Written by Paul J Bucknell on July, 30, 2021
Prayer Letter #356

What a Month!

Dear Prayer Partners,

What a whirlwind of events! It is as we planned but happened several weeks earlier. In one big swoop, we got to help Elizabeth’s family in Pittsburgh after the birth of our adorable new grandson, Bryce; helped move 3 of our young adult children, visited both of our Moms and extended family in the greater Boston area. Back to Pittsburgh, we were able to visit two supporting churches and had great fellowship opportunities. See the left for a picture at PCCO pastors’ prayer meeting. Thanks to all of you who pray and, in various ways, support this ministry!

God arranged that no one signed up for the Marriage Seminar, giving us the freedom to make a sudden trip north, when Bryce arrived 2.5 weeks early. We never need to worry but only trust the Lord.

The Life Core seminar - developing leaders in the church

One brother, somewhat surprised, related to how much content was on our website! But we focus not only on quantity but also quality. One brother asked about BFF’s free Overcoming Anxiety course, saying, “I appreciate your service and all that you do. My wife and I bought your marriage book. It helped us a lot.”

The Life Core seminar (September 9-11) is not far off. Learn how to train up leaders within the church (in English). Watch the introductory video here.

This year is quickly passing by. Pray for us as we ascertain the feasibility of our blending the BFF ministry with CLRC for the ongoing future; we pray that we can stay here for the long term.

Praise

Thank the Lord for the safe birth of Bryce Paul White, our grandson, and for good health for him and his mom.
We are so touched by God’s wise arrangement of our trip north.
Paul has been engaged in writing, with new thoughts and ideas coming each morning, so that he can’t keep up with them. Thanks be to God!
We are very grateful for you who hold us up in prayer as we seek the future of this beautiful training site.

Pray

Pray for Manny in the ICU. This 13 year-old mature Christian youth attended the Overcoming Anxiety Seminar and now, due to heart problems, has been in the PICU for over 2 weeks. Pray for healing and the Lord’s blessing through his life.
The cover for the Chinese version of Building a Great Marriage is completed.
Pray for Paul as he preaches August 15th and 22nd.
Linda and I are scheduled to have (long-overdue) health checkups in August.
Pray for BFF’s finances. BFF runs like the seasons; summertime is a time of low giving.
Daily strength and wisdom for Linda and me to prepare for various groups that use the facilities and seminars we hold.

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