Dear friends,
Every year there is a battle to finish off our semester strong before transitioning to work at camp. Traveling each week tends to wear a person down. There are always physical, emotional, financial, and spiritual trials. Praise God for His grace! Paul said that he labored more abundantly than they all because of the grace of God that was in him. God’s grace is sufficient!
As we concluded our time in Washington State, our last stop was at Lincoln Park Baptist Church with Pastor Brian Ernsberger. Our team was the first evangelistic meeting with their new pastor. It was a great week in Wenatchee. We enjoyed getting to know all the people in the church. The week’s highlight was the Thursday night Cola War with many visiting teens from the community. We pray that the gospel seed will continue to germinate in the hearts and lives of all those who heard the gospel message. At the end of the week, Pastor and his daughter took us on a hike to Saddle Rock that overlooks the city. It reminded me of the time when Christ overlooked Jerusalem and wept for the city. May God help us all to have such a burden.
The next stop was Tigard, Oregon, which is a suburb in Portland. Pastor Ben Jaqueth started the church and through the years it has grown into a very large ministry with a Christian school. They recently completed a beautiful new gymnatorium that creatively turns from a gymnasium to a modern day church sanctuary that looks great! Pastor Jaquith is a well-rounded student of the Word who has taken and led trips to the Holy Land. As he continues to serve the people at the Westgate Baptist Church, it was our privilege to co-labor with him. That week culminated with a Friday night teen event that brought out about 75 teens. It was a great finish to another wonderful week.
From Oregon, we traveled to Meridian, Idaho. The trip was breathtaking! God’s creation is so diverse and gorgeous. Meridian is located in a valley that is surrounded by mountains in the distance. The week was not a normal week for us. We love to do things outside the box. This week our team did an Outreach Conference. This is an equipping conference on how to reach your world for Christ. This is an exciting opportunity for us because it utilizes our gifts to help churches for years to come. One of the strengths of Fellowship Baptist Church is the strong family atmosphere that you notice when visiting. Pastor Jeff Estes started the church around seven years ago and it has grown to around 200 people on a Sunday morning. A significant part of the growth is internal. Between Pastor Estes and his assistant, Pastor Best, they have 16 children (Pastor Estes has 6 and Pastor Best has 10). Amazing! Our prayer for Fellowship Baptist is that they would continue in to give out and live out the gospel.
Our next stop was only about two hours away in a town called Burley, ID. Pastor Robert Humphries is new to the pastorate, but not new to the area. Faith Baptist Church is privileged to have this man come to serve in their ministry. Pastor Humphries is a military man who was stationed in Guam and attending Harvest Baptist Church. I met him a few years back and it is exciting to see how God has directed him into the full-time vocational ministry. Through some divine circumstances, our team was able to come and minister with our new friends. It was a powerful week with visitors each night. On Wednesday night there was a good number of teens for the Cola War and many responded to the gospel message. We left very encouraged while once again praising God for His saving grace!
Our last stop for the semester was in Knox, Indiana. Yes, it was a three day, 1,600 mile travel to get to Knox. Bible Baptist Church is pastored by James Adcock. I met James when he was a youth pastor and I was running the Cola Wars on the Pettit Team. This was our second time ministering with Bible Baptist Church. Our week began on Mother’s Day and finished on Thursday. It was an exciting beginning with souls saved on Sunday morning. As we labored through the week, it was evident that God was at work in the lives of many people. On Thursday, our team was able to go with the church staff to Pastor’s house for lunch and a relaxing time of fellowship. After lunch, and go-carting around his house, our team geared up for our last teen outreach for the semester. It was a great culmination to a wonderful week with Bible Baptist Church. Early Friday morning, the Frazor team went their separate ways to see family and friends before coming to work at Northland Camp.
Paul said in 1 Corinthians 9:24, “Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run that ye may obtain.” For the sake of the gospel and for the glory of God, may the Lord impart grace to you in the race for souls.
For the Gospel,
Jeremy Frazor
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