Dr. & Mrs. David C. Bennett

PO Box 1241, Dubbo, NSW 2830 Australia

Email: bennettdubbo@aapt.net.au

SENDING CHURCH: Bible For Today Baptist

Dear Friends in Christ,

In John 4:35 Jesus said "Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest."

Can you sense the Saviour’s passion as he speaks these words to not only His disciples but us as well! Spurgeon in commenting on this verse said, "This was a goodly sight, but it called for further effort." We often receive letters of other missionaries around the world where the Lord is bringing many unto Himself and we rejoice in that! However, whether it is in those places where souls are responding to the Gospel or in areas where they are not, the task is not yet finished and there is still "further effort" to be put forth. Until we hear that shout in the air, we have not finished our task here!

Last month (July), we attended a funeral of one of our radio listeners. Mrs. S was in her mid 70’s and had fallen earlier in the year and never recovered. Before and even after her fall she would telephone us at the station to say she was listening and enjoyed our programmes. We visited her a few times when she was in the Dubbo hospital but as far as we know, she never trusted Christ. Her funeral was at the High Anglican Church in Gilgandra. Many attended the funeral where there was a lot of formality and religiosity but no clear presentation of the gospel and therefore no call to accept Christ. Pray for Mrs. S’s husband, Bruce, for salvation.

David continues to "network" with the young people at our local McDonalds. In early July, David missed one of the full-time young girls (Rosie, mid-twenties) so he asked where she was. It was sad to hear that she was in drug rehab in another town several hours from Dubbo. Then the last week of July, David saw Rosie and asked how she was doing and made light conversation. We do ask that you pray for Rosie. She along with most, if not all, the young people we know, needs Christ.

It was our privilege to have a young couple from western New South Wales visit the first Sunday in August with their four young children. They visited five years ago when she was pregnant with their first child. They are a fine young Christain family and certainly were an encouragement.

Jim and Margaret have sold their farm and have purchased a house block in Bathurst to be closer to their children in Sydney. Bathurst is a three-hour drive east of Dubbo and does have a small independent Baptist church. Their new house will not be completed for several months so they will be with us until November or even December. This is a blow to the work but God knows!

We have mentioned Mark R many times in our letters and asked you to pray for his salvation. Well, he and his second wife recently had a baby boy, William John, so Pam made a baby quilt for him and we gave him a Bible along with the quilt. In closing, we would ask you to remember in prayer, Mark and Tracey R, Bob and Elizabeth L, and Ian H for salvation.

Thank you again for your prayers and financial support. "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen" Ephesians 3:20, 21.

Safe and secure in the hands of the Lord Jesus,

David & Pam Bennett