Becoming
a Christian Org., Inc.
6465
99th Way N. #17B
St. Petersburg, FL 33708
727-393-7846
mlphilippi@verizon.net
August
14, 2009
Dear Praying Friends,
We are so very thankful to God for you and for the
part that you have in our ministry. What
a blessing you are in our lives! We
know that you are praying for us as we give out the true Light of the
Gospel.
The Lord is giving us many opportunities to serve Him
and to challenge individuals and churches to have home Bibles studies with
those who do not know the Lord. We
are thankful for the opportunities to help in a Spanish church nearby
where I preach one Sunday morning each month.
On Tuesday evenings we are having Bible studies with two different
families here in Saint Petersburg. At
7:00 p.m. Dotty teaches the wife in Spanish using the book, Becoming a
Christian, while I teach her husband the same lessons in English.
It is such a joy to see how God is transforming their lives and
home now that they are saved. At
8:30 p.m. we walk to the next mobile home and have a Bible study with a
Mexican couple and their two teenagers.
What a blessing to see God work in their hearts and lives!
Their enthusiasm is contagious!
We continue to receive orders for more books from
prisons, churches and individuals who are using Becoming a Christian in
their evangelistic outreach. Also,
many pastors are using it as a textbook to teach basic doctrine to their
entire Sunday School. Their
goal is to have their members teach this material to their neighbors and
friends and win them to Christ. Dotty
and I are working hard to finish a new revision of Becoming a Christian
in both English and Spanish. This
is a very laborious task since every sentence has to be carefully checked. I am also including additional helps on some subjects.
Last week I flew to Charlotte, North Carolina for
meetings in three different English and Spanish speaking churches. They
really kept me busy as I preached nine different times. While there I had the opportunity to do some counseling and
to have a Bible study in one of the homes.
Our schedule for the next few months continues to fill up as the
Lord gives us new opportunities to serve Him.
In November we look forward to going to New Hampshire where I will
be holding a conference on evangelism.
In February we look forward to attending the wedding of our
granddaughter in Georgia. The
Lord willing, the last of February I will be returning to the Dominican
Republic for two weeks of meetings. In
April, Dotty and I are scheduled to go to Guadalajara for three weeks of
meetings, which includes an eight-day Bible conference in our church.
We continue to enjoy close contact with our dear brethren in
Guadalajara through the computer communication program, Skype. Pastor Miguel is faithfully leading the church and it is
growing. They just finished
their Family Camp with many blessings.
We have been pleasantly surprised and blessed these
past months by a number of past acquaintances who have called us to share
memories from years ago when God allowed us to work with them in Venezuela
and Mexico. Many of them we
remembered quickly, others we did not.
Some told us how God used us in ways in which we were not aware.
It behooves us to be faithful to share the Gospel daily!
Imagine the great reunion that awaits all of us in Heaven with
those who were saved and/or helped at a time of need in their life.
To God be the glory!
Please continue to pray for Dotty’s eyes. Six years
ago Dotty lost the central vision in her left eye. Since March she
continues to receive monthly injections in her right eye to combat wet
macular degeneration. We are
very thankful that her eye has improved.
We are grateful to each of you for your faithful prayers and
continued backing of our ministry through your support.
Thank you so very much!
Yours in His Service,
Myron y Dotty
Pastor Myron & Dotty Philippi
Baptist
World Mission
P.O. Box 2149
Decatur, AL 35602