LEDBETTER IRELAND UPDATE
Volume VIII, No. 3
August 1998
Dear Praying
Friends! Let me start off by just
rejoicing for the privilege of serving our wonderful Lord Jesus here in Ireland! There is no greater joy in all of life than to serve HIM! And I thank
God that I am allowed to serve with you all! My heart is constantly
refreshed to know that everyday there are godly people all across the world
praying for us and our labours here in Ireland! I hope you realise that we too pray for you, and
your labours as well! All for the glory of His precious Name (Psalm 86:9)!
First
Anniversary in Mallow! It has now
been over a year since the beginning of Gospel meetings in Mallow, and we
rejoice with what God has accomplished! Three souls have gotten saved,
and four were baptized during the year, and we simply praise God for the
miracle of transformation! There are a lot of walls to overcome in Mallow, so
please pray for this area to crumble under the truth of the Gospel!
Fourth
Anniversary in Blarney! What is hard
to believe is that just four years ago, we began in Blarney with
two visitors that first Sunday morning in 1994, and God has given us this year Nine
more souls for Christ, with 1 more getting baptized! There is much more
work to do, but God sure does bless us with "handfuls on purpose!"
A man named Derek Anders came to church a couple of weeks ago hungry for
God, and for something that would free him from the "insanity of drink"
as he called it. Many hours of spiritual struggle with him finally paid-off, as
Derek got on his knees and surrendered to the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation
from sin, its penalty, and its power! Amen and Amen!
Tour de
France Tract Blitz! In June, for the first time ever, a portion of the Tour
de France bicycle race was held outside of France - and behold, it was
begun in Ireland of all places! Hundreds of thousands of people came
to Ireland to watch this most impressive of races as 200
top-notch cyclists battled for first position across our hills, and twisty
roads! Well, we were there too, with 10,000 Gospel tracts that were
written specifically for the event. And what a joy to see them so well received
by the multitudes that lined the roadways for miles and miles! There was a lot
of "plowing" done that day, and many will get saved because of our
efforts! We look forward to reaping soon!
Bible Clubs a
Success! The folks at both churches
really rallied this year around our Bible Clubs this Summer! Truly there is a
lot of work that goes into reaching local families with the Gospel - we
developed, and performed everything ourselves, and God rewarded our efforts
with Jenna Monaghan getting saved on the last day of the Club! She is a
great answer to prayer as her Daddy (Martin Monghan, whom we have prayed
much for) has had to go through some real battles for the Lord in trying to
reach his family for Christ! Hallelujah for those who pay the price to win the
lost! The devil was not asleep though, and sent the local Catholic Monsignor
against us, trying to prevent the Clubs from happening - it didn't work!
Prayer
Requests
·
Pray for the following
folks to get saved: the Mayer Family, Warren Cross, Mary Tighe,
Marlene Layton, Eileen Anders, and Isabella Lynch.
·
Pray for the following
to grow strong: Derek Anders, Jenna Monaghan, Deila
Buckley, Kevin Butler, Ken Manley, Pat Tighe, and The Daly
Family.
·
Pray for all the folks
at the Churches in both Blarney and Mallow.
·
And pray for us to be
faithful preaching God’s word here in Ireland!
Thank you for your faithful prayer, and support!
God bless you all!
The Craig Ledbetter Family in Ireland
