We had a great day of ministry on Monday. After breakfast and team devotions, we drove 80 miles north to Islamorada. There we met Pastor Robbie Davis and members of the First Baptist Church. Pastor Robbie is co pastoring the church in Islamorada and the Community Baptist Church in Layton. The church in Islamorada is down to less than 10 members. They have recently made a fresh commitment to do whatever it takes to turn things around and reach their community for Christ. We helped to clean and rehab some of their facilities. They have a parsonage that was built in 1937 that is being completely renovated, and we helped to remove carpeting, old tile flooring, busted up a bathroom (Mark swings a mean sledgehammer), and other projects. The Lord kept the entire team safe from injury and they seemed so grateful for the help. We made the 80 mile trip back to Key West to meet Pastor Bill at Mallory Square as he shared his easel presentation 2 times. Several folks stopped and listened as they passed by and we were able to engage a few conversations and pass out several gospel tracts. There was another nice team of students from Melbourne, FL there last night sharing the gospel on their mission trip to Key West.
Today, please pray for:
1. Safety as we travel back to Islamorada. We will continue the physical labor on the property and then be assisting them tonight in serving a meal to the homeless. It's a ministry they call Tuesday Dinner at Jesus' House. They run over 50 each Tuesday they serve.
2. Pray for Mark as he returns home today. He has to get back to work. He's been such a blessing on this trip
Again, you'll never know how much we appreciate your prayers. Lives are being touched and the kingdom work is being advanced.
David Bickers
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