Pastor’s E-Pistle

This is an email sent by Pastor Benson.  This is a great reminder of the sacrifice that missionaries make every day for ministry and their daily need for God’s grace.

The people are wonderful, and I have enjoyed getting to know them.  They really love the Lord.  The classes are going well.  It seems that the study on Grace is meeting a great need for the people here.  I am continuing to do well.  Many of the people at the conference have become sick today with intestinal trouble.  It appears that there was some bad food yesterday.  I have been being very careful, and praise the Lord, I am having no problems.  The Beamans are all doing great, Todd is actually one of the 50 who are sick today.  I have not received the two lost containers yet,  but hopefully they will come today.  Then I can see how excited everyone is with their gifts.  We have been without power for the last two days.  It is hot, but not humid, thankfully.  I fear that the Beamans will lose all of their refrigerated and frozen food.  The conference is going great, and I am looking forward to coming home soon!  Just Keep Praying!

Thank you so much for praying for Pastor while he has been ministering in Zambia.

Pastor Benson arrived safely after 60 hours of travel.  He got to see Helen Berman at her orphanage yesterday.  She is one of our long time missionaries here at Grace.  The conference that Pastor went to Zambia to speak for began yesterday.  He is teaching 3 times a day through Thursday.  He is also preaching Thursday night.  Please pray that God will give him strength and grace!  He is doing well, feeling great and rested!  Thanks so much for your prayers!