Brooks Avenue Missions - Fairfield, NC Outreach - 03-Apr-2003 Letter
FAIRFIELD CHURCH OF CHRIST
6786 NC HWY 94
P.O. BOX 223
FAIRFIELD, NORTH CAROLINA 27826
MINISTER
TELEPHONE
JAMES S. JONES (252) 926-3097
BROOKS AVENUE CHURCH OF CHRIST
ATTN: BILL STUART
700 BROOKS AVENUE
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27607
APRIL 3, 2003
DEAR BRETHERN;
GREETINGS TO ALL OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN CHRIST AT BROOKS AVE’
WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR YOU ALL AT BROOKS AVE. WITHOUT THE SUPPQKT (BOTH SPIRITUAL AN]) FINANCIAL) WE RECEIVE FROM YOU AT BROOKS AVENUE, IT WOULD BE A VERY DIFFICULT TASK TODO THE LORD’S WORK HERE IN FAIRFIELD
WE PRAY THIS LETTER FINDS YOU ALL WELL AND ACTIVE IN CHRIST, AND MAY YOU GROW IN STRENGTH AND LOVE HIS CAUSE.
WE HAVE BEEN BUSY HERE IN FAIRFIELD.
MY FAMILY AND I ATTENDED THE LECTURESHIP AT FREED-HARDEMAN UNWERSITY IN FEBRUARY. AS ALWAYS, WE WERE EDIFIED GREATLY WHILE THERE. THE LECTURES WERE ON THE BOOK OF JOB. THE SPEAKERS ALL DID A GREAT JOB OF EXPOUNDING ON THIS GREAT BOOK. I WAS SO EDIFIED WHEN I GOT HOME I JUST HAD TO PRESENT A SERIES OF LESSONS ON ‘THE GOD OF JOB.”
I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO GET MORE AIR TIME ON THE RADIO STATION (WHYC 88.5 FM). THEY HAVE GIVEN ME THREE HOURS A WEEK, ONE HOUR EACH ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY AT 1:00 p.m. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH MAC LYON OF “IN SEARCH OF THE LORD’S WAY” TO RECEIVE A C.D. WITH THE AUDIO PORTION OF HIS TV PROGRAM TO PLAY QN THE AIR. I AM ALSO RECEIVINO TAPES FROM RESTORATION RADIO WHICH HAS THREE SPEAKERS LED BY ROY BEASELY THE FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF THE PROGRAM. WITH ME INCLUDED, WE NOW HAVE FIVE DIFFERENT SPEAKERS FOR THE RADIO PROGRAM “SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN LOVE.” ON EACH PROGRAM, A TAPE OF THE PROGRAM AND/OR A CORRESPONDENCE COURSE IS OFFERED TO THE LISTENERS FREE OF CHARGE. WE ALSO PROMISE THE PEOPLE THEIR NAMES WILL NOT BE ADDED TO A MAILING LIST THAT WE CONTACT ALL THE TIME LIKE SOME OF THE TV EVANGELISTS ASKING FOR DONATIONS.
WE ARE DISTRIBUTING OVER 5000 POUNDS OF FOOD IN OUR FOOD PROGRAM EACH MONTH. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO SEE THE REPORT WE SEND TO THE FOOD BANK TELLING HOW MANY PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WE HELPED IN THE MONTH OF THE REPORT. THIS PROGRAM GROWS EACH MONTH.
THE FOOD PROGRAM IS ALSO A RESOURCE FOR THE CORRESPONDENCE COURSE. WE PUT AN ENROLLMENT CARD IN EACH OF THE FOOD ORDERS WE GIVE OUT. WE HAVE GOTTEN SEVERAL OF THE CARDS RETURNED.
WE ARE STILL HAVING NEW STUDENTS ENROLL IN THE CORRESPONDENCE COURSE. WE ARE LOOKING AT OTHER COURSES THAN THE ONE WE ARE NOW USING SO WE CAN OFFER THE ONES WHO FINISH THIS ONE ANOTHER COURSE OF STUDY IF WE ARE UNABLE TO SHOW THEM THE FILM STRIPS. WE WOULD CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ANY SUGGESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
I AM GOING TO THE LOCAL NURSING HOME ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND HAVE A DEVOTION FOR THE PEOPLE. A LOT OF GOOD POSITIVE COMMENTS ARE BEING MADE IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT ARE GOING ON HERE IN FAIRFIELD.
WE HAD SOME VERY GOOD FRIENDS SPEND ABOUT THE LAST TWO WEEKS WITH US, STEVE AND RUTH LECH. THEY SPENT SEVEN YEARS IN GERMANY DOING THE LORD’S WORK WHILE STEVE WAS SUPPORTING THE FAMILY BY WORKING FOR THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT THERE. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY HARD WORKERS FOR THE CAUSE OF CHRIST. STEVE SPOKE FOR ME LAST SUNDAY EVENING AND PROVED TO BE AN EXCELLENT SPEAKER. THEY ARE BOTH VERY CAPABLE TEACHERS. IT ALWAYS FEELS GOOD TO SEE SOMEONE YOU HAVE INFLUENCED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL TO BE A PREACHER COME BACK AND SHOW SO MUCH GROWTH AND MATURITY.
THERE HAVE BEEN TWO RESTORATIONS THIS PAST MONTH. WE THANK GOD FOR THE HEARTS THAT CAN BE TOUCHED BY THE GOSPEL AND BROUGHT TO REPENTANCE.
I THINK WE ARE JUST ABOUT OVER WINTER AND THE COLDS, FLUE, AND SORE THROATS.
PAMELA AND TRESIA SEND THEIR LOVE TO THE MEMBERS AT BROOKS AVE. AS I DO ALSO. WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR THE LOVE YOU SHOW TO US HERE IN HYDE COUNTY. WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH AND THANK GOD FOR YOU. PLEASE PRAY FOR US AND THE WORK WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE IN HYDE COUNTY. WE PRAY FOR YOU AND THE GOOD WORK YOU ARE DOING IN OUR STATE’S CAPITAL.
WE HAD THREE OF OUR GRANDCHILDREN AND OUR DAUGHTER FROM TENNESSEE COME AND VISIT OVER SPRING BREAK. STEVE AND RUTH HAD JUST COME WHEN BRENDA AND THE GRANDCHILDREN PULLED IN. WE HAVE HAD A HOUSEFUL, BUT WE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT.
YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO COME AND VISIT, YOU WILL BE OUR HONORED GUEST. AND IF THERE ARE SOME WHO WOULD LIKE TO VISIT, AND WOULD BE WILLING TO PRESENT A SERMON WHILE HERE, WE ALL WOULD WELCOME THAT.
PLEASE COME AND VISIT US. WE WILL MAKE YOU FEEL WELCOME IN SO MANY WAYS, YOU
WILL BE BOUND TO LIKE SOME OF THEM.
GOD LOVES YOU - GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU - KEEP THE FAITH - PRAY FOR US.
IN HIS SERVICE
JAMES JONES
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