Pray BFF #84                                  December 6th, 2005

Answers to Ministry Prayers!

We are thankful for encouraging signs of His blessing. The people that come back again and again to the website are one testimony to HIS blessing. Only about 25% of our readers come from a search engine like Google. They are usually looking for a particular insight into an issue. A good healthy 900 of our present 1,200 daily readers come straight to the website. We are also thankful for the encouragements people send us from around the world:

May we keep praying! This pastor mentions exactly the kind of fruit we want to bear: powerful tools and teaching on the internet for all to access. We want God to build up the faith of His people around the world. Our desire id to see them experience the power of His Word at work in some practical aspect of their lives. In the case above, it was marriage. We receive many thanks-yous for the help on the site, whether it be Overcoming Anxiety, Devotions, Roman Bible Study series, marriage or parenting series. Only by God's abounding grace could we write about so many topics. We are very aware of this.

Answers to Financial Prayers!

As we review this year's finances, we are very amazed by how God has seen us through. We were probably very close to the edge for about half of the year. That means we were close to having no extra money. The wonderful thing is that God ALWAYS provides enough. If giving is low one month, He might have more come in from sales. It never is much, but it is always a miracle to see how He balances the books.  Day by day our children see how God provides for all our needs. Our ministry has now run on faith in our living God for four years. This is long enough to silence any that would say it is "coincidence". It is a real and living testimony to God's provision, not only money but also peace of heart.

We also want to report how the Lord brought in abundant gifts for our missionary trip to India and Singapore. An incredible $12,660 came in before the trip in just a few short weeks. $11,940 was spent with $9,071 of that spent in India. You provided for about 180 pastors for 11 days of ministry that included books, housing, food and some travel expenses for those who needed it. We want to thank you again for your faithfulness. The pastors were delighted with the meetings. The left over money remains in the STM (short term ministry) fund for future trips.