Tuesday, January 20, 2009

MORE JANUARY NEWS 2009

January began with New Direction visiting with Bro. Russ Hortman at Hardin Baptist Church. Although it was a blessing to be with this congregation, we were sad to learn that a couple of church members were involved in a motorcycle accident the night before New Direction was to come. It was a very difficult and emotional service, but the Lord’s presence was felt. (Please join with us in prayer for this family, the community and Hardin Baptist Church as they find comfort and peace in the midst of this tragedy.) Our prayer is that God used New Direction to be of some support and encouragement in spite of this tragic event. Please know that our hearts and prayers are with you all. We will keep lifting you up to the Lord.

We traveled northwest to Roby, TX where we began a four day Bible Conference held at First Baptist Church. Bro. Jerry Vincent began the conference Sunday morning along with New Direction leading the worship and bringing some special music. It was a great blessing to be back with all of our friends at First Baptist. (It is not often that you find a group of people that you connect with as whole, but we certainly have found ‘family’ in everyone there at Roby, TX. We love you guys, very much.)

Each evening from Sunday through Wednesday was a blessing to be a part of. Our study of the book of Exodus was a journey with the children of Israel much like our journey we are on today. Each speaker brought a message that opened up God’s word in a fresh and understanding manor that pricked our hearts to repentance. Hopefully, everyone in attendance was inspired to respond to each message that encouraged us to take a look at where we are spiritually. We were encouraged to examine our hearts, confess our sins and make a new commitment to Christ. We were encouraged to begin afresh sharing a kind, loving, Lord and Savior with our family, friends and neighbors. This is our reasonable service to a God who gave his all to rescue us from our own sin which he gladly bore on our behalf. I cannot think of when New Direction has been so blessed to hear such a group of great speakers in one place. From the up and coming preaching of young, Wes Terry, on through to the seasoned, veteran pastors of Bro. Larry Archer and Bro. Jim Reid, each sermon was heartfelt and full of spiritual wisdom. From New Direction, we send our sincerest thank you with gratitude to have been blessed to be a part of such an extraordinary event.

Please keep checking New Direction’s calendar to see when we will be back in your area. If you would like to have NEW DIRECTION come to your church for your next revival, special service or a concert, please contact us as soon as possible. We make an effort to schedule dates in order to make our ministry available to any church regardless of size.


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There are lots of people that are out there ministering these days, and it is difficult for your pastor to be familiar with all of them. You can help New Direction by introducing us to your pastor or church staff. Your recommendation of our ministry says more than any advertisement that we can send out. If we have been a blessing to you, please pass on that blessing by referring us to your church, your friend or family’s church or even your local opry house. Wherever we may be used of the Lord to spread the message of Christ, we will go. Our ministry has worked with the Baptist Mission Board in New York to evangelize the North Country, we have sung at the 101st Airborne Division Chapel in Tennessee to our servicemen. We have ministered to groups of five and we have ministered to hundreds. We have asked the Lord to use us as he sees fit, so where we go and how we get there is entirely up to the Lord!

God bless ‘ya real big, until next time, Donna / NDM

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