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The sermons of the summer have blown our socks off!  We have had some of the greatest young preachers in America preaching for us.  Awesome!

Brynner Trepovocht brought his new bride, Marissa.  They were wed on July 4 in St. Luis Potosi, Mexico.  What a handsome, sharp couple they are.  Brynner’s mom and dad and uncle were guests of honor as they heard the powerful sermon and rejoiced with the rest of us at the blessings of God on these young people.

Brynner grew up here in Norwalk from the 3rd grade on.  He graduated from our academy, and served as the custodian for the church or a while.  He and I spent many hours hunting deer together.

Marissa’s Pastor, Luis Ramos, is my old friend from many years ago while in Bible College in Hammond.  His wife, Karen, played the piano wonderfully for the Junior C Department in the Siefer Building when we all served the Lord there together.  What happy memories.

Brynner has a very special place in the hearts of all our church members, and they participated whole-heartedly in giving an offering for the newly-weds.  We enjoyed stuffing money in his pockets.

James Riley is now serving at the First Baptist Church in Hammond in the Bus Maintenance department.  He maried the Greek teacher’s daughter, Emily (Penns).  They brouht their lovely family out a couple weeks ago and preached for us.  James was a new-born babe in Christ when he first came to the Lighthouse.  He was an engineer student at Poly-Tech University just outside Albany, NY.  He was working in Stamford, CT at the Pitney Bowes Headquarters.  He came to our church because his pastor up there mentioned the Lighthouse to him.  While here, he heard the Hyles-Anderson College summer tour group as they sang for us, and the Lord touched his heart about attending Bible College.  He left his dream of becoming an engineer, and surrendered to do the Lord’s work with his life.  I mentioned to him, while he was here, that there is a GREAT need for Pastors all along the East Coast.  After hearing him preach last week, I think I would call him out here, IF I WERE THE LORD.

Yesterday, Bro. Andy Schultz, 12 year veteran missionary to Zambia Africa, preached the morning message for us.  Unbelievable.  We took them on for support while they were on deputation 14 years ago.  They have been faithful and fruitful for all these years.  Not without dificulties, hardships, and opposition, mind you.  They have done the work of the Lord in a dificult place. 

Which reminds me, our good people made Faith Promise Missions committments last September, just before the stock market fell, and the economy went sour.  To the glory of God, and to HIS honor and praise, we the great people of this amazing church have NOT ONLY kept their commitments…They have already exceeded their promised giving.  What an awesome church.  It has not been easy here in Fairfield County.  Many folks have lost their homes to the sub-prime mortgage crisis.  Many have lost their jobs.  To the praise of King Jesus, I can honestly say that: All those who have kept their missions commitments have still got their jobs and their income and their homes.  Some months people told me how hard it was to give.  I know personally, how tight it has been for them.  This is a testimony of the faithfulness of God.  Where God’s hand guides, God’s hand provides.

It is easy to serve the Lord when everything is going good.  But when you get the privilege to see Christians serve the Lord faithfully  in troublous times, IT IS GLORIOUS.