Fellow Helpers Ministry

APRIL PRAISES

• • • • • Spring semester closes at Golden State Baptist Bible College-Finish teaching classes of I Corinthians and Proverbs
        • Teaching the Fellowship Hall Bible Class-“I Love My Church”-first-time visitors coming regularly
        • Preparing to leave on missions trip to the country of Nepal this week! God has provided all the funds necessary
        • Preparing to lead summer college tour in Northwest and Southwest for Golden State during May through July

Dear Supporting Friends and Internet Friends,

We are reminded again at this writing of how important intercessory prayers are for each other.  This AM we received news of Mrs. Madelyn Smith going home to be with our Lord. Re-reading all of her letters to us over the past few years made us to know how much we will really miss her as she wanted to know every detail of our ministry and said she prayed for us specifically two and three times each day!  She will be missed.  Please help us in continuing to remember us in prayer!  We require God’s help and blessing daily!

We were grateful for the opportunity of teaching young people preparing for the ministry this past semester at Golden State Baptist College.  The students there are filled with zeal and excitement about the present and their future.  Each time I had an opportunity to preach in the chapel services, I cannot recall when most of the student body were on their knees at invitation given. They are a “chosen generation” for sure!

Jill and I were blessed to be asked by Dr. Jack Trieber to lead one of the college ensemble groups on tour during the months of May through July. We will be travelling, driving the college van and pulling a trailer.  The ensemble is a group of five lovely young ladies.  We will be traveling in the Northwest and Southwest of the U.S. presenting the college and the girls will be singing and I will do the preaching in the nightly services.  We are excited and looking forward to this opportunity to be of help to this fine college.

Jill will be speaking at a Mother/Daughter Banquet in Santa Maria, CA the week I return from Nepal and so keep her in your prayers as she desires to be a blessing to the church there.

In just two days, I will be leaving on a twenty hour flight via Tokyo and Singapore to Kathmandu, Nepal on the southern border of China where we will have a ceremony of presenting the newly published Bible in the Nepali language to church planters and national pastors.  Please pray for safety and for eyes to effect my heart as I witness what God is doing in this third world country without much of the gospel to these people steeped in the Hindu religion.

Thank you for praying for Frank and Sandy-our neighbors.  Sandy, as a new Christian is going through Dr. Paul Chappell’s book, “First Steps” in discipleship.  She is still battling pancreatic cancer that is inoperable.  Frank has read the gospel of John three times now and is writing down questions he has for me about Jesus and salvation.  Please pray that God will grant him faith to receive Christ as his personal Savior.

PRAYER REQUESTS

• Missions trip to Nepal April 28-May 5-
• Safety and usefulness and we minister to many pastors and churches throughout the western U.S. on tour with GSBC
• Jill speaking at a Mother/Daughter Banquet-May 12
• For the salvation of Frank-now reading the gospel of JOHN
• Preaching at Fairfax Baptist Temple, Fairfax, VA-June 17, 2012-“Father’s Day”

We love you and are praying for you!

Yours for the Cause of all causes,

Pastor and Mrs. David Smith