind that our seasons are opposite those in the states). We set up a booth displaying our new brochures and Val’s crafts from Craft Night. We had many people come by our booth and ask about the ministry. We also helped over 50 children make the wordless Gospel bracelets and painted their faces. We also gave away free Bibles and Gospel tracts. We will be mailing out to our community over 2,650 brochures about our ministry this month. Please pray that all of these outreach activities will touch the hearts of the people in our community.
Val’s children’s church class has been going very well with an average of 8 – 10 kids every Sunday. In April, Dwayne took a group of men on a fishing retreat to the Great Snowy Mountains. This was a wonderful time for the men to enjoy the fellowship of other Christian men and draw nearer to the Lord.
Also in April, our small congregation made a decision to get incorporated and change our name to Fellowship Baptist Church in the near future. This process will help us take the next step as a ministry in purchasing land and getting a building. Please pray that the Lord will give us the finances to make this happen.
Thank you so much for praying for our ministry here. We are so thrilled to see how God is working in the lives of the people here. Please read our monthly prayer letters on this website for our latest news. God bless you!!
Dwayne, Valerie and Austin Keefe
Phil. 1:3
