This is Blaise at our men's fellowship breakfast enjoying some pancakes and eggs. We had a good weekend over all with 108 on Sunday morning and 4 professions with 2 following the Lord in believer's baptism. We also had 50 people saved for the week. Praise God for the fellowship and soul winning. They all go together to make Lincoln Baptist Church and enjoyable church.

This is a picture from our teen soul winning marathon last Thursday afternoon. We had 7 teens come out for it and they had 39 saved in two hours. Praise God for soul winning teenagers who are willing to come out in 95 and 100 degree heat and go soul winning. They had dinner at the church afterward and then jumped on the soul winning bus for our Churchwide Thursday night soul winning. Overall we had a record setting week with 92 people saved. The old record was 69 people in one week. We are finally getting to the place where our church is really starting to take off on this thing of personal soul winning. I know this is true, because out of 92 last week, I personally had only 14. In years past whenever we set some kind of a record, I would have to carry half the load. This is no longer the case now. This is what is needed in our church if we are to reach our city. I thank the Lord for all He has done in these past nine years and I am looking forward to seeing even greater things in the next nine years.

This is Brother Jonathan pictured with a family he met out soul winning. They got saved and the children got baptized. We love families at Lincoln Baptist Church! Overall we had a great Sunday with 112 in Sunday school and 6 professions of faith made and 3 following the Lord in believer's baptism.

This is my son Jonathan singing a special Sunday night. He has been a real blessing to us this Summer. Over all we had a good day with 126 in Sunday school. We also had 3 public professions of faith made and 1 baptized. Praise God for His wonderful mercies!

This is Curtis, who was one of two baptized this morning at the invitation. Curtis got saved two Thursday night's ago. I was out on the soul winning bus and Curtis waved at us real big, so I pulled the bus over and talked to Curtis. Curtis is a mute and has a lame arm and leg on his left side of his body. I was able to lead him to Christ. He came to church today on the church bus and got baptized. Praise God for a church that will give the Gospel to anyone! I thank God to have th opportunity to work with Curtis.

This is Erika, one of three baptized on Sunday. We had a great day on the buses with 45 on one route. We had great offerings for the week and 38 saved. God has truly blessed our church and I am thankful for all that He has done for us. May we continue to see many saved and baptized!

Today we honored some of our Veterans in my adult Sunday school class. We had from right to left; Brother Edward Fauth ~ W.W. II veteran in the United States Navy. He saw action in the South Pacific. Then we have Brother Paul Lewis ~ served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1954. Then is my father, Brother Hugh Painter ~ served in the United States Marine Corp from 1957 to 1960. Then is Brother James Phillips ~ served in the United States Army and then the National Guard from 1963 to 1999. These men all served over seas answering the call of our nation during times of conflict ranging from Japan to Lebanon. I consider it a great honor to pastor these men and the many other veterans in our church. Over all it was a rather low attendance day with it being a holiday weekend. Several families were out of town, but we still had 101 in Sunday school. We had 19 riders on our van route. We also had 31 soul winners out Thursday night with 35 souls saved. Over all we finished the week with 48 saved! Praise God for our great nation and enjoy your 4th of July.