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Dear Prayer Partners,

 

Gary Dean, one of our church planters in Texarkana, Arkansas was taken Sunday to Baptist Hospital in Little Rock.  (This is the guy we asked you to pray for last week.) He is currently in the critical care unit.  At the moment they are still running tests to determine what is causing his extreme fatigue.  At one point a Cardiologist was being called in.  However, they are not sure that it is heart related.  Please be in prayer for Bro. Gary, and family.  Continue to remember Main Street Baptist Church in Texarkana as they carry on in his absence.  

 

Thanks

Roger Gaunt

 

 

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

 

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Greetings Prayer Partners!

 

Today we are asking prayer for one of our new church starts in Texarkana.

Gary Dean from, and in partnership with South Texarkana Baptist, started Main Street Church last fall.

The church is in the process of using the GPS (God’s Plan for Sharing) as an outreach emphasis.

They are prayer walking now, and have already seen the Lord work.

Please pray for the church as they work toward inviting 500 homes to their Easter service.

 

Thanks for joining together with this and other new church starts all across the state.

 

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

 

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Greetings Prayer Partners!

 

Once again, I have to begin this email with a word of Praise.

The Lord is at work in AR – in just the first month of 2011 we have seen 4 new churches started and are following up on leads that could mean 4 or 5 more in just the next few weeks. Can you imagine what that would mean to keep up that pace? Keep Praying!!!

 

Your prayers are working. Our new churches from last year are growing and reaching so many needy people.

Yesterday, Compass Church in Batesville celebrated its one year anniversary with over 300 in attendance, and took up a love offering of over $9000 to give to other new church starts in AR!

So thank you so much for praying.

 

Today we ask you to join in praying for Destiny Cowboy Church.

The following link will take you to their prayer requests:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHrzforX0r8

 

May we see a mighty harvest of souls this year!

 

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

 

Destiny Cowboy Church

Testimony and prayer requests

Free Websites for Church Planters and Churches

The North American Mission Board is offering free websites for SBC church planters.
Check out the link below!

http://www.churchplantingsites.net/

Prayer need

Robert Branscum of Life Church asks for prayer for one of his new church families. Just before Christmas their only car was reposessed (they were 4 days late on their payment). Please pray for God's provision for a vehicle of this young family.

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Greetings Prayer Partners,

This is often the time of year when we look back and thank the Lord for what He has done.

 The Lord has indeed been active all over Arkansas this past year.

Besides all that He has done in and through our 1480 or so established churches, we have seen His hand working through the many new church starts as well.

 (Jamie – saved 3 weeks earlier, baptized the night before, sharing his testimony at the Garage Church Christmas Party in Hot Springs)

This past year, through November, churches that have been started in the last 2 years, have seen more than 450 first time professions of faith and more than 250 baptisms.

These new churches have given more than $130,000 through the Cooperative Program and the other SBC missions offerings.

These new churches run anywhere from 14 – 250 in regular attendance and are reaching out and ministering the Love of Jesus in fresh and creative ways.

They are working together with other local churches and their associations to reach the more than 1.6 million unchurched Arkansans.

(Urban Harvest Fellowship in downtown North Little Rock, sponsored by Friendship Baptist in Sherwood)

Thank you for your prayers.

Thank you for  your gifts through the Cooperative Program and through the Dixie Jackson State Missions offering.

And - Thank you to our many sponsoring and partnering churches.

(Alicia Baptist votes to sponsor a new church in Walnut Ridge – left to right – Mark McManus church planter, Tim Wicker ABSC, Marvin Reynolds pastor at Alicia, Brent Powell Black River Baptist Association)

It is exciting to be a part of what the Lord is doing!

Merry Christmas!

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting