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"LONGING FOR GENUINE REVIVAL IN THE LOCAL CHURCH"
Welcome to this month's Newsflash! We say it a lot, but we mean it: we treasure your prayers!! We really believe that God answers prayer today!
Faith Baptist Church in Perry, OH, brought us in for Fresh Growth Meetings and a special Revival America! performance, inviting a number of area churches in for the special night. I have mentioned to some of you who have asked that what makes the biggest difference in the meetings we hold is when the church is praying for God to work!!! There is simply no substitute for advance prayer. We could tell the difference prayer made during the week. We saw God do some work in hearts in a special way. We made some good friends at this church, pastored by Bro. Jim Lane. The Strimpel family had us over several times and we felt a kindred spirit with these good people.
Immediately before Joe and Bethany left for the summer, we recorded the first major Bible Revival Team CD, entitled "In All My Ways." After they left for the summer, the Ben Everson family went on to Calvary Independent Baptist Church in Huntingdon, PA, pastored by Dr. Thomas Coleman, the church in which we were married 10 years ago this August! We had the Wednesday night service, and Bro. Ben performed his "one-man quartet" demonstration along with the rest of the family's music. Bro. Ben also preached in the chapel service at the Christian school, and got to know Assistant pastor Bro. Paul Rebert during the week we were in Huntingdon.
Laurel Mt. Chapel, pastored by Bro. Don Judy brought us in for the kickoff Sunday of their Bible Conference on our way to Maine. Although we were only there for one day, we had a good Sunday ministering with these good folks. It was on to Calvary Baptist Church in Warren, Maine, for Ben to preach the commencement ceremonies for the 3 homeschool graduates at the church. Congratulations to Bethany Sawyer, Kelly Williams, and Ryan Townsend. And thank you for your kind invitation to speak my first commencement!
The church flew Joe and Bethany into Maine for the weekend for a youth rally and a performance of "Revival America!" in the Sunday Evening service. Pastor Scott Townsend is the pastor of this good church, and we are grateful for the church serving as our "jumping-off" point into Canada. We stayed parked at the church for 3 weeks, during one of which Ben flew out to Amazing Grace Baptist Camp in Ottawa, Kansas.
JOE ENTERS FIRST-EVER ART SHOWS IN WI & MACKINAC ISLAND
Brother Joe got the opportunity to display his artwork at several art fairs this past month. He says that he didn't make a lot of money, but it was a very good learning experience on how to set up for these art fairs. Joe has been taking special orders for his artwork and has done some incredible pieces. Joe and Bethany & Lincoln are in Wisconsin for the summer.
DAREN TURNS 4
Our #3 child Daren celebrated his 4th birthday this past month. We celebrated at a campsite complete with mosquitos! Daren got his first two-wheeled (+training wheels) bicycle for which he was extremely happy!
CAMP SEASON BEGINS
Ben preached Teen Week 1 for Amazing Grace Baptist Camp, directed by Aaron Burton. It was an unusual week of camp. A family that owned a $500,000 house gave the camp the use of their house to put the speakers in for the summer. I was able to stay in this house for the week, and spend hours of study time in the Word, as well as reading numerous books on revival and the working of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer. It turned out to be a welcome refreshment and time of learning from the hand of the Lord. It was special to see God working in the hearts of teens and counselors as a result of prayer and the Word.
ENTRY INTO CANADA FOR NEXT 6 WEEKS
We began our 6-week Canadian run this past week with a sacred concert in Saint John, New Brunswick, at Fundamental Baptist pastored by Bro. Herb Hunter. Ben sang some of the music off his new CD, "I'll Pray Again," and Amanda sang a new song that will be on the upcoming Team CD in August. It was nearly an hour-long concert and the people were very kind and told us repeatedly that it was a blessing. That was encouraging, particularly since we don't do music concerts on a regular basis.
TRAILER LOWS AND WOES
Two items of prayer, one for each family. Firstly, Joe's trailer has been sitting in Midland, Michigan for over a month, awaiting an axle repair. It should be covered under factory warranty; please pray that that is so and that it would be fixed soon! They have been living at Bethany's parents' house, but we're sure it will be wonderful to get their own home back and all problems taken care of before the busy fall season.
Secondly, I stretched a little bit on the title! The prayer request is actually for our truck, not the trailer, but its necessary for the trailer! (Confused yet?) As we sat in Truro, Nova Scotia, outside a laundromat, a man driving past hollered out, "Do you know your front tire is flat?" This small sentence altered the course of the next 2 hours as Ben changed the tire, with assistance from a young man named Brandon who worked at the next door computer store. We'll need to get 2 new tires for the truck before we should pull our trailer again. This comes on the heels of spending $645 (2 months' worth) instead of about $220 on Amanda's medication, as Maine's drug prices have not yet lowered the cost of their generic prescriptions (yes, that price is for the generics!). As of yet, we have not been able to get her covered medically again. Please pray we can do this soon!
NEW BIBLE REVIVAL TEAM CD DUE OUT IN AUGUST
The first major CD release from the Bible Revival Team is entitled "In All My Ways" and will be released in August! We are very excited about this CD, which will include the whole Team singing songs like, "Bow the Knee," "Complete in Thee," and "Lamb of Glory." The children also participate! This is a CD you won't want to miss. We will be offering it online on our website as well as through 99-cent downloads!
Remaining we have 2 weeks of camp, 2 weeks of special meetings, and 1 week of Vacation Bible School before we leave the Maritimes.
Joe and Bethany will be meeting up with us in Michigan the first week of September to begin the fall season. The last week of August will also see the return of our "Finding the Faithful" podcast, which had around 2000 downloads and counting! We also have the opportunity to pursue a daily radio program, titled, The Bible Revival Moment. Pray with us that God would lead us in this regard.
Ben & Amanda will be celebrating their 10-year anniversary this August with a small trip while the children stay with family for a few days, and that will round out the month of August!
Until next month, we ask for your prayers and thank you for your support of the families of Bible Revival Ministries! Let us join together to pray that God would revive His church again!
Bro. Ben Everson
www.biblerevival.com
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"I'll Pray Again" is now available as a download! This is our first full album available on our own download page. We trust it will be a blessing to you! The hard copy will become available April 30.
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