Jim is doing all the teaching again as Gena and his wife Ros (Rose) have had some major problems lately so he has stepped down from teaching. Please pray for them. Gena will still help me in the office but he feels that public ministry is inappropriate until his marriage is what it should be. Please pray for us as we try to help Gena and Ros with the issue of marriage.
As an update on Gena and Ros, just today Gena told us that God has been working in his heart and he is changing how he plans to deal with Ros. He will just love her and let God do the work in her heart. Already he is seeing improvement in her actions. Gena has been somewhat bitter and blaming Ros for all of the problems and today we see the happier Gena. Thank you, God! Please continue to pray for Gena as he is a big part of our team.
On Sundays I am teaching through the Old Testament showing how the Old and New tie together. Since it is a mixed group of saved and unsaved I try to have something for both. We are using Betty Lukins flannel graphs to illustrate the accounts as we teach and this has gone over really well. In fact it seems that the Word is spreading and we are having a new influx of people on Sunday morning to hear and listen to the teaching.
Those few men who meet with me on Thursday nights asked for an overview of each New Testament book, the main themes and truths from them. So that is what I have been doing. This of course leads to other topics and we are having good discussions about the Word and life in general. Judy on Tuesday nights is teaching on being a Christian wife and mother and also some teaching on health and hygiene issues. Our people have some many struggles and issues to deal with that sometimes they get discouraged. Whenever the Work of the Lord goes forward the Enemy goes into high gear and we see our believers struggle anew with old issues and temptations. Please pray for them as often as they come to mind.