It was all hands on deck as we prepared for our church’s 10-Year Anniversary. We had planned a three-day celebration with guest speakers, Evangelist Chris Hustler and Pastor Brad Williamson (the pastor of Living Hope Baptist Church’s mother [...]
With much prayer, counsel, and evident leading by the Lord, we have chosen to plant a church in the coastal town of Port Macquarie or “Port.” It is a “town” of over 73,000 in population, and it is growing rapidly. It is situated right betwe [...]
We wrapped up 2022 with a bang! It was a bittersweet moment for the Bible college students, as they took their finals to finish off this year’s course. The students presented me with a basket of goodies. It was such a pleasure getting to t [...]
We have so much to be thankful for! We just had our Thanksgiving dinner, along with a group of seniors and young adults from Southland Baptist Church in Sydney who helped us with some outreach here in Taree and Forster. We had about 40 peop [...]
It’s full steam ahead with our building project! We’re so blessed to have a group of men in our church who possess a variety of handy skills. This past month, our church has laid flooring in the new auditorium, framed up the new Sunday scho [...]
It’s the middle of September, and it was exciting to see the last coat of paint go up last Monday on the walls of our future auditorium. The electrician will come in now and install the lights, switches, outlets, and control panel. We will [...]
It’s the middle of August as I’m writing this letter, and it marks our one-year anniversary since arriving to the field. I’m reflecting on all that has happened in the past year. We arrived in Sydney during lockdown, the airport was a ghos [...]
Thank you for your prayers for my wife Mindy during her pregnancy. This pregnancy proved to be a more challenging one, but after all the hard work, we are excited to announce that our baby Isla was born on June 8 in the wee hours of the nig [...]
For about five years, Living Hope Baptist Church has been renting a building on an hourly basis at the Bridge Club in Taree. Many memories have been made there, but it was time to move forward to the next chapter in the lives of our church. [...]
We are thoroughly enjoying our time with Living Hope Baptist Church! It has really been a very ideal situation for a missionary family that has just arrived on the field. Under the leadership of Pastor Syd, we have and continue to learn “th [...]
