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Newsletter - April 2002 We greet you in the lovely Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We thank Him
for granting us another year to minister in music and Word to God's people.
Last year, our travels included twelve states with twenty-two special services.
Many events took place that we cannot mention here due to time and space.
However, we would like to share some of the highlights and a few things that
have touched our hearts and spiritually strengthen this ministry. After a
church service in Kentucky during July, we were fellowshipping with some
Brothers and Sisters on the bus. Later that night, as we were traveling we
found a letter a sister had written to us and left behind on the dashboard. It
was a letter full of uplifting words and encouragement. The letter touched our
hearts in such a way that it was left on the dashboard for weeks. To have a
witness that you have touched a life is a sacred moment and a humbling
experience. These types of moments are a reminder of the sermon called:
"Is Your Life Worthy Of The Gospel?" Please keep us in your daily
prayer. We thank this sister for those inspiring words. Often small crowds
discourage people, while a big crowd can be a distraction. It is our attitude
that certainly counts the most. House meetings seem to always bring a special
time with the Lord, as it was so this past summer during our visit to Wisconsin. During a Saturday afternoon youth service, Dad
spoke on: "Accepting the Thought of Eternal Life." Taking the words
from the sermon, Leadership (651207) "
he had been brought up right,
taught right, and everything. But when he was confronted with the--the thought
of Eternal Life... Now, I want you to notice, with all this character that he
had, he yet knew he did not possess Eternal Life." During the service, it
was said how the young people today must first accept the thought that they are
in the eternal plan of God, to be followers of Christ. This is a first big step
for young people. After the service, a young person shared with Dad that her
life was touched and changed by the Lord. There is nothing greater than seeing
a soul won to the Lord. We praise His name. During services in Florida, God came down in a mighty way. We were blessed by
spiritual food that Brother Barry Coffey and Brother Keith Brown served in speaking
on "The Family". We also enjoyed some wonderful natural food, a old
fashioned "dinner on the ground" between services. The sisters cooked
and fed everyone. During the dinner we had a singing in their new outdoor
pavilion. It was a great time and a beautiful day. While standing in the church
parking lot with the Brothers in Zion, Illinois they pointed to a building across the street, where
Brother Branham had preached several meetings. There are not many churches in
the country were you can stand in the parking lot and point where these types
of events occurred. We thank God for their fellowship and we thank Brother
Leiter and his family who took us there. The Lord blessed us during two
different trips to the beautiful state of Virginia. Everytime we drive through Virginia we are awed by the postcard view of the mountains.
We are even more awed by the hospitality from the believers. During our travels
we have seen a lot of beautiful places and God has allowed us to meet many
wonderful people. One day Heaven will become a reality and we will spend
eternity together. There are so many more things we could say about the
wonderful services and fellowship in Minnesota, Indiana, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Ohio. We thank Pastors such as Brother Bevins who opened
his church doors for a monday night service in our mid-week tour. We do want to
clearly say, thanks to the Pastors who have given us complete liberty and in a
couple of cases moved their equipment off the platform before we arrived trying
to make it easier for us. We have been moved closer to God by their Love.
Thanks also to the Brothers that have come to church early to open the doors
for us and others who have helped us haul equipment and so many other nice
things. May God bless you. The reason for this article is to express our
gratitude and our appreciation. If we never meet again on this side we will
meet again," "when the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there."
On that bright and cloudless morning when
the dead in Christ shall rise,
And the glory of His resurrection share;
When His chosen ones shall gather to their home beyond the skies,
And the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.
When the roll, is called up yon-der,
When the roll, is called up yon-der,
When the roll, is called up yon-der,
When the roll is called up yonder I'll be there.
Let us labor for the Master from the dawn
till setting sun,
Let us talk of all His wondrous love and care;
Then when all of life is over, and our work on earth is done,
And the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.
In His Service,
The Tidwell's
James, Michael & Andrea
