Hello Brothers and Sisters in Christ!
Traditionally, July is a slow time for our ministry…same for this year. We were blessed to have been referred to two E. Free churches in Colorado by Pastor Sam from northern NJ. We had ministered in his church and he recommended us to his pastor friends in Colorado. That’s how our ministry grows…word of mouth! In God’s providence, we were able to do two MAD Live Events in Colorado while on our way to Utah for our annual Ultimate Adventure trip. We equipped about 130 people and were blessed to see two people come to faith in Christ at the MAD Live Event. Praise God!!! The one church in Canon City happens to be the town where my brother and sister-in-law live. So we spent some time with them before heading to UT for our trip.
Our oldest granddaughter came along on the Ultimate Adventure Utah trip to Utah and was a HUGE help with all of the shopping and work that needed to be done. In addition, there were 10 people who participated in this year’s trip. They were a great bunch and we enjoyed sharing some time in God’s Word while working on David Platt’s study guide for his book, “Follow Me”. We saw some of God’s amazingly beautiful handiwork displayed in nature, and enjoyed the Christian fellowship and adventures for the eight days. The adventures included:
• ATV riding to over 12,000 feet above sea level
• Camping in a meadow at over 9,000 feet. We had a bear visit the tents at night, sniff around them and then leave.
• Whitewater rafting in the Sevier River
• Hiking in the Zion Narrows (in the river with special footwear and a long stick)
• Canyoneering – 9 rappells, each from 30-100 feet long, plus downclimbing
• Horseback ride down into Bryce Canyon
• Jeeping in Moab – the “Rock Crawling Capital of the World”
• Zip Lining – Six section of varying lengths of cable from 260' - 1200' accessed by 2 miles of exhilerating ATV trail. Tree-less ziplining with views of Arches National Park on the horizon and the famous Slickrock Mountain Bike Trail below.
The trip required about 5,700 miles of driving for us, but it was well worth the effort. We met a number of people along the way that we were able to share the love of Jesus Christ with. The results are in His hands now.
I recently finished reading two of David Platt’s Best Selling books and they have truly rocked my world and impacted the material contained in the MAD Live Event. I would HIGHLY recommend that you purchase “Radical” and “Follow Me” by David Platt and read them. Not only did some of his material make it into my training, but I bought 9 of each of the books for my closest loved ones to read. Serioiusly, you MUST read them!
On another note - more reason to keep us in your prayers…I sent out about 40 DVDs of the 2 minute MAD intro video from my website with a short intro letter in hopes pastors would read the letter, watch the video, and go to my website for more information. I haven’t received one call, so now I will call each of them and see what happens. Please continue to pray!
We continue to say “thank you” to every one of you who regularly prays for us and/or sacrificially gives to support our work for the Kingdom!
AUGUST SCHEDULE
We praise God for the best August schedule we have ever had!
• Aug 10 – MAD Live Event - Central Baptist Church - Binghamton, NY
• Aug 12 & 13 - Interview children at CEF Camp in Laureldale, PA to determine where they are with the Lord and to lead them to Christ if they are ready
• Aug 16 & 17 - Speak at Family Camp – Milford Bible Camp, Zionsville, PA
• Aug 20 - I will be on the morning show from 6 AM - 9 AM at WGRC in Lewsiburg, PA talking about evangelism and the MAD Live Event. Listen in if you can. www.wgrc.com
• Aug 23 - MAD Live Event - Faith Memorial Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC
• Aug 24 - MAD Live Event - First Baptist Church, Lexington, SC
PRAYER REQUESTS
• There’s a possible breakthrough in regards to the opportunity to advertise in the national Christian motorcycle ministry’s monthly magazine. Please pray for victory in this opportunity.
• Continued prayers for the schedule to fill
• Please pray that we will get into larger churches and have more people attend the Live Events. We have no control over how many people attend our Events, but the average number of participants is way down this year, most likely because we have been ministering in smaller churches. Our desire is to have more of an impact for the Kingdom.
• For God’s Spirit to move powerfully as we minister in the places where He opens doors
Love in Christ,
Cathy and Don
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