Hands Working Together

     Working together is an awesome way to share the message of the cross.  Wow our travels this week took us to Bedford Indiana to be with Brother Tim Sumpter and his congregation.  We had a wonderful time with them and pray for God to press upon their hearts to support this work.  We had a great time of fellowship with them.  God is moving in many ways.  We left Bedford and Drove to the southern part of Indianapolis to be with Pastor Scott Mauldon and the members of Landmark Baptist Church.  God is doing great things at that church.  We pray that these churches will join hands with us in prayer to help spread the gospel message to the people of Brownstown.

     One of the biggest prayer request I had for the work in Brownstown was that we would be able to plant ourselves into the center of that town and be a light and help to the community.  I can now say that God is opening that door for us to plant firmly into Brownstown.  Last week I had an opportunity to talk with the chairman of the Brownstown revitalization committee.  Their plan is to revitalize Brownstown's downtown area.  The key area they are focusing in on is the city block where our building is located.  Our hope is to get involved with this process and be able to add valid input to what is happening to the proprieties next to the building.  In all of this discussion with this person it has become very clear that a few possible outcomes may happen.  One outcome is that we may be able to purchase proprieties next to our buildings for less then asking price, and have grants from the city to be able to repair or rebuild. Second outcome is that we may be able to see an increase in the value of our building making it easier to attain a newer, larger building in the future.  Third is that we may be able to receive grants to fix our building.  But the most important outcome is that we are going to be able to build positive relationships with the members of the Brownstown Community. 

     On November 5th we are having a work day to clean and gut the inside of our building.  We hope that you will be praying for us to get much accomplished.  Also be praying for us to have enough hands to complete this work quickly. 

     Thank you for reading this. Please feel free to pass this along to anyone who might be interested. Please keep praying for us as we travel and labor for the kingdom of God.

Bro. Mike