February Update 2010
February Update
Ronald Gray
Feb 11, 2010
Dear Friends,
I hope this letter finds you doing well in this season. They are predicting that our area will have some snow tomorrow night. We have not had any real snow since 1996. It has been a cold winter for us. I look forward to the spring. The truth is that it is good for a change in seasons. The change helps life to function properly. We all like different seasons for different reasons. Some like the cold and some like the heat. Some like seasons because of the sports played during those times. Each season has a purpose. I believe that whatever season you are in right now, it is to help you. The will of God is to make us into more. His desire is for us to learn everything we need to know in this season, so that we might be more productive in the next one. Don’t despise this season, Ask God what He wants you to learn. The next season of your life might be closer than you think.
I have several things I need to share with you this month.
I have a trip scheduled to Costa Rica June 22-30. Some have had to cancel and I have some openings. The cost is $1200 from Atlanta. Your cost can be checked from whatever city you live in. I must know by March 1.
I have a trip scheduled to Guatemala July 20-27. It has been planned for father/sons or for young men. We intend to take some time on this trip to do some teaching on becoming a man. I also need to know on this one by March 1. The cost for this trip is $1450 from Jackson, MS and includes a Mayan tour.
I have met a missionary from Haiti. Keith and Cindy Lashbrook just came out for a few days and plan to return soon. Their ministry is located on the opposite side of the island from Port au Prince where the earthquake took place. They are helping with rescue efforts and helping with getting supplies in. If you would like to help them, please send your check to me and I will forward it to them. They have been in Haiti for thirteen years and served faithfully. I believe they will be a great help in this time and need all the support they can receive.
This month and next month are special times for my book. We are advertising in a major catalogue that will be distributed amoung all the National Religious Broadcasters and Christian bookstores. Over 10,000 people will have an opportunity to see my book. Next month, Karen Power, of Christian Speaker Services is hosting a blog tour of my book. Many people will read these blogs and get a review of my book. I am praying that God will help us to get this book into a larger market. Please pray for these endeavors.
My dad and mother are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary next month on March 24. We plan to have a celebration in their honor on March 27 at Evangel Assembly of God in Tallahassee, FL. What a great testimony to the faithfulness of God.
We have had some great services lated with a powerful presence of God. A couple of weeks ago in Charleston, SC, I was at First Assembly of God with Pastor Charles Taylor and God moved in on us. Four people commited their lives to God. Many came forward for prayer. God is touching people in a fresh way.
Upcoming schedule:
February 14-16: Grace Covenant Church, Carrollton, GA
February 20-21: Oberling Fellowship, Oberlin, LA
February 26-28: Lake Wylie Christian Assembly, Lake Wylie, SC ( Men’s event on Friday and Saturday)
March 7: Grace Temple, Hattiesburg, MS
March 12-14: Covenant Church, Mobile, AL (A seminar for Enter to Worship-Exit to Serve)
March 20-21: New Covenant Church, Starkville, MS
April 4: Cornerstone Assembly, Anderson, SC
April 11:Life Church, Columbia, SC
Braxton turns seven years old on February 24. He is growing up. He just signed up for baseball. The rest of our family are doing well. Thanks for your support and your prayers.
Reaching Nations, Changing Lives,
Ronald