We had ladies of our church that did a great job feeding all the workers three meals a day, and the teenagers of our church helped anyway they could.

There is still a lot more to do, but it was an incredible show of a labor of love to the Lord with everyone working to put up a church building. Come to one of our services or come have fun nailing a nail with us.

If you can’t work, but would like to come by and see what we are doing, or if you would like to donate to a project like this, come on by. There will be a five-story lighthouse going up between the building we have now and the new building we are putting up. In the top of the lighthouse, we will have a flashing or rotating light to remind people of the Light of Jesus that is always shining, trying to guide men, women, boys, and girls in the Way. (John 14:6)

This coming Friday and Saturday, there will be one of the most exciting things taking place at our church. We will be having an old-fashioned church raising. The foundation will be in place along with all the building materials, and lots of laborers. We will all work together and in one day, the building will be up. It will be exciting to watch! We will have food there, music, and a professional camera team to do a time-lapse of the building going up.

If you would like to have a great day serving the Lord, come up and get involved. We have people coming from as far away as Wisconsin, and California. If you can't come work, but would like to donate towards this project, or would just like to come by and watch it go up, that would be great!

All of them spent four years in the Lighthouse Baptist Academy and have done a great job. They have worked hard, made good grades, and have been great examples of what Christian teenagers should be. They love their families, serve God, and have been a real joy with which to work.

In a day in which there are so many young people doing so many weird, wrong, and horrible things, it is great to see some that still want to please their parents and please the Lord. If they continue to do this, they will have a wonderful life!

The people of our church have done almost all the work on the building. We have had people in our church do everything except for finishing the concrete and putting in the heating and air units. People in our church have done the excavation, the layout, the framing, the roof, the siding, the electric, and the plumbing. The ladies have also worked hard to supply food for the men while they worked. We are getting ready to start putting up the drywall and the tower that will connect the two buildings.

This Sunday morning, a singing group and a preacher from that same Bible college will be singing and preaching at our church in the 10:45 a.m. service. I would like to invite you to come, and I believe God would touch your heart, also.

We also broke ground on our new addition to our building. You will be hearing and seeing more about it in the future, but the site plans are approved and we are getting started. Come and see what is God is doing at Lighthouse.

Every Sunday for the last twenty years, he has had at least one new person in church that he has personally led to Christ. He tells about how he didn’t witness to his father-in-law because of fears and let him die and go to Hell. That motivates him to show every person he can how to go to Heaven.

The other major focus of his life is to rear godly children. His four grown children are all faithfully serving God. His two daughters are married to deacons and his two sons are both preachers. No children are perfect, but he has definitely trained them well.

Starting this Sunday through Wednesday, we will be having a Soulwinning and Family conference. Dr. Bob Gray and his two sons will all be preaching. There will be regular services on Sunday, and 7:00 p.m. services on Monday through Wednesday, with one morning service on Tuesday at 10:00.

If you care about the eternal destiny of people’s souls, and if you care about your family, you should be at this conference. It could change your life and your family!

As you know, people don’t use these excuses to not go to the movies, but they sure use them for church. Which is more important?

We now support missionaries to Kenya, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Russia, Australia, Mexico, Philippines, Northern Ireland, Nigeria, El Salvador, Korea, Azore Islands, North American Indians, Okinawa, Romania, Canada, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Nicaragua, England, Guyana, Nambia, Singapore, Uganda, India, Vancouver, Scotland, China, Honduras, Brazil, and Bulgaria. We support more than one missionary family in some countries. We support nine missionaries just to Mexico alone.

I thank God for a church that is interested in seeing everyone saved in our Jerusalem (Columbia), but is also interested in reaching the rest of the world with the Gospel of Christ.

Just as the trip down here has been incredible, so has the last eight years. The first Sunday, we had four people in attendance, besides my wife, my son and myself. We met in the living room of our duplex we were renting. God has been so good to us in the past eight years, to see our church grow and the people grow in the Lord.

This Sunday, we will celebrate the eight years of our church. We will be having a special anniversary service, open house and homecoming. We would love to have you come visit us this Sunday. Many people have heard about our church, seen our buses, read these articles, but have never been able to visit. This Sunday would be a great day to come. We are having a cookout after church provided by our members, renting a skating rink for all the families on Sunday afternoon, giving away a special anniversary Christian music CD, and many other things. It would honor us if you would come.

With all those children's ministries, we have never had a Vacation Bible School until this year. June 25-29, Lighthouse Baptist Church will be having our first Vacation Bible School. The theme is "The Armor of God", and each night the students will be learning about a different piece of the armor of God. There will be crafts, games, snacks, puppets, songs and Bible lessons and stories. As with all of our children's ministries, they are open to everyone. We will be providing transportation for any children that would like to come. We will be picking up children in Franklin, Lewisburg, Mt. Pleasant, Columbia, and all the areas in between. The Bible school will be every evening from 5:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., so that more of our regular Sunday school teachers will be able to teach. We will be having over thirty different classes, and even an adult class all week on marriage, taught by our assistant pastor, Gregg Nash.

This coming Monday, June 25, will be the start of our Vacation Bible School. This is our first time ever to have Vacation Bible School and we are very excited about it. We have put a lot of time and effort into planning for this very special time for the children. We know the children are going to have a great opportunity to learn so much about the Christian life. The theme for our Bible school is "The Armor Of God." Each night, the children will learn about a different part of the armor and how it is a protection for us. There will be crafts, games, snacks, puppets, songs and Bible lessons and stories.

As with all of our children's ministries, they are open to everyone. We will be providing transportation for any children that would like to come. We will be picking up children in Franklin, Lewisburg, Mt. Pleasant, Columbia, and all the areas in between. The Bible school will be every evening from 5:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., so that more of our regular Sunday school teachers will be able to teach. We will be having over twenty different classes, and even an adult class all week on marriage, taught by our assistant pastor, Gregg Nash.

If you have any questions, or need someone to be picked up for Vacation Bible School, just call.

The other thing I wanted to mention in this article is a radio station. We have finished our application for a low power FM radio station. A couple weeks ago, the FCC opened up some frequencies and there was a one week window where we could apply. We are submitting the call letters of W-VOO. There is a beautiful song called the Value of One that would be the theme song and the purpose of the Christian radio station. It will take about $25,000 to get it going, but it is exciting to think about having a local Christian FM radio station. I believe it would do a lot to help change the lives of people for Christ.

This Sunday, March 12th, we will be having our Seven-Year Anniversary, with an early service that will start at 8:30 a.m. We have an early service so that people can come to our anniversary and still get to their own church. We will also have a 10:45 a.m. service, after which everyone is invited to stay for grilled steaks, fellowship and roller skating for the children. Most people have heard about our church and I would love for you to come and see it for yourself.

If you have a question about something, feel free to e-mail me. I am very busy, but I will try to answer all the e-mails I get.