HAPPENINGS IN GHANA:
Although the building at Cornerstone in Sekondi is not completed those at Cornerstone are having VBSs during this summer. It is a blessing to see Freedom an adult convert from 2017 now about 37 teaching along with a young man named Nicolas. Nicolas got saved and grew up at Cornerstone. He is about 17 now. Growing up coming to Cornerstone he had no family support at home to go to church, especially, the right kind of church. Nathanial, another young man who was involved with the VBSs this year was influenced by his older brother, Joseph, who was led to the Lord by Bro Koasi back in 2007. A student from the Deaf School in Sekondi where we have had services for many years came to the VBSs. As we all have had to do some canceling summer activities and have disrupted school years from March 2020 till January 2021 with limitations when opened, we hope and pray that things will be back to normal by this September. Please keep Bro Koasi, Bro Ben, and Bro Emmanuel in your prayers as they are faithfully working the Anaji Bible Study.
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| Pastor Prince |
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| Freedom teaching |
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| Game Time in auditorium |
CONCERNING CORNERSTONE’S BUILDING PROGRESS:
They have been on hold since we have been back in the States. One of the reasons was that are funds were down to $500 but as we have been back here in the States the funds have gone up. The main thing that needs worked on now is the auditorium. Its wiring, it’s inside walls need plastering and the ceiling hung, it’s final flooring needs poured, then all the windows and doors need to be installed and the whole building needs to be painted along with installing some banisters for the stair case. We want to thank Calvary Bible and Hilltop for giving towards
Cornerstone’s building!
HAPPENINGS IN THE STATES:
We made it to Florida in May for our son, Joseph’s Graduation.
He Made It!!! We got to stay in Gatlinburg, Tennessee for about 5 days on our way back from Florida. Where we were staying, we had some close encounters with 5 to 6 bears during the week. The place we stayed at was called “Bears Trail” and it truly was! We had them looking in our van windows and even coming up on the porch where our main door was to the cabin! It was an exciting and a fun time with all 3 of our boys and our daughter-in-law. Back at our home church here at Chippewa Lake Baptist Church in Medina, Ohio we have been getting acquainted with many new folks here. Some that have joined, others that have recently been saved and have joined, and some that have just been saved and are going to join. It has been quite nice to see the Lord working! AMEN!!! My son Nehemiah and I put up a wall for our church secretary, I went to Bro. and Mrs. Brian Starr’s house, a missionary couple that have the “Heart Ministry”
helping smaller churches in pulpit filling and visiting in those church’s areas and communities. I went to speak in his weekly men’s prayer meeting and go with them visiting.
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| Master Chef |
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| BEARS!! |
OUR TRAVELS:
In July and in August we will be having meetings in Illinois, Oklahoma, and Ohio. Please be in prayer for our safety in our travels. We will be taking Joseph our son to the Bill Rice Ranch
Bible Institute at the end of August.
BITS OF BREAD:
“If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is
forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.” – Psalms 130:3-4 c/w Mal 3:2-4.
Jamieson, Fausett & Brown commentary on verse 4 is as noted:
1) “Pardon produces filial fear and love.”
2) “Judgment without the hope of pardon creates fear and dislike.”
3) “The sense of forgiveness, so far
from producing licentiousness, produces holiness” (Jer 33:9; Eze 16:62, 63; I Ptr 2:16).
4) "There is forgiveness with thee, not that thou mayest be presumed upon, but feared."
- What I Take From These Verses are:
1) Although God is a God of Judgement and Justice, He is also a God of Mercy and Pardon.
2) With True Repentance, there Can Be True Pardon.
3) Perhaps, by the Psalmist own testimony his reasoning for “Waiting on the Lord” is because of
the Lord’s Forgiveness, Mercy, and Plenteous Redemption c/w Psalms 130: 6,7,8.; Psalms
27:13,14
In His Service,
Matthew J Siekbert
