Newsletter September 2015

First Baptist Church of Eagle Butte

P.O. Box 170, Eagle Butte, SD 57625 www.fbceaglebutte.com (Website)

(605) 964-3617 (Office) / (605) 891-1704 (Pastor’s Cell)

September 9, 2015

Dear Friends,

What an incredible Summer it has been!  The weather has been magnificent, the sunflowers have grown tall, and the city has used the opportunity to begin a vast, far-reaching improvement project.  By mid-fall, we expect that our street will have been dug-up and repaved, our asbestos pipes replaced with more modern materials, and our sidewalk widened to better accommodate the handicapped.  It was expensive (both to the city and to the institutions located on main street, including us), but the benefit will be felt for many years to come. 

We have even made an arrangement with the city contractor to build a handicap-access ramp at the front of our church, at the same that he is doing everything else.  This ramp will provide elderly church members with a much more manageable walk into our front doors-especially during the wintertime.

            It is against the backdrop of this beautiful scenery and landscape-changing construction that one of the busiest summers we have ever had took place!  As I look back on it all, I can’t believe it all happened within the span of just three short months! 

New Friends Enjoy Great Success

Recently, a group of young people from all walks of life began gathering for prayer in their home state of Illinois.  They called their prayer group “Souled Out”, and the more they prayed, the more they found that God was leading them to work as a team on a missions project in the United States.  The Lord led them to contact me, and to set up a missions trip here in Eagle Butte.  Many of them had never been on a missions trip before, but their lack of experience was more than made up for by their enthusiasm and willingness to listen to advice.  They quickly learned how to host a Vacation Bible School, and the entire community was very receptive to them.  When they weren’t involved with the Bible School itself, they did community service projects.  They helped me organize a large number of boxes that I never would have been able to organize myself.  They even painted the interior of a house for a married couple in our church who suffer from certain disabilities.  We deeply appreciate the young men and women of Souled Out, and the adults who led them in this trip.  

A Blessing from the Deep South

This June, we had the pleasure of hosting a group of young people from Highland Baptist Church of Alabama.  They came with the intention of putting in many hours of hard labor, and they did just that.  And their work paid off, in spades.  Each day, they put on a Vacation Bible school at our church, complete with songs, games, Bible lessons and crafts.  There was even an unusual feature of the VBS for the older children-a lesson on the advantages of abstinence!  This last lesson was one which we had never had at the church before, and I had my doubts about what the students’ reaction would be.   To my surprise, the attendance of the older children increased daily, and some of them only showed up for the abstinence lesson, and nothing else!  I was greatly encouraged by this.

But Highland Baptist Church did not find it sufficient to stop with doing these wonderful things.  They also renovated the trailer of a local family.  Its roof had been in such bad shape that actual icicles had been hanging inside the house in the wintertime, and the floor was also badly in need of repair.  But the people of Highland Baptist Church repaired all of these things, making the house a far more pleasant place to live.  Truly, God has used these brothers and sisters in Christ.

 Beyond the Borders of Eagle Butte

Eagle Butte is only of thirteen settlements scattered across the reservation.  Many of these settlements have no church at all, or only have church once in a very long while.  Through the cooperation of churches across the country, First Baptist Church of Eagle Butte is able to reach beyond the borders of our community and into these settlements.  This year, we first did this type of outreach in July, when Meadows Baptist Church of Madison, NC came to assist us in reaching Thunder Butte and Bear Creek.  Their VBS was small, because these communities are small.  But each child they taught was an immortal human soul, for whom Jesus was ready to die.  And the magnitude of that will never be fully known, this side of Heaven. 

                                                      Bidding Goodbye to an Old Friend 

The time has come at last.  This summer, we said goodbye to Amanda Benson, who by now is in the Philippines, serving on the mission field as a schoolteacher.  Her going-away party was attended by church members, teachers, farmers, ranchers, and no small number of students.  She had made many friends here in Eagle Butte over the past few years, and we are sad to see her leave.  But it is our honor to be sending someone to the mission field for the first time.  We wish you well, Amanda.  May God use you as His hands.

 Eagle Butte’s Youth Experience Christian Camp

Victory Center Bible Camp is a Christian-based summer camp that has been operating out of Fort Pierre, SD for many years.  Ever since I arrived, and for some time before, First Baptist Church has provided an opportunity for local children (many of whom could not otherwise afford it) to attend this camp.  There, they are given Christian teachings in a fun, safe environment.  This year, our sponsors were particularly generous in funding children going to this camp, so we were able to send more children than we ever have previously-a total of 17!  We thank our sponsors for their generous support, and implore God’s blessings upon them.

 Old Friends Pay Us a Visit

   

For the past fourteen years, Hamilton Baptist Church has been our trusted friend and ally.  They have been a constant source of support and encouragement, and this summer was certainly no exception. They came, along with a coalition of brothers and sisters from churches across the country,  to work alongside our volunteers to put on a Vacation Bible School here at the church.  There were daily skits (in which I played the incompetent Inspector NoClue), crafts, games, and Bible lessons.  I had the privilege of presenting the Gospel to dozens of children who would not have otherwise come to our church.  It was a grand and glorious week for our church.

They also brought with them Jonathan Toombs (a phenomenal basketball player and coach) to put on a basketball camp at our local middle school, as well as at Cherry Creek.  The Lakota love basketball, and the opportunity to hone their skills was well-appreciated.

Construction and Edification

   

Our neighboring Christian school, Windswept Academy, was visited by a team of churches, led by a man named Hubert Labner.  They brought with them people with a variety of skill sets, ranging from construction to music.  During the week, the team split into two parts.  One part remained at Windswept Academy, where they built a new storage shed in less than three days!  That group had time enough to spare to do some landscaping on the windswept grounds, and fix a major issue with my house.  (My house was built with a window in the shower.  It rotted constantly, and I couldn’t maintain it.  So they removed the window and replaced it with a wall!  I didn’t even know that was possible!)

The other group traveled to the outlying settlement of Red Scaffold.  There, they put on a Vacation Bible School for the children of that settlement.  It was greatly appreciated and well-received.

An Unprecedented Outreach

    

Sevier Heights Baptist Church of Tennessee came to visit in late July, and attempted a thing that I have never seen before:  Five Vacation Bible Schools, in five different locations, in a single week!   Using First Baptist Church as a base, they left each morning for the settlements of Red Scaffold, Thunder Butte, Iron Lightning, White Horse and Swift Bird.  The team divided into two groups to lighten the work, each group still did two Vacation Bible Schools per day.  I was elated to be a part of the work, as communities that rarely had any Gospel influence were exposed to light of God’s Word.  In one community, a little girl was asked if she knew Jesus.  “Yes, I know Jesus”, she said.  “He’s funny.”  Upon further inquiry, it was found that the girl thought I was Jesus! Please pray for the unreached people of this reservation, that they might know God and love Him.

The Heartland Opens its Heart

  

We had the honor of receiving visitors from the Church of the Open Door, of Leavenworth, KS.  These men and women worked diligently throughout the week on a variety of projects.  In fact, their ambition for service was so great that I had no idea how they accomplish all their plans!

Each day of the week, they traveled to the outlying settlements of Iron Lightning and Bear Creek, where they had a vacation Bible school.  This brought our church’s total outreach for the summer to thirteen Vacation Bible Schools, spread across seven different cities.  We were so grateful to be involved in this.

 But the Church of the Open Door was diligent, and did not wish to waste a moment.  Whenever they were not doing a Vacation Bible School, they were involving themselves with various projects around the community.  They removed graffiti from various buildings.  They painted the front porch of the Four Bands Community fund-an organization that makes loans and gives training to small business owners.  They helped organize the curriculum for Windswept Academy’s upcoming academic year.  They reorganized our church office, moving all of the heavy furniture in a matter of minutes.  They did all of this work happily and well.

Some of the people who had special training in the group did more advanced projects.  They replaced the rotting floor of a bathroom where two local missionaries live.  They installed washer-dryer hookups at Windswept Academy.  They installed a hot water heater in the home of Clint and Amy Holley, who operate the school.  And they attached flat-screen televisions to the walls of the Sunday School rooms at the church.  I was completely overwhelmed.  God bless you, Church of the Open Door.

                                                 Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord

A woman named Connie Jackson, who is a member of our church, expressed sorrow to me a few months ago about her hometown of Wakpala.  She said that she wished that we could do some sort of outreach to that place-perhaps involving some sort of music.  The very next day, I was approached by a friend of mine, Tom Fortner, who wanted to know if my church had any use for a Christian music concert.  Seeing that the Lord’s hand was in this, I immediately agreed.  

The concert that followed, a few months later, was a great success.  Justin Stone was the performer who graciously agreed to come and sing, free of charge.  The people of Wakpala appreciated the concert, and Connie was deeply gratified to see the people of her hometown ministered to in this way. 

Praise the Lord! I Have a Roof!

For years, I have been faced with a steadily accumulating problem.  My roof has been falling apart.  I found more shingles in my yard with every passing windstorm.  I knew that it would not be long before my ceiling began to leak.  All of this worry came to an end, however, when I received a visit from Fred Igert, Steve Rodgers, and Steve’s son, Sam.  These men worked constantly for days, putting together a roof made from metal.  Their finished work was fantastic.  It will never blow away in the wind, the winter snow will slide right off of it, and best of all, they tell me that it will last the rest of my life!  My thanks goes out to these men, and to Hamilton Baptist Church, whose generosity funded the entire project.

So perhaps you are wondering how you can become a partner with us in our ministry here in Eagle Butte?  If so, then we are happy to tell you, since we welcome assistance from the body of Christ. Here is what we need the most:

Prayer.  It may be true that our church is getting along very well at the moment, and that God is doing great things here.  But it is precisely when a church is being used by God that Satan does all in his power to destroy it.  So please pray, my brothers and sisters.  Pray that our leadership will keep their hearts pure and humble, and that we will live at peace with each other.  Pray that we will be protected from the power of the enemy, and that God’s Holy Spirit will shine through in our lives.  Pray that the Lakotas in the community will come to know the Lord, and that the commitment they make will not be a superficial group of words, but a real change in their Spirits that will alter the course of their lives for eternity. 

E-mail addresses.  For those of you who have e-mail addresses, please send them to me.  That way, these monthly newsletters can be forwarded to everyone in your church who wants one!  Just send your name and e-mail address to me at benfarrar777@hotmail.com, and I’ll make sure you receive this newsletter as often as it comes out.

Financial Assistance.  Our church is fortunate to have members who are generous in their giving. But some of our most generous members are, nevertheless, very poor.  We have long been blessed with assistance from outside churches and individuals, and we try to use those gifts wisely and well. 

This summer, a financial gift was made in memory of Philip Banks.  Another was made in honor of Lynn Carr.

If any one of you wishes to bless the church with a financial gift, you may send it to:

 First Baptist Church of Eagle Butte

P.O. Box 170

Eagle Butte, SD 57625 

May God bless you all, and draw you closer to Himself each and every day.

Yours in Christ,

Rev. Ben Farrar

Pastor

First Baptist Church of Eagle Butte

Newsletter May 2015

First Baptist Church of Eagle Butte

P.O. Box 170, Eagle Butte, SD 57625

(605) 964-3617 (Office) / (605) 891-1704 (Pastor’s Cell) / www.fbceaglebutte.com

May 26, 2015

Dear Friends,

Spring has come to Eagle Butte at last, but I have never seen winter put up such a violent struggle for survival!  Two weeks ago, I was forced to cancel church-because of a blizzard!  A blizzard!  In the middle of May!  I had been needing to cut my grass, but I couldn’t because of all the snow!  But even this was not the end of Eagle Butte’s weather problems.

                            

Recently, the Tribal Council held a meeting in the gymnasium of Cherry Creek, here on the reservation.  What happened next is a little unclear.  Some say it was a tornado, while others think it was simply a very high wind.  It struck the gymnasium with terrific force, causing the entire roof to collapse.  Only two of the walls remained.  But God was kind.  Of the 40 people who were inside, not one of them was killed.  Only four of them were injured.  All of them recovered.  Praise the Lord, who protects!

               

                                                              Revival!

  

In early March, First Baptist Church hosted its annual revival, in cooperation with Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.  That great institution honored us by sending one of its students to preach a series of revival services at our church.  The week began with a clothing giveaway for the general community, with clothes supplied by the generous donations of friends of this church from all across the United States.  Every person who stopped by received a flyer, advertising the revival.  Each day, Thomas Fortner (the revival speaker) and myself would work diligently to promote the revival throughout the community.  And each night, for four nights in a row, we held revival meetings at the church.  There was great worship and praise in those meetings, and they were punctuated by members of our church giving their testimonies.

 

By the end, two young women had come forward, seeking to know more about Jesus.  I am currently conducting pre-baptismal classes for one of these young women, who has embraced God’s offer of salvation with joy.  But most important of all, God was glorified in those days.  May He be glorified forever! Amen.

First Baptist Church Joins the World Wide Web

 

For years now, having a website has been a long-term goal of this church.  But our lack of knowledge prevented us from making that goal a reality.  But this March, we had an unprecedented opportunity.  Our revival speaker, Thomas Fortner, had some spare time on his hands, and used that time to teach me how to set up a website.  Now, First Baptist Church is live on the internet!  Here is the address:

www.fbceaglebutte.com

Now that the website is in place, a whole world of possibilities has opened up.  For a long time, the prospect of ministering to this reservation has been daunting, purely from a geographical perspective.  The reservation consists of 13 small settlements, spread over 9,000 square miles.  Many of those settlements have no place where its people can go to renew their spirits in church.  But now, with the aid of this website, I can upload all of my sermons to the worldwide web.  People can hear them when they are out of town, or snowed into their homes, or sick, or living in one of the outlying settlements.  There is even a weekly feature I call “Ask Pastor Ben” in which anyone can ask me a question and (if I know the answer), I will answer it in an audio recording on the website!  This is a great step forward for us.

The website does more than this, though.  In addition to providing all sorts of useful information about the church and its people, the site has an “online giving” option, in which donors can conveniently donate to First Baptist Church. 

I invite you to visit www.fbceaglebutte.com and see for yourself the various things that it has to offer!

Our First Missionary is Commissioned

   

Many years ago, a fiery missionary named Ballard White arrived in Eagle Butte.  He was full of purpose and energy, and dedicated himself to the founding of this church.  He was assisted in this endeavor by other churches throughout the United States, who helped him according to the proper practice of the Body of Christ.  Ballard White has since gone on to be with the Lord, but our church has grown strong.  We continue to operate with a great deal of help from churches across the country, and we stand on the shoulders of giants.  But we also recognize that it was always intended by our Lord that other missionaries would one day stand on our shoulders.

It is for this reason that First Baptist Church could not be more proud to commission its first missionary, Amanda Benson.  She will soon be leaving for the Philippine Islands, and she takes with her our blessing and support.  There she will work in the capacity of a schoolteacher, and work to spread the Gospel to those who need it most.  Farewell, Amanda.  First Baptist Church will miss you.

Good Friends Help Make Our Church Secure 

        

I have been the Pastor of First Baptist Church for the past four years.  During that time, we have had no fewer than three break-ins.  When the third break-in occurred last summer, I knew that the problem could be ignored no longer.  Anyone wishing to enter our church could smash a window and crawl right through.  So I called on our good friends at Burkemont Baptist Church in Morganton, North Carolina. 

Sending up a team of skilled craftsmen, they installed a series of bars on each of our windows, with a decorative cross on each.  Now, if someone wants to get in, they’re going to need a blowtorch!

                                                       

Not being content to only secure our windows, the crew from Burkemont turned their attention to our back fence.  This fence had been very badly treated by passers-by over the years.  Three of its posts had broken off at the ground, and large sections of it were being held together with coathanger wire!  Setting to work with the matter-of-fact efficiency of skilled professionals, they made the entire fence strong and sturdy in less than 24 hours.  Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to all those who helped make these projects a reality.

Friends Come From Afar, Bearing Gifts

  

This April, First Baptist Church had the great honor of hosting two good-hearted philanthropists:  Sarah and Lowell Connell, of Arkadelphia, Arkansas.  They arrived in Eagle Butte with a trailer full of useful things to put to use in our church.  There were cabinets and whiteboards for the Sunday School rooms, sspice racks for the kitchen, and even some doors for our Sunday School rooms. 

Not content to merely drop off some gifts and leave, they got the help of a local carpenter and installed everything, tight and secure.  Our church is much better off due to their help.  All our thanks.

So perhaps you are wondering how you can become a partner with us in our ministry here in Eagle Butte?  If so, then we are happy to tell you, since we welcome assistance from the body of Christ. Here is what we need the most:

Prayer.  It may be true that our church is getting along very well at the moment, and that God is doing great things here.  But it is precisely when a church is being used by God that Satan does all in his power to destroy it.  So please pray, my brothers and sisters.  Pray that our leadership will keep their hearts pure and humble, and that we will live at peace with each other.  Pray that we will be protected from the power of the enemy, and that God’s Holy Spirit will shine through in our lives.  Pray that the Lakotas in the community will come to know the Lord, and that the commitment they make will not be a superficial group of words, but a real change in their Spirits that will alter the course of their lives for eternity. 

E-mail addresses.  For those of you who have e-mail addresses, please send them to me.  That way, these monthly newsletters can be forwarded to everyone in your church who wants one!  Just send your name and e-mail address to me at benfarrar777@hotmail.com, and I’ll make sure you receive this newsletter as often as it comes out.

Financial Assistance.  Our church is fortunate to have members who are generous in their giving. But some of our most generous members are, nevertheless, very poor.  We have long been blessed with assistance from outside churches and individuals, and we try to use those gifts wisely and well. 

If any one of you wishes to bless the church with a financial gift, you may send it to:

 First Baptist Church of Eagle Butte

P.O. Box 170

Eagle Butte, SD 57625 

May God bless you all, and draw you closer to Himself each and every day.

Yours in Christ,

Rev. Ben Farrar

Pastor

First Baptist Church of Eagle Butte

Newsletter February 2015

First Baptist Church of Eagle Butte

P.O. Box 170, Eagle Butte, SD 57625

(605) 964-3617 (Office) / (605) 891-1704 (Pastor’s Cell)

February 26, 2015

Dear Friends,

Winter has arrived in force here in Eagle Butte, together with all the sights that attend that frozen season.  Children are seen sledding across from the telephone authority, snowdrifts are building up against the sides of our school buildings, and large turkeys meander their way through the Dairy Queen parking lot.  And before you ask: no.  I have no idea where those turkeys came from, what they are doing at Dairy Queen, or why they keep showing up.  But hey-what would life be without a little crazy?

I understand that some of you who live down south are already in the thick of some heavy winter weather-some of it even more severe than ours!  My sympathies: when the roads get slick, life grinds to a halt.  But the same God who made Winter also made Springtime, and made each to come in its own turn.  We will all weather these storms!

 Generous Friends from Afar

On February 13^th, I was blessed to receive a group of friends of ours from Kentucky.  They had brought with them roughly 30 large boxes of clothing, which they intended for the homeless of Eagle Butte.  Since the distribution was to be a very large-scale process, I enlisted the help of our local homeless shelter, the “Mustard Seed”. There, the clothes were carefully stored until they could be distributed to the local homeless.  Since that time, I have been pleased to see some of our homeless people walking around town wearing new, warm clothes.  My thanks to everyone who donated these things, and to those who transported them.  Eagle Butte is a little bit warmer because of you.

Tragedy

Earlier this month, a crisis arose.  One Wednesday, a young woman from our high school died.  There were rumors that it had been a suicide, but nothing had been confirmed.  But within 24 hours, we had all the confirmation we needed.  Five more girls were admitted to the emergency room, all of whom had attempted suicide.  Upon further questioning, it was revealed that each of them had entered into a suicide pact with the dead girl, and were acting in response to that pact.

In small towns like ours, where everybody knows everybody, one suicide can have a devastating impact on the community.  Often, there are several people who are considering suicide at any given time, but they never build up the nerve to attempt it-until something like this happens.  When one person commits kills themselves, those who had been considering it begin to see this action as a more real possibility.  One suicide can become many suicides in a matter of days.  Thankfully, the first five attempts had been unsuccessful, but that didn’t mean there wouldn’t be ten more attempts in the coming weeks. In this way, the devil turns one death into a massacre.

In desperation, I sent out an emergency email request, urgently asking for prayer from as many of you as I could quickly contact.  Within hours, your emails came flooding in, promising not only your prayer support, but the support of your churches.  Hundreds of you, from all across the country, joined your voices together in prayer for the young people of this community.  Jesus promised us:  "For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”  And now, after weeks of joining our voices together in prayer, I feel I can safely say that our Lord has proven faithful to His promises.  Once again.

Following my request for prayer, there has been one addition suicide attempt-an unsuccessful one.  And other than that…nothing has happened.

Absolutely nothing.  There was a funeral, and the people were sad.  But there have been no more deaths.  

When it comes to things like this, it is impossible to explain what the impact of your prayers were.  "Nothing happened" doesn't sound like much in the way of news, but the truth is that it's impossible to know how many lives were saved by God's intervention.  Intervention in response to your prayers.  How many souls were saved because now they will live long enough to accept Jesus?  How many children will be born one day because their parents never killed themselves?  How many of our young people who were considering suicide, but decided against it, will learn the lesson of perseverance and one day pass this lesson on to another young person who needs it?  It is impossible to say.  Thank you, brothers and sisters in Christ.  When this community needed you, you were there.

A New Ministry 

SLAP.  As you read this, I am slapping myself in the face. SLAP. I just did it again.  That is what I get for not telling you guys about this piece of news earlier.  A new ministry has grown up at our church, and I have told you guys nothing about it!

Many months ago,  Clint and Amy Holley (members of our church) took it upon themselves to create a special Bible study for children and teenagers that would take place every Wednesday night.  This ministry was meant to coexist with the adult Bible study that happens in a different part of the church.  Each week’s lesson is on a different part of the Bible, but the lesson is taught with the unique problems of children and teenagers specifically in mind.

In time, this ministry has grown and developed, and now the Holleys are teaching even more people on Wednesday nights than I am!  And on those occasions when I am able to listen to their lessons, I am amazed by how beautifully the simple truths of scripture are being applied to the lives of our young people.  SLAP.  I’m so sorry I didn’t tell you about this wonderful thing.

 Off-the-Wall Continues to be a Regular Community Staple

Through the consistent efforts of our volunteers, our Off-the-Wall ministry continues to be a thriving and vital part of our church’s service to the community.  Each Friday night, young people from all over Eagle Butte gather together at our church for an evening of safe, friendly fun in a Christian context.  I consistently refer to this ministry as “Off-the-Wall”, because it was designed to give the youth something to do besides sitting on the wall that is opposite our church.  But the youth have a different name for it.  They call it “Friday night”, because it is the primary thing that is happening on Friday evenings.  We are grateful to have this avenue through which we can be witnesses to this community. 

  Revival!

This March, First Baptist Church will be hosting a revival in conjunction with Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.  A guest speaker will be sent to us from that great seminary, and he will be our guest as he preaches a series of revival meetings.  

As you are aware, there are two types of revivals:  the kind that churches schedule, and the kind that God schedules.  The kind that churches schedule are a series of pleasant worship services.  But the kind that God schedules are life-changing, culture-changing, history-changing EVENTS.  A revival that God schedules brings about painful and tearful repentance on the part of believers and unbelievers alike.  A revival that God schedules fills the local body of Christ with renewed energy and vigor.  A revival that God schedules brings waves of new believers into the Kingdom of Heaven.  Such a Revival could alter the course of history for this reservation FOREVER.  

We need your prayers, brothers and sisters, for no great revival has ever taken place without God’s people first turning to Him in prayer.  Pray that God will use the tiny plans we have formed as the launching-place for a great work here among the Lakota people.  Pray for Thomas Fortner, who will be the speaker here at the Revival meetings, that God will anoint Him with the Holy Spirit and prepare him to deliver His word.  And pray for the people of this city, believers and unbelievers alike, that the events of this revival will leave them forever changed.

So perhaps you are wondering how you can become a partner with us in our ministry here in Eagle Butte?  If so, then we are happy to tell you, since we welcome assistance from the body of Christ. Here is what we need the most:

Prayer.  It may be true that our church is getting along very well at the moment, and that God is doing great things here.  But it is precisely when a church is being used by God that Satan does all in his power to destroy it.  So please pray, my brothers and sisters.  Pray that our leadership will keep their hearts pure and humble, and that we will live at peace with each other.  Pray that we will be protected from the power of the enemy, and that God’s Holy Spirit will shine through in our lives.  Pray that the Lakotas in the community will come to know the Lord, and that the commitment they make will not be a superficial group of words, but a real change in their Spirits that will alter the course of their lives for eternity. Pray especially for the upcoming revival, that hearts and lives will be transformed, and that the Holy Spirit will turn this revival we have scheduled into the kind of REVIVAL that only He can schedule.

E-mail addresses.  For those of you who have e-mail addresses, please send them to me.  That way, these monthly newsletters can be forwarded to everyone in your church who wants one!  Just send your name and e-mail address to me at benfarrar777@hotmail.com, and I’ll make sure you receive this newsletter as often as it comes out.

Financial Assistance.  Our church is fortunate to have members who are generous in their giving. But some of our most generous members are, nevertheless, very poor.  We have long been blessed with assistance from outside churches and individuals, and we try to use those gifts wisely and well.  

If any one of you wishes to bless the church with a financial gift, you may send it to:

 First Baptist Church of Eagle Butte

P.O. Box 170

Eagle Butte, SD 57625 

  

May God bless you all, and draw you closer to Himself each and every day.

Yours in Christ,

Rev. Ben Farrar

Pastor

First Baptist Church of Eagle Butte