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3rd Quarter newsletter
We hope that your summer has been a refreshment to your soul. As the cooler temperatures start to visit once again, this too is a breath of fresh air to be grateful for! It never ceases to amaze us, how so much can happen in such a short time when the Lord starts the wheels in motion. We have SO MUCH to share!
Huge Breaking News
We have been saying for years, “if you open a door, we will walk through it.” An incredible door of opportunity has opened up for us to minister in Scotland sometime in 2012! We are beginning to explore this opportunity, but truly feel that the Lord has opened this door and we are excited to walk through it. In doing so, we ask for:
- PRAYER, PRAYER, PRAYER!!!
- Financial needs to be met
- Opportunity for fund-raising successes...
- help in sharing the news, opportunities and prayer requests with others
As you might realize, missionary work is not an inexpensive endeavor. It takes money to get where you are going and back, it also takes money to cover expenses on the home front while away. As we are in the preliminary stages, we do not have hard figures to quote, but we are already on the fund-raising path! We will be taking this adventure in partnership with a sending organization out of Bernville: S.C.O.T. Ltd. (Scotland Christian Outreach Teams) S.C.O.T. is a non-profit missionary sending organization (501.c.3), incorporated, and recognized by the IRS so donors may have gifts tax deductible. If you share a burden for this trip and can help send us to Scotland, please make your check out to S.C.O.T. Ltd, and send it to our address at the bottom of the page. We will then forward it on to SCOT Ltd, for them to deposit in escrow for us and send you a receipt.
Fund-raising efforts
We have opportunities to partner with S.C.O.T. in fund-raising efforts. Some of you may have gotten notice of a bus trip to NY event in the last week or so. This is just one event that they sponsor and we can invite people to join, we in turn reap some of the harvest of the event. There is another event coming quickly. If golf is your game or you would share this info… Celtic Classics Golf Tournament October 7th at Galen Hall Golf Club, Wernersville PA! Register Deadline: Oct 1. Email: snyderchalktalk@hotmail.com for details.
Prayer works!
In mid-August James was suffering great pain in his back. We reached out to an armful of our closest friends and prayer warriors to lift the situation up in prayer, as we had a presentation scheduled in several days and in his own strength and constitution James would not have been able to share with the children at a VBS in Lancaster. James had an incredible burden that the message the Lord had placed on his heart MUST GO OUT. So, we asked, you prayed, we went and Jesus MOVED in a powerful way that evening. Many of you kept coming back to encourage us and continued to lift James (and us all) in prayer. As things start to come back to a little more of “normal”, we truly realize we need your help!
We need your help
We are convinced that we need to search out the prayer warriors that Jesus has prepared for us, we know some of you are already. We are seeking for 100 committed persons who will lift up prayers for the times when we minister, for our personal health and safety, for those that will be moved by the Holy Spirit through events of Snyder Chalk Talk, and for the others that are praying for us (yes, even prayer warriors need prayer support!) We would ask that you only respond if the Lord has placed a burden on your heart to do so. We need you to be open to more frequent and specific updates (maybe even weekly) so that you know how to pray for the specific events in the near future and what barriers we are pushing against in life in general. We, too, will be praying for you. Will you put yourself on the front line?
Reflections of last month
Summer went by so fast! In our last update we shared about creative arts camp and the joy that we had in sharing with some really neat kids in a chalk art class and Bible class.
August opened doors for a NJ church Women's Banquet, for the American Baptist Men of PA & DE annual retreat at Ship.Univ., an evening VBS in Lancaster, an adult day care in Lancaster and would have had a church picnic in Mertztown if not for hurricane Irene! But, it was a rest for us.
Last update we also asked for prayer for the development of a new message on the topic “Fishers of Men” for a VBS program. We are elated to say that Jesus moved in a powerful way that evening and over half the children
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came front in response to the invitation for prayer. It was a presentation like no other as Jesus prompted James to give the invitation to come front in response to the call of Jesus to “come follow me”. The group was probably 40 - 50 strong. It was humbling watching Jesus doing a “new thing” in and through Snyder Chalk Talk.
September we enjoyed a worship service of two congregations combined in Rehrersburg, and a Ladies Tea at Lansdale UM. Still to come in the last week of September: Monday is a double header with an Adult Day Care in Reading for the morning and family night at Alsace Lutheran in Reading and Wednesday we will be sharing with a community seniors group that meets at Emmanuel's House in Reinholds.
A Look Ahead...
We look forward to some quiet time of preparation in October, with only three engagements on the calendar so far. Our ideal goal is to add 13 more, can you help? There is plenty of room to add to any upcoming month and we gladly await for more open doors to walk through! November we have a bit of traveling to do (NY and north central PA the week of Thanksgiving) and December will continue to fill. Keep a watch on the calendar and watch it grow!
Again, we praise God for your interest, support and encouragement in the journey with Chalk Talk. Please contact us if you are willing to join our prayer team. Until then, may the Lord be guiding your steps, lighting your path and giving you the courage and strength to do as he asks – daily. His peace be with you until we meet again!
Sincerely in His service and love ~
James and Tracy Snyder
Snyder Chalk Talk … www.snyderchalktalk.com
P.S. Thank you for your prayer and financial support!
