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
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Back in Action!
Hello friends and family,
New Direction is gearing up to hit the road after a long and restful Christmas and New Year's holiday season. We certainly enjoyed our time off to spend with family and friends. It has been a while since I filled you in on our travels and I won't bore you by going back and trying to trace our steps. I will however, try to be better at getting our blog out to you this year. "Mr. I'mnotinternetsavvy" stayed on my case about being on the computer so much so I slacked off! So, if you missed me and my 'dialupconnection' blog, please tell the guys to stop fussing about us keeping you guys up to date. Let them know someone actually reads our 'newsletter' blog. Darren's friend Ronnie showed him a wireless connection in action, so I think he kinda gets the 'slowwww' picture why it takes me so long to 'do my thing' and get off of here.
Enough of that! Our first activity of the New Year was to go to Amazing Grace Church in Cleveland to be with our friends, The Telestials, from Nashville, TN. Moody Community Worship, our home church, had a fish fry fellowship that afternoon and we cleaned up just in time to go join Beth, Jim, Bethany, Caleb, Jerry and Scott as they sang in the New Year. It was a great evening which was closed out by praying in the New Year as we gathered together and each ask the Lord to bless our country, our leadership, our troops and each other.
Maybe not everyone has heard the news of our new additions to the family. Leslie and Miguel Nueves, Teresa and Jim's daughter and husband, were blessed with twin boys on November 9th. Isaac Antonio was born first and weighed 5 lbs. 12 ozs. and Caleb Todd came 21 minutes later and weighed in at 5 lbs. and 8 ozs. Everyone was fine, healthy and blessed of the Lord. If you would like to read the full, quite hilarious version of that story, just email me at dlhsmith01@yahoo.com for the extended, uncut version of that ordeal! Only the Smiths!
Our first service of the New Year was to be with folks at Hardin Baptist Church last Sunday, November 4th. It was a difficult service because there was a tragic accident among their membership. We felt we still needed to proceed with the service and our prayers go out to that family and the church for their loss. I pray that in some way we were a blessing to those in attendance. The Lord's presence was felt and we know that hearts were touched by the Lord.
We are leaving Friday to make our way to Roby, TX out near Sweetwater, TX. We will be with Bro. Jerry Vincent and First Baptist Church leading the music and worship for their annual Bible Conference beginning Sunday, November 11th through Wednesday, November 14th. Please be in prayer regarding these services. We look forward to the spiritual refreshment and ask that the Lord will use New Direction to minister in a very special way as we follow God's leading throughout conference.
We would like to remind you to check your calendars now and schedule New Direction for your next revival, special service or concert early to assure your dates. The new project, OUR JOURNEY HOME, is still in the works. We have some final mixing to be done and at this point, I would hate to give another release/due date. So, please hand in there with us, we haven't forgotten you! Don't forget about the SGM Fanfair coming up March 16-21st, 2009. This is a full week of SGM music, Bible study and fellowship. Contact us now for your tickets. Visit us at http://www.NewDirectionministriesoftexas.com , sign our guest book, and yes, you do have to click on a separate link, but it comes up in a separate window, which is a good thing! We are looking forward to hearing from you and seeing you soon, so, contact us by email dlhsmith01@yahoo.com or tasmith80@yahoo.com or visit us by clicking on the NDM link above!
May the Lord send you His Biggest Blessings! 'Til next time, Donna
New Direction is gearing up to hit the road after a long and restful Christmas and New Year's holiday season. We certainly enjoyed our time off to spend with family and friends. It has been a while since I filled you in on our travels and I won't bore you by going back and trying to trace our steps. I will however, try to be better at getting our blog out to you this year. "Mr. I'mnotinternetsavvy" stayed on my case about being on the computer so much so I slacked off! So, if you missed me and my 'dialupconnection' blog, please tell the guys to stop fussing about us keeping you guys up to date. Let them know someone actually reads our 'newsletter' blog. Darren's friend Ronnie showed him a wireless connection in action, so I think he kinda gets the 'slowwww' picture why it takes me so long to 'do my thing' and get off of here.
Enough of that! Our first activity of the New Year was to go to Amazing Grace Church in Cleveland to be with our friends, The Telestials, from Nashville, TN. Moody Community Worship, our home church, had a fish fry fellowship that afternoon and we cleaned up just in time to go join Beth, Jim, Bethany, Caleb, Jerry and Scott as they sang in the New Year. It was a great evening which was closed out by praying in the New Year as we gathered together and each ask the Lord to bless our country, our leadership, our troops and each other.
Maybe not everyone has heard the news of our new additions to the family. Leslie and Miguel Nueves, Teresa and Jim's daughter and husband, were blessed with twin boys on November 9th. Isaac Antonio was born first and weighed 5 lbs. 12 ozs. and Caleb Todd came 21 minutes later and weighed in at 5 lbs. and 8 ozs. Everyone was fine, healthy and blessed of the Lord. If you would like to read the full, quite hilarious version of that story, just email me at dlhsmith01@yahoo.com for the extended, uncut version of that ordeal! Only the Smiths!
Our first service of the New Year was to be with folks at Hardin Baptist Church last Sunday, November 4th. It was a difficult service because there was a tragic accident among their membership. We felt we still needed to proceed with the service and our prayers go out to that family and the church for their loss. I pray that in some way we were a blessing to those in attendance. The Lord's presence was felt and we know that hearts were touched by the Lord.
We are leaving Friday to make our way to Roby, TX out near Sweetwater, TX. We will be with Bro. Jerry Vincent and First Baptist Church leading the music and worship for their annual Bible Conference beginning Sunday, November 11th through Wednesday, November 14th. Please be in prayer regarding these services. We look forward to the spiritual refreshment and ask that the Lord will use New Direction to minister in a very special way as we follow God's leading throughout conference.
We would like to remind you to check your calendars now and schedule New Direction for your next revival, special service or concert early to assure your dates. The new project, OUR JOURNEY HOME, is still in the works. We have some final mixing to be done and at this point, I would hate to give another release/due date. So, please hand in there with us, we haven't forgotten you! Don't forget about the SGM Fanfair coming up March 16-21st, 2009. This is a full week of SGM music, Bible study and fellowship. Contact us now for your tickets. Visit us at http://www.NewDirectionministriesoftexas.com , sign our guest book, and yes, you do have to click on a separate link, but it comes up in a separate window, which is a good thing! We are looking forward to hearing from you and seeing you soon, so, contact us by email dlhsmith01@yahoo.com or tasmith80@yahoo.com or visit us by clicking on the NDM link above!
May the Lord send you His Biggest Blessings! 'Til next time, Donna
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