Season’s Greetings from our family to yours! The Bible says, “And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.” The greatest Gift that has ever been given was the Lord Jesus Christ, Who was born, died, and rose again. What a privilege we have to declare this message to the world!
Praise the Lord, we have been able to preach the Gospel in mass evangelism but also in personal evangelism. I believe the Bible is very clear that both are important and that we as God’s people need to do both—mass evangelism and personal evangelism. Let me give you two quick personal soul-winning stories. One day we were on our way to a Sunday evening service. We had a little extra time, so we went soul winning. My son got to witness to Angel and Adam, who were playing soccer in the street, and they both prayed to receive Christ. Later, in a nearby park, I had the opportunity to share the Gospel with six boys playing soccer, and they also received Christ as their Saviour. Another day, we were heading to a midweek service. Once again, we had a little extra time, so we got out of the vehicle. Our son Michael got to share Christ with five young people in the street, and they received the greatest gift of all, the gift of salvation. There are so many opportunities that we all have to give out Gospel tracts everywhere and to share the greatest story ever told, how Christ came to give His life for us all so that we can have eternal life.
By the way, we are so proud of our son Michael. He is seventeen years old now, and he loves to give out Gospel tracts, share Christ, and even preach! He has preached short sermons in several churches now and has preached the Gospel in many evangelistic events! Please pray that God would use Michael in a great way for the glory and honor of the Lord Jesus Christ and that he would reach many more precious souls for the Lord.
The Lord has given us so many exciting opportunities to share Christ and to train others to give the gift of salvation to others as well. During this Christmas season, please take advantage of and remind your friends about our bilingual website (English and Spanish) called PredicaACristo.com. Please pray that more pastors, churches, and Christians would use the free material (books, video and audio sermons, printed sermon outlines, and other practical helps) from our website to possibly double or triple their soul-winning efforts, results, and effectiveness in sharing Christ. My books can also be obtained at economical prices for Christmas gifts on Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes and Noble, Google Play Books, Kobo, etc. Please pray that God would use these helpful resources for the furtherance of the Gospel. Let’s pray for one another, so that we all, as God’s people, would do more to take the greatest Gift of all to our friends, family, nation, and the world!
Thank you so much for all your love, prayers, and support, which are helping us to reach precious souls for the Lord. May God richly bless you and use you in a greater way for the Lord Jesus Christ! Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Yours for souls,
Darrell, Buffy, and Michael Ratckuff
Philippians 4:13
