Dear Faithful Friends and Prayer Partners,
Thank you so much for your treasured prayer these past months. As many of you know, soon after our last prayer letter, Lynette made an emergency trip to Michigan to be with her parents and help her father. During the five weeks she was gone, Garth was very ill and had surgery to remove his gall bladder laparascopically. Thankfully, he had a quick recovery and is doing well now. Grant just had his 12th birthday (even though he looks 16!) and Lydia just turned 21.
Garrett spent his summer travelling with FaithWay Baptist College’s Servant Singers. He was privileged to travel Canada coast to coast. He and Lynette met in LA and flew home on July 23rd. Finally our family was together again! The three weeks Garrett was home were packed full of memories. He and his girlfriend, Rebecca Broxholme (from a sister church an hour from here) are now starting the fall semester at FaithWay.
Soon after Lynette and Garrett arrived home, the Hassel family arrived from Illinois for a family holiday/missions trip. They ran a couple sessions of Neighborhood Time and while they were here we saw several kids saved. We fit in plenty of fun as well to make their trip memorable- boiling mud pits, luging, goat hunting, black sand beaches, seeing glowworms in caves, bungy jumping, zorbing…I think they’ll remember this trip. :)
Our church is growing steadily and we are looking forward to beginning Reformers Unanimous very soon. The workers are eager and learning so much. Lydia is enjoying being church secretary. She is a blessing and we are glad to have her here serving. We recently had a special Bible Revival, hosted by Pastor Jono Millar and Fellowship Baptist Church in Hamilton. Over 150 people attended and many hearts were touched and three souls added to the Book of Life! We treasure our times together, especially since many churches are so small and don’t have much fellowship. God is so good.
Thank you for your faithfulness and prayers. Lydia and Grant especially loved all of the birthday cards!
Your Servants in New Zealand,
Garth, Lynette, Lydia and Grant
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