Messersmiths Organize New Church In England

Dear Pastor,

We held the organizational service for Trinity Free Baptist Church on the 29^th of January 2006. The Lord blessed us with 13 people joining the church and becoming charter members. Mike Bell, who was with us from the first service, had been praying nearly 20 years for a fundamental church to be started in Market Harborough. Mike opened the service in prayer thanking God for answering his prayer of many years ago.

We praise the Lord for our attendance steadily going up, the spiritual growth of our people, and for the place which the Lord allows us to rent for services. But most of all for our first adult convert, Carl, who was saved March 12, 2006. After a message from Acts 3:19, Carl did not respond to the invitation but after the service he broke down in tears and said he needed to be saved. One of our men dealt with him and led him to Christ. Please pray for Carl that he will grow in the Lord and that we will see many more come to Jesus Christ.

One of our young ladies, Megan, had been running away from the Lord and her family for about a year. The night she came home, Megan found one of our leaflets in the kitchen and asked her parents if they could go the next day. In the past few months God has done such a marvelous work in Megan’s heart. She has recently started to help in a Sunday school class and with a young peoples outreach. Megan has such an excitement about serving the Lord. Please pray for God’s direction and will in her life.

Our Sunday school has continued to grow and in the past several months five children have come to know Christ as Savior, including our oldest son, Stephen. We are starting a Friday night teen club at the end of March to reach more of the young people in town. Pray this ministry will be used to see many young people saved.

In September we will be starting a Bible Institute to train people for the ministry. As of now we have three young people planning to attend. Brian Booth, a missionary from Canada, has come to work with us and will be overseeing the institute. Please pray for this ministry as there are many more young people looking for a Bible school for training.

Lisa is expecting our fifth child in September. We would appreciate your prayers for her and the baby.

Yours Faithfully,

Steve Messersmith and Family

I Timothy 1:12