Following is Jon and Julie Lane's newsletter about what God is doing in Corsica.
Hello and greetings in the name of the Lord who alone has immortality, dwelling in unaproachable light..." 1 Tim. 6:16
Once again praying that this letter finds you in the joy of the Lord and in the service of the King Jesus Christ. It seems to be that time again to attempt to give a brief update of what the Lord is doing in our lives and this part of the world. Let me just state a few things.
1. As of December 7th, we moved into our new building for fellowship. At the present we are working (all volunteer labor) to finish the basement. The classrooms have been sheetrocked, painted and cleaned and we are presently having Sunday school in them. Also, our Wednesday night "kids club" has officially been moved over there. What needs to be done is the carpeting of the floor, completing the office and kitchen. Please pray for us in this matter as several of the men have given up most of their Saturdays and evenings to get this completed. In addition, please pray that the Lord would continue to lay it upon people's heart to give as we do not believe in debt. We have seen the Lord move in incredible ways to see this come about. He is so faithful and so confirming that all we can do is praise Him.
2. On January 14th, three of us from the church went on a mission trip to Romania and Muldova. It was my daughter, Allie, Shawn Jerke and myself. We met another friend from Iowa (Tony Allen) and then joined two other friends (Jesse and Jamie Boyd) over there. We worked with two churches in evangelism training and street evangelism. Numerous people heard the Gospel, including many Gypsie villages that seem to be forgotten or shunned, thousands of tracts went out and Bible believers were inspired and encouraged to continue to sow the seed of the Gospel. We worked with incredible translators who loved the Lord and their people. They will continue to do follow-up and minister to those who rsponded to the Gospel. One of the Pastor's openly admitted to starting to become somewhat lukewarm in their evangelistic efforts and was refreshed and empowered to reach out to the lost as the early church did.
It was neat to see my daughter adjust to the culture and see the world from God's perspective. I think we will have to send her off someday to the mission field, but praise God for that as there is no place better to be than in the will of God. Also, I saw Shawn come out of his shell. It was incredible how he boldly gave testimony of Christ, urged people to accept God's gracious offer. I have seen the Lord work in his life in such a powerful way lately which is such a blessing for a Pastor to see.
3. Several new families have come to the Lighthouse and we see so many hungry for the TRUTH of God's word and to live lifes worthy of the Gospel that the working of the Holy Spirit is evident. In a day when the church would rather court the world, than proclaim truth, we feel so blessed to be a part of this. The Lord has raised up men who feel the call of God on their lives for ministry and are growing in their gifts and being mentored. We are also praying and seeking the Lord with another church plant as he has raised up a family for that very purpose. We are seeing the children grasp the truth of God's word and really becoming His disciples.
4. Alomost last, we are wanting to see God move in a powerful way as far as souls for Christ. Please join in praying for this in the area. There are very few Bible believing actual preaching and teaching churches left, so these towns have grown cold and comfortable in their man-made religions, as Pastor's are more concerned about being politically correct than standing up and proclaiming "thus saith the Lord."
5. We are praying and looking into possible outreaches this summer for evangelism, including a mission trip to either Nepal or Ukraine. If this interestes you please let me know. We would love to have you. Also, coming up the weekend of May 17th we are having a PAstor, church planter from India coming and speaking on missions both in the morning and evening. Please join us as it will be encouraging, challenging and Christ centered.
Well, I hope that sums things up and keeps you posted on life in our family. We also take no credit in this, but give the glory to God and are just joyful that we can be used in some way to exalt Christ. May the Lord bless you and the peace of Christ surround you.
for the cause of Christ,
yours at the lighthouse
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