NUMBER EIGHT

Number Eight is a tie!

I was really blessed to minister for a week with 3 professional baseball players. They

represented UPI a great ministry partner. Mickey Weston, Bill Curtis and Brent Lillibridge did a great job of teaching baseball skills and sharing the Good News. They worked with U10, U12, U14, and U16 teams as well as a couple of club teams. They played kickball in the inner city and taught baseball skills to a club in Alexandria (a huge township). They also gave instruction to some of the National team players who live in Gauteng. We had a lion scare us pretty bad one day but that's another story.

Our church, Ridgecrest Family Church, has been meeting in a pre-school classroom since it was established 6 years ago. We own property but never had enough money to build. This year, by faith, we started the building project. On Christmas Day we worshipped in the church! It is not finished, but it was exciting to worship in the new building. I was given the opportunity to preach last Sunday before we moved back into the classroom. God is good - the building is coming along nicely.

Please pray that the church members are build up even more than the bricks!

We need to be a light in our community!