In my last prayer letter I asked you to pray for a lady named Mika.  With her extensive Mormon background she has struggled with the idea of salvation being free.  Her husband and family have attended services faithfully with her and she is learning each service and says she understands and believes and even has prayed the sinners prayer, but she says she doesn't feel saved and thus thinks she must not be.  I ask you to pray for her that God will reveal himself to her and she will be sure of her salvation. 

One of our prayers and also subjects of conversation in our church has been our seating.  Currently we have metal chairs set up in the sanctuary for seating and many people have commented they are uncomfortable and asked if we could buy padded chairs or even pillows for each chair in order help these cold metal seats be more bearable.  At this time we have not had the funds to replace the chairs and have been praying and asking God to provide more suitable seating and our prayers have been answered.  A missionary friend of ours was asked if he knew anyone in need of pews and immediately thought of us.  He connected us with a pastor in Kansas that is getting rid of their pews and have offered them to us.  Please pray for us as we need to find the funds and transportation to get them from Kansas to Idaho before the end of January.

Our Wednesday night Bible Adventure Club for children has been doing very well and we were blessed to see a teenager and a child saved in December.  Sarah is a teenager we met almost two years ago when we started this church and lives in the apartments next door to the church.  Sarah is only thirteen but has been in trouble with the law several times and has a pretty bad home life.  In the past we have invited her to church and our various teen activities but she has said she is an atheist and has actually come into church a few times to lure some of our teens out before services start.  She also has followed me around as I visit the apartments making snide comments and trying to hinder any effort I make in reaching people for Christ there.  My wife, Amy, was very concerned as Sarah came to one of the Club night's in December and was expecting Sarah to make trouble.  Amy was very surprised as Sarah sat and listened to story of David and Goliath without distracting the other children.  When a invitation was offered, her hand was the first one up and upon talking to Amy, she said she was such a bad sinner that she knew God didn't want anything to do with her.  What a privilege for Amy to open the Bible and lead this child to Christ.  What a mighty God we serve that extends His mercy and unconditional love to all who will accept it.