Little Brasstown Baptist Church

APRIL, 2013

It is truly a pleasure to share with you some of the things that havebeen happening at Little Brasstown in the past few months.  Let me begin with the Christmas Love Event that took place in December of 2012.  Through this special event, which we have been doing for the past three years, we were able to minister to 38 familes and 116 children.  You would really have had to be here to experience the sweet spirit and the excitement of the time.  The life center looked like a shopping center all prepared for Christmas shoppers as these families came to select gifts for their family; the wonderful blessing was that the shoppers were families who did not have money to go shopping and the gifts they selected had no price attached to them; the gifts were provided by you, the church, and special donations that various people made.  Not only were there gifts for their children, but there were food boxes for the entire family and various household items that every family needs.  In addition, the Christmas love workers provided lunch for every family that came.  To conclude every family's shopping experience, there were counselors who met with them and talked about their relationship with God; two young people rededicated their lives to God and we rejoiced with them.  The day ended with the workers providing a special time for Boone Dobbs and his family; Boone, who was struggling with an inoperable tumor on his brain stem recently went on to be with the Lord in heaven.  We pray that Christmas love was a very special time for his family.  Christmas Love was a very special time of ministering and some of our folk are already looking forward to December 2013. Ministering to families through Christmas love is only one way that the church is ministering to families.  Throughout the year our Benevolence Committee is busy helping families who are facing a crisis.  I realize that many of you never know the great number of people who come to the church needing help, but I assure you there are many.  I want to thank everyone of you for being faithful with your tithes and offerings and special donations so we as a church can say to people, God loves you, as we help meet a need in their lives.  (I John 3:17-18) says "But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?  My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and truth". My theme for ministry in 2013 has been discipleship.  A core group of people was led by Cindy Bradshaw in a Christian Life and Witness study; now, several of that core group have taught the class to others; our hope is that we will involve every attendee at Little Brasstown in making disciples, and thus see the kingdom of God increasing.  Seeing people saved is the reason Jesus died and rose again; it is what the church is commissioned to do; I hope you will pray much as we seek to disciple ourselves and reach the lost for Christ.

I hope to update you again soon on what is happening.  I hope to report to you the salvation of many lost souls.  Love in Christ!  Aud.