The meeting with the men about the building situation/move/fixing up did NOT take place. The main men did not come to the service. Several of them have been really struggling.
- One man's family (wife and children) stopped coming entirely. We know the wife is unsaved, but she has come pretty faithfully with her husband. Now she and the oldest son (about 15) are being openly antagonistic. Needless to say, this man has been very discouraged. We were thankful for the opportunity to have him for dinner yesterday and to be able to talk and encourage him with God's Word. (This really has nothing to do with the building project.) :-)
- Another man is shirking the responsibilities of leadership--that does have to do with the building project.
We had good services yesterday. We have mentioned several times our series on Spiritual Warfare and can constantly see this in our own lives and in the lives of the people to whom God has called us to minister. The atmosphere yesterday was a bit uneasy due to the work to be done and the lack of leadership. We could very easily do this ourselves and have everything look very good--and we have at times in the past. BUT, that is not the point. Please pray for the men to step up and lead this project as they offered to in the beginning. They are more than capable of taking leadership in this. Pray that they will by God's grace. Please also pray that the Lord will give Mike much wisdom as he seeks to train faithful men to train and teach others faithfully. The progress seems painfully slow at times, but we know that God's church here is His, He has started a good work ,and He will continue to perform it. Please keep praying for His work to progress in His way and His time.
In Christ,
Mike for all the Goldfii
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