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Search Past Issues Subscribe to F&V December 2001 In This Issue: On Giving Changed On Christmas Eve A Mother's Prayer Answered Letters From The Readers Reports From the Mission Field Editorials & Prayer Requests On Giving Bro. Fred Pruitt - 1951 God gave His Son; Jesus gave His life, and by giving His life, brought redemption to man, the greatest and the most important gift man could receive. It is said of Jesus that "he went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil." Acts 10:38. The Lord (by example) taught us to give, hoping for nothing in return. In Luke 6:38, we read, "Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom: For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again." God loves a cheerful giver, and not one who gives grudgingly or of necessity, which would be giving because someone required it of you or urged you to give; but Paul says, "Let every one give according as he purposeth in his heart." II Corinthians 9:7. The whole tenor of the scriptures is against God receiving any gift unless it is given freely as unto the Lord. The tithing system is a law system and should never be taught to the saints as a New Testament doctrine; for along with the other law doctrines, it was fulfilled in Christ; and as He gave all to purchase salvation for us, so we follow Him and give up all unto Him and let Him lead us in our giving. Jesus said, "If the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." The saints of God are free in Christ, and they give freely of their substance to whom He directs, and in the manner He directs. It would be binding law on the free saints to make a rule for them to give in a certain manner, to whom to give, and how much to give. Some advocate putting a box up beside the door where the people come in and go out. They have a perfect right to do so, as there is no New Testament teaching against using this method for free-will offerings. Some say they get this from the temple-giving under the law. I do not find where a box in the temple was near the door, but in II Kings 12:9, it says that the chest where the money was placed was set beside the altar. This altar where sacrifices were offered was some little distance from the door of the temple. In Mark 12:41, it is said that Jesus sat over against the treasury and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury. To sit over against would mean to be facing the treasury. The seats of the temple would not likely be facing the door. The scripture also said they were casting their money in, and it states that the widow threw her two mites in, so the treasury likely consisted of an open box. We do not find any steadfast rule laid down in the New Testament for the giving of free-will offerings; however, we do find it recorded in the first of the 16th chapter of I Corinthians where Paul was asking for a collection to be made for the poor saints at Jerusalem, and he had given the same order to the churches in Galatia. He said for every one to lay by in store the first day of the week as God had prospered him, that there be no gatherings when he came. Likely he did not want them running around to gather up money after he was there, but wanted to give them the messages which were upon his heart. Paul used this method on this special occasion, but he did not bind it on the saints as a law. One way of giving offerings which has been practiced by some people for many years is to place a box on the altar bench or some convenient place in the meeting house and let the saints put their free-will offerings in it. In this manner of giving, one could cast in a dollar bill and another could cast in a twenty according as God has or is prospering them, and no one would know who gave which. It would be out of the Spirit of Christ to urge folks to give or to insist upon it. Let every one give freely. When it falls my lot in the larger camp meetings to mention a free-will offering, I often tell them that it is a free-will offering and if they cannot give freely as unto the Lord we would rather they not give, for I am persuaded God does not accept anything but an offering given freely as unto the Lord. This method of giving has been practiced from the beginning at some of the oldest camp meetings in the south, and has been taught and practiced in the reformation from a very early date. I have before me a book entitled, "The Sabbath and the Lord's Day" written by H. M. Riggle, dated 1904, which teaches this and shows a picture of a box on a bench close to the pulpit and the saints passing by and casting their free-will offerings into the box. I do not look upon this as a fixed way for the saints to give their free-will offerings; but do find that it is a very convenient way for the saints to practice, but not as a compulsory rule; for the Spirit of Christ may move individuals differently under different and varied circumstances; and to have any certain rule would hinder the Spirit from having freedom to work in and through individuals as He pleases, and would bring bondage where freedom should exist. Dear old Brother Winn, known as Father Winn, told me that they have used this method of giving here at Guthrie ever since the meeting house was built, which was forty-six years ago. Yet this is not a law of giving, as we sometimes tell the saints to just hand their offerings to the ministers among us as the Lord directs. Some of the saints take up no offerings in their meetings, but expect the saints to give to the ministers and in other ways bear the expense of the meeting as the Lord may direct; and that seems to work quite well, especially in the smaller meetings; but it does not give visitors, who do not understand, much of a chance to contribute as they would like and it is sometimes embarrassing to those with meager means to give their little amount in this manner to those receiving it. I do not suppose that it is possible to eliminate every difficulty in any one method of giving; and as I look at it, I feel that the saints should have their freedom in Christ to give their free-will offerings in any of the following ways: making up the offering before hand; a box at the side of the door; a box on the altar bench; or give to the ministers for expense of a meeting privately just as the Lord may direct them by His Spirit. Begging for means in any of these ways would not be Christ-like, neither would it be faith in God. I have traveled in evangelistic work for years and held meetings in almost all the states, and I have never taken up an offering for our meetings nor for myself, nor even hinted for any support, and God has always provided so we got along and did all He led us to do. God says in His word, "The just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him." Pray for us, dear readers, that we will never draw back, but that our faith will grow and increase in the living God. Changed On Christmas Eve Selected A young English woman married a man in government service. Her husband was a light-hearted young man who smoked, drank and gambled. As the years went on, he was promoted in service and had large responsibilities, but he became a hardened gambler and drinker. As her husband went deeper into sin, she, through anxiety on his account, became deeply anxious about her soul, and as a lost, guilty sinner cast herself and all her burdens on the Saviour and became a new creature in Christ, with one burdened desire-to bring her husband to Christ. For 13 years she prayed with never-failing faith that the Lord would convert him. Every Sunday she would ask him to accompany her to services, and he as often refused. He would sometimes say that if she would go with him to some worldly place that he would go to church with her 40 times. Her invariable reply was, "As much as I long to have you with me, I could not bring reproach on my Saviour by going where He could not be." On the Sunday before Christmas she repeated her invitation, when he laughingly said, "You have not converted me yet, old woman." She immediately threw her arms around his neck, and said, "No, and I never can; but the Lord Jesus Christ can convert you, George." From that time he became very uneasy, but more determined to resist his wife's entreaties. On Christmas Eve he went with some of his companions to a dinner. After the dinner, he went home to take his usual Christmas gifts to his wife and children. When he was distributing them he found that for the first time since he was married he had forgotten a gift for his wife. He was utterly at a loss to account for this and said to her, "I've never forgotten you before; now you may ask what you like, and I will give it to you." She quietly and earnestly said, "Come with me to the meeting tonight-that will be my gift." "Oh, no," he said, "I cannot do that; ask for some gift." But she reminded him of his promise. When the time came for his wife to go to the meeting, she waited for him. The children asked, "Do you think father will go with us?" "Yes," she said, "your father never broke a promise to me." He had returned, and overhearing this remark, it made him feel very uneasy. When they started he went with them, to the great joy of his wife. At the church door he turned and left them, intending to go back to his companions, but something compelled him to return to his home. There were pictures hanging on the walls, and his eyes fell on a representation of Christ on the cross. It attracted him, and smote him to the heart. The words which his devoted wife had so often read in his hearing came afresh to his memory: "He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him;... But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed." (Isa. 53:3, 5). The past, with a wasted life, and the future, with an awful eternity, rolled in like billows over his soul. Here in this One who was despised, rejected, wounded and bruised, appeared the only hope of true peace now, and true joy hereafter. He looked and looked, until it seemed to him as if it were Christ Himself hanging on the cross, and He said to him, "I died for you." "For me, Lord?" the wondering man replied, and then and there, in agony of soul, he called on the Saviour to save him and to put away from him forever the taste for liquor and the desire for all sin. Like "the chief of sinners" he "fell to the earth" (Acts 9:4), and upon his knees, in his own house, with no one near but God, he acknowledged his "manifold transgressions and mighty sins" (Amos 5:12), and accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his Saviour. He believed on Him, "who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification" (Rom 4:25), and rose from his knees a free man, with Christ as his Saviour and his mighty Deliverer. That very night he wrote checks paying off all his gambling debts and ceased playing cards. He never tasted liquor again. His deliverance was complete. The gospel demonstrated itself in his life. On that memorable Christmas Eve, the occasion of his new birth, he went to his old companions and told them what the Lord Jesus had done for him. They thought he was joking, and laughed at him. They tempted him to their utmost to drink with them, and when he was firm, they emptied their glasses over him and he walked out wet with the liquor. Then they followed him home with offensive songs and jeers. Surely if God can save a drinking, swearing, smoking, gambling sinner of the deepest dye, and make him a "new creature" in Christ, He can save anyone, even you. Burdened, weary, sin-sick soul, "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.'' (John 1:29.) Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and obtain eternal life. God is able to save the worst sinner, and He is both able and willing to save you. -Selected A Mother's Prayer Answered Like most boys who become great men, Hudson Taylor, the missionary to China had a good mother. She had prayed for him and asked God to make him a minister of the gospel. But when he was 15, he went to work in a bank, and grew careless about his habits and failed to pray. This brought grief to his mother and to his sister, Amelia. Amelia made up her mind that she, too, would pray for her brother. One day his mother went away on a visit to a friend some 70 miles distant. Having nothing special to do one afternoon, she went to her room, locked the door and prayed for her boy who continued to drift away from God. Hudson Taylor was at home and being alone, went to his father's library and began to search for something to read. He found a little tract entitled, "It is Finished." Becoming fascinated he read some of it. Hudson did not know that on that very afternoon his mother was praying for him. She prayed on for hours and then something told her that she had prayed enough and she began to sing. She was sure God had answered her prayers. Hardly aware how it came about, Hudson found himself upon his knees, "Oh God, I thank Thee for Your great love, for Your plan which has included me. Forgive me, Lord, for my sins, for my blasphemy, for my unbelief." Two weeks later Mrs. Taylor returned. She could hardly wait to see how her prayer was answered and Hudson could hardly wait to tell her. He had told Amelia, but had pledged her to keep it secret that he himself might tell it to his mother. He was the first to meet her at the door, but before he could say a word, her loving arms were around his neck, and as she kissed him she said, "I know, my dear boy; I have been rejoicing in the glad news you have to tell." He was disappointed and said in surprise, "Why has Amelia broken her promise that she would tell no one?" Then his mother told him that she had not heard from Amelia or anyone else, but that God had whispered it to her heart when she had prayed for him one afternoon two weeks ago. From that day, Hudson Taylor began to prepare himself to be a messenger of the gospel. Letters Readers CA-Dear Bro. Wayne: I thank God for our Lord, Jesus, who in three short years changed the way people thought and lived. He even changed times (time is calculated by His birth and by His death). He was meek and lowly, yet in Revelation the 19th chapter, we see Him astride a white horse leading His people along. Written on His thigh is "King of Kings and Lord of Lords." He was king of kings even while here on this earth, being abused, evil spoken of, with no place to lay His head. I Peter 2:21 says that He suffered that He might be our example that we should walk in His steps. We may be thankful for many things, but this should be uppermost, that you and I should be counted worthy to know Him and His resurrection. I never cease thanking God for His beloved Son. I love Him because He first loved me and was mindful of me to die for me that I might be saved. We all have much to be thankful for, but Jesus is above all. Your blood-washed brother, -Bob Mickelson CA-Bro. Wayne Murphey: During the summer of 2000 I was sharing time with my daughter Sarina. She was driving to Washington D. C. three times a week from her apartment in VA, to do research for the National Park Service. She would leave me off, and I would spend the day visiting the museums, congress and other historical places. While waiting for her to pick me up, I observed a large group of people all dressed in maroon skirts and pants and white blouses and shirts. I asked one of them who they were and learned they were a religious group and that they had been to the Capital lobbying. I am a singer. As they came near a still small voice told me to sing. I asked, "Lord, what?" The scripture came to mind of how God had promised to fill our mouths. (Mark 13:11.) I opened my mouth and this is what came out. "When the saints go marching in, etc." The group began to sing and get in step. I kept repeating the song over and over. As new ones came close, they began to sing and get in step. When the group had finally passed by they were all singing and marching. The scripture says, "Fear not: for I am with thee:..." Isaiah 43:5. "Rejoice and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven." Matthew 5:12. I felt blessed for obeying the still small voice that said "sing." Your brother, -Ivan Forbes KY-Dear saints: Greetings in Jesus' name. The Lord is so faithful to us all. As you all may know, we have been in need of a new chapel for some time. The one we were using was very much run down, hard to heat and cool, and had no indoor facilities. We prayed and trusted the Lord to help us. He said He was a very present help in time of trouble (Psalm 46:1) and would give us the desire of our heart (Psalm 37:4). By faith we started looking at lots that were for sale. After looking at a few, we found the one we felt the Lord wanted us to have. Soon we were blessed with enough funds to buy it. When we would go past the lot and see it, we would look to the scripture in Hebrews 11:1. We kept praying and waited patiently on the Lord. Months later we started building the chapel as God kept supplying the money. Well thanks be to our faithful God, we have been in it going on two months or so. There were a few things we needed for the kitchen to be finished. We needed a stove. Soon we were notified that a young couple was going to buy one for us. The children are using the kitchen as of now for their Sunday School classroom until the Lord blesses us with enough money to add the classrooms on. He blessed and helped through it all. The Lord also blessed us while we were building the chapel with twenty-two used pews that were for sale, and we were able to buy them. We want to express our heartfelt thanks to all for their prayers, offerings and labor. May God bless you all. Christian love and prayers, -Church of God Black Oak, Sis. Mary Hughes PA-Dear Faith and Victory workers: As Thanksgiving approaches it causes one to be more fully aware of how grateful we need to be for the many blessings we receive from our God. One includes the work of the Print Shop.... We were also blessed to have an encouraging and instructive Fall Revival in September. God was once again faithful. We surely seek the Lord's mercy and wisdom for us, our nation, and world in these especially difficult times. Keep us in your prayers and may God bless your efforts for Him. -Barbara J. Campbell KS-Dear Bro. Murphey: I have been having a lot of pain for several months, and it seems like I have a hip joint slipping. I have been praying. Sometimes it seems worse and at times it is better. I went to the doctor to see what is causing the problem, and if I should stay off my feet for awhile or keep walking. The doctor had x-rays taken and said actually the joint looked pretty good. I am keeping up about the same exercise and praying and believing that it will soon be much better. The last few days I have been reading and enjoying the November Faith and Victory. I have read a little more than half of the paper, and received insight, understanding and enjoyment from the articles. The Thanksgiving poem was beautiful; Sis. Mary Murphey's article was good as always. And I learned a lot about what the Lord is doing in our country as well as overseas. Thanks again for all the effort put forth by all the workers at the Print Shop and all who contribute to the Faith and Victory and the Bible Lesson booklet. May His Word grow and blossom in our hearts and throughout the whole world. In Christ's name, -Sis. Naomi Dickerson-Hiebert KS-Dear Bro. Wayne and saints: May the Lord bless each one of the workers at the Print Shop, and all of the saints all over the world. We are in troublesome times. We don't know what tomorrow holds, but we know WHO holds tomorrow. We must keep our hands in the Master's hand and hold fast. Christian love, -Sis. Shirley Knight LA-Dear ones: We thank the dear Lord so much for His goodness and tender mercies to us. As you may know, Herbert has had Parkinson's disease more than nine years. The Lord has stood by us and helped us through many times that were a question of what to do next, but He has been our "refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1. I began to have health problems in March of this year, 2001, and felt so helpless. I leaned heavily on the Lord and began asking for prayer. The dear Lord blessed by giving Scripture promises to hold onto. He then let us see some improvement. "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits." Psalm 103:2. God's people in other locations, as well as our family and the local congregation, have been so much help and encouragement. I thank God for each one and for all the prayers and love shown during this time, and for those yet giving us encouragement. God has been faithful to answer prayer and has given us much help and healing. A few weeks ago I was healed of an irregular heart beat. I don't have the disorder now. Herbert had a skin condition on his back that has healed. We have much thanksgiving! We are yet asking for prayer. With Christian love and our prayers, -Herbert and Mary Flynn CA-Dear Bro. Wayne: May God bless you all and the work that you do. Please remember my mother in prayer, Sis. Viser. (She is a sister to the Lounds sisters.) She is now in a convalescent hospital as she is unable to live in her home due to needing 24 hour care. She is only able to hold a limited conversation due to having dementia which is like Alzheimers. But she does bless her meal and knows that the Lord is always there. (Also, please remember my dear friend who just started AA meetings to help stop drinking alcohol. She is trusting that God will help her, and she needs much prayer.) Again, may God bless you all and have a wonderful Thanksgiving. May God bless, -Don Viser OK-Dear Bro. Wayne: Greetings to you in the mighty name of Jesus, our gracious Lord. I am glad for what He has done for me, giving me the hope of eternal life and giving me grace to hold fast to that hope. In return, I want to do all I can to help others to find that hope and to help to hold fast also. I count this the greatest privilege that we can have.... May the Lord bless you and all the workers there. Your brother in Christian love, -T. V. McMillian OK-Dear ones: I just want to send a note of thanks for everything you have done for Ralph and me during my sickness. We appreciate the cards, calls, food and prayers on our behalf. Please continue to hold us up in your prayers. -Sis. Dorothy Wilkins MS-Dear Bro. Wayne: Greetings in the name of God, the Father, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour, and the precious Holy Spirit. Grace be unto you and peace be multiplied. I pray this letter finds all of you in the best of health and in good spirit. I am writing to share what great things the Lord is doing here in this prison. I stand in awe! I have heard of people being healed but I can speak of it now from first-hand experience. (Acts. 19:11.) I will start here. The wife of the man whom I share the cube with had cancer. Nothing she ate would stay on her stomach, at home or at the visitation room. The man who lives next to my cube told me about the prayer oil saying, "that stuff don't work." Well the other man's wife who had the cancer was sitting not too far from him, and he saw how ill she was. The young lady gave her heart to the Lord and the Lord healed her the same day. I thank God for moving on Bro. David Hargrave to come visit me, otherwise this might not have been possible. Since I have been here two officers have gotten saved. One of them had a serious back injury. His back had a ruptured disk which gave him a pinched nerve. The doctor said he needed an operation. When he returned back to the doctor they told him someone was supposed to have brought him there. They were surprised that he had walked in. The Lord had healed him. There was another case in which a young brother had a sinus problem. We anointed him and immediately the Lord healed him. Time will fail to tell what wonderful works the Lord is doing here. There was Bro. Mack who had blood sugar problems. The doctors were confounded. When they checked his blood it was low, which was normal, so they asked if he had eaten. His reply was, "No." So they told him to go eat supper and come back. When he returned his blood sugar problem was gone. I am looking for the Lord to heal a young man who has a withered hand. I am standing on Jeremiah 32:17, Jeremiah 32:27 and Jeremiah 33:3. Will you all be in agreement with me? I want to thank the saints for the real truth and not a watered down doctrine. I could go on but it's time to bring this letter to a conclusion. Please continue to pray for my family, the work here and for myself. From your brother, -Jackie Riley Mission Reports From Lagos, Nigeria... November 26, 2001-Dear Bro. Wayne: I greet you in the Precious name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. I want to thank God for yet another opportunity to write you, sending love and greetings from the brethren over here with us. My wife and I were away for almost two weeks. We traveled to Asana for evangelistic work and to prepare the people for the Annual Convention coming up in Asana, by the grace of God, from the 20th to 23rd of December 2001. We are believing that God will do a new thing again this year. We had water baptism by immersion on the 18th of November, 2001. Thirty (30) youths from different congregations came together to be baptized in Asana. This is a clear indication that the work is progressing. We do believe that the Lord will continue to prosper His work in Nigeria as you continue to pray for us. He will continue to add souls to the church by conversion. The adult education program, an arm of the proposed Pruitt Foundation for the Poor and Needy, has thirteen (13) people on the role at the moment. Two teachers are handling the work there. The problem many of those attending are having is the inability to read without reading glasses. They have made requests to the church to assist in providing them with reading glasses. We are trusting God to meet this need in a very short while. The work is enormous but the laborers are very few. Assist in prayers that the Lord will send committed and concerned laborers to these hungry souls. I just got an e-mail from Bro. Smith that he will be coming to us in Nigeria again this year. We will be happy to have him back. We will pray for his safe trip down and for the success of his visit to Africa this time again. I am sure that you and all the saints there are doing real good in the Lord. The days are evil so we should be on the alert, always looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. My love to your wife and all the saints in the Print Shop. Yours in His service, -Bro. Anietie B. Essien From India... November 19, 2001-Dear Bro. Wayne Murphey: Greetings to you and the dear saints abroad. "Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfortwherewith we ourselves are comforted of God." II Corinthians 1:3-4. Lord willing, our 37th General Convention will be held on January 9-13 at Karickom Bethel ground. We need your prayers for its blessings. Spiritual activities in each congregation are going on fine. I am sorry to note that the saints forget to write letters to me. Please continue to remember our needs every month, including support for our ministers, literature ministry, etc. Our prayers are for you and the dear saints everywhere. -Bro. John Varghese From the Philippines... November 8, 2001-Dear Bro. Wayne and Sis. Mary: Greetings to both of you in the Lord, and to all the saints. It has been more than a month now since we started our mission work in this area. The ministry is very encouraging despite the challenges we have encountered. It is really a great job for the Lord since He placed us to be the lights and salt of the earth. We praise God for the wholehearted support of the brethren. Little by little we are able to saturate the place and spread the Word of God to the people through Bible studies, visitations, etc. At present, we are holding our Sunday services at the rented house. We hope and pray that God will pave the way for us to occupy the worship center in Motalban. November 2-4 was a three day fellowship/revival meeting at the campground. The saints gathered together to revive themselves and be ready again for more of life's battles. There was singing of praises, testimonies, preachings, divine healing and the observance of the Lord's supper. Every one of us went home strong and filled with the Holy Spirit.... Bye for now and may God bless! -Bro. Pat, Sis. Rose and Jashen Tangunan Editorials Wayne Murphey December is a month of reflection. As we review 2001, we thank God for His faithfulness in our behalf. We are grateful for His provision which allowed another year of publishing the gospel to be completed. This month also offers a special time for remembering the gift of God's Son to this earth. As we consider the significance of that event, we praise God and echo the refrain of the angels-Glory to God in the highest! It's also a time when we anticipate the arrival of a new year. As you keep us on your hearts and in your prayers, we feel confident that together we can accomplish much. Income tax time is right around the corner. If you made a contribution to this work during 2001 and would like to have a receipt for claiming deductions, please notify us. Wall calendars are now in stock for the year 2002. These make nice Christmas gifts, and each features a colorful nature scene with a Bible verse for every month. The new calendars differ slightly in size from those of previous years. They measure approximately 10" X 10" and are available for $3.00 each, which includes postage and handling. Bound volumes of the 11 issues of the Faith and Victory paper for the year 2001 will soon be in stock. The price is $5.00 per book, which includes postage and handling. Junior Beautiful Way yearbooks will also soon be available (52 papers for the year 2001) at $5.00 each. This price includes postage and handling. The limited supply of these books will be sold on a first-come basis. We are glad to announce we have completed the CD documentary of the Philippine mission work for the years 1998 - 2001. The CD contains pictures, video clips and narration of the building of the camp grounds near San Jose, as well as information about the first camp meeting held there. It also includes photos of national interest, such as Mt. Pinetubo, a Japanese memorial from WWII, and the Catholic observance of Good Friday. The CD is PC formatted and operates on internet Explorer browser 5.5. It is available for $19.95, which includes postage and handling. We believe the information the CD contains is both inspirational and educational, and hope you will obtain a copy. If you have questions about the ability of your computer to operate the presentation, please feel free to call this office. We appreciate those who took advantage of the free tract offer in last month's Faith and Victory. We extend the offer to all who enjoy reading and distributing gospel literature. We also thank those who have been sending in Faith and Victory subscriptions for others. We receive letters and notes from the recipients who have enjoyed reading the paper. These letters are not always printed, but we want you to know that what you do in an effort to bless others is effectual. Bro. Michael Smith plans to leave on Nov. 29, 2001, for a missionary tour through Ghana and Nigeria. His intentions are to attend the Convention in Asana and return home on Dec. 25. He would appreciate the saints' prayers for the success of this trip. The workers at Faith Publishing House wish all of you a very enjoyable holiday season. May you be blessed as you remember that Christmas is the celebration of a baby, born of a virgin, with the power to take away the sins of the world. -Bro. Wayne Murphey Prayer Requests CA-"I am 88 years old and desire your prayers." -Sis. Magnolia Wilson CA-"Please remember my mother in prayer." -Donald Viser KY-Sis. Mary Hughes' mother is seriously ill. Pray for her and for the strength of those taking care of her. MS-"Please pray for my wife, brother-in-law and myself. We need help in soul and body." -Bro. Harold Griffin OH-Sis. Alma Boggs has several needs for which she desires prayer. OH-Sis. Jaunita Blankenship has requested prayer for her eyes. AR-"Please pray for me." -Sis. Dorothy Critcher LA-"I am 83 years old and not in good health. Please pray for me." -Sis. Mae Averett Standing Prayer Requests Sis. Lydia Bennett Sis. Alscene Breckenridge Bro. Jon Busbee Sis. Mamie Butcher Bro. Arnett Carver Bro. Nathan Carver Sis. Estelene Cramer Sis. Waneta Creel Bro. Dale Doolittle Sis. Elaine Dunn Sis. Eleanor Fingerle Bro. Randall Flynn Sis. Pearlene Gerald Sis. Esther Gordon Bro. Huey Gordon, Jr. Bro. Lee Hilton Sis. Mary Hughes Sis. Daisy Johnson Sis. Janice Johnston Sis. Earnestine Jordan Sis. Betty Lassché The Lounds sisters Sis. Mattie McIntyre Sis. Bertha Miles Bro. Allan Miller Sis. Virginia Myers Sis. Dollie O'Neall Bro. Charles Pierro Bro. O. C. Porter Sis. Melba Powell Sis. Myrtle Savoie Bro. M. Agenemoh Sidi Sis. Kay Stover The Mitch Taylor family Sis. Anna Mae Thompson Bro. Preston Vulgamore Bro. Curtis Williams, Sr. Bro. Max Williamson Sis. Esther Wilson In heaven's calendar the most notable days are those when human prayers move the arm of Omnipotence. Back to Front Page E-Mail Directory Put your name in the directory to receive Faith Publishing Updates. Order God's Gracious Dealings Life Read about the history of Faith Publishing and Fred Pruitt. This is a fascintating study of our heritage. Order now for $8.00. Call1-800-767-1479 or Email jwmfaith@theshop.net. Copyright © 2001 Faith Publishing Inc All rights reserved.