Dear Soldiers of the Cross,
Psalm 126:3 The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. Beloved our hearts are overwhelmed with all that God has done this year. Its hard to put into words the joy that’s filling my heart as I write this letter. There is nothing greater than seeing the hand of God move in your life and the lives of others. God has allowed us to have 9 Bible Schools all across the US and to share with you 19 souls asking Christ for Salvation, “Praise the Lord”. This is nothing that I’ve done, but God that giveth the increase.
I’m so thankful to all the churches that have made the great sacrifices to make this possible. Without you and your willingness to come and labor for the Lord this would not have been accomplished for the Kingdom. The Gospel of Jesus Christ has hands and feet but we must be willing to GO and allow God to work through us for His Glory. Preacher Stinnett Ballew, now in glory would always say, “I want to do what I can, while I can, so that when I cannot, I will not wish that I would have, when I could have”. Beloved please don’t let your days of opportunity pass you by.
This year we had 4 Bible Schools cancel-out, 2 of them were a result of me not being able to give them the personnel facetime needed to secure everything. This was due to my bouts with back pain from my injuries received on the Navajo reservation last year. Many of you have been praying for me and I’m doing much better. I’m still having some issues with numbness in my right leg but God is getting me through. The other 2 Bible Schools were canceled due to sickness in the church that was scheduled to help us. Please pray for these 4 reservations that God will give us and open door to present the Gospel to them.
We are rejoicing to have the John Eliot Native American Bibles in hand and ready for delivery. Lord willing September 8th and 15th we will be delivering the Bibles to the Wampanoags People in Massachusetts. Please pray for these times of meetings and distribution.
We have added an additional booklet to the order, John Eliot wrote a grammar book to teach the Algonquin speaking people how to read their language. We need approximately $8,000 to cover the cost of this booklet, please consider helping us to cover this expense.
If you would like to help us with the remainder of this John Eliot Bible expense, you can send your support for this Bible project to Native American Mission Fund Ministries, 3232 Hendersonville Hwy, Pisgah Forest, NC 28768. Please mark the MEMO, John Eliot Bible Fund. Please pray for this Bible project and call me if you have any questions.
As we Labor for Christ,
Gerry and Sheril Locklear
Missionaries to the Native Americans