AUGUST UPDATE

This is Stukeley calling.

On Friday the 3rd of August we finished our “Four Church” VBS. We had a VBS team of 7 adults from Florida to come and lead VBS. The Alconbury Independent Baptist Church, the RAF Alconbury Chapel and Stukeley Baptist Church joined together to complete the team for VBS. Again we saw a miracle work of God as the three groups plus the Florida team worked great together and the VBS was a great success. Our numbers were not as large as we had expected but we averaged 62 kids and 45+ adults ever night and on the last night we had the parents come for a cook out and closing service. We had 100+ parents, children, and workers in attendance. It was a quality VBS and all the parents and kids were thrilled with what went on. The Installation Chaplain (Roman Catholic Priest) was impressed and liked the upbeat music the kids sang. The Wing Chaplain (Nazarene) has already announced to the Chapel that it was such a success that the three groups and the team from Florida would do VBS in 08. The Independent Baptist preacher and Stukeley Baptist had already said we would like to do it again next year and all 7 of the Florida team are planning to come back.

We had several children express a desire to know more about Jesus and a few who made decisions to accept Jesus in their hearts. All of them and the parents have been contacted and talked to. This VBS was definitely a God thing and we are expectantly waiting to see what God will do over the next few months.

After the close of VBS the leadership met to discuss the direction for the church. We came to the conclusion we would covenant together to work and pray hard for the next year and at the end of the 08 VBS we would decide what we should do as a church. The options we are praying about are 1) close the church and turn all the assets over to the IBC. 2) Sell the property and relocate to a different location (in Huntingdon). Or 3) sell the assets, close the church and plant another church somewhere in the Huntingdon area.

Paul saw the orthopedic surgeon on the 10th of August and we made the decision to do a total knee replacement rather that arthroscopic surgery. The surgery will be done sometime in October.

Please pray:
That the children and parents from the VBS will begin to attend church.
That those expressing the need to know more about Jesus will hear and respond.
That all will go well with Paul’s surgery.

Serving together,
Paul and Jepye of the Stukeleys