June 2023
Dear friends and co labourers,
As I write this quarter my heart is filled with gratitude. It was nine years ago this May that Cassie and I left the pastorate after almost twenty-two years in order that I may serve as the General Director of Macedonia World Baptist Missions. We are grateful first and foremost to the Lord who has graciously supplied our every need thus enabling us to do what He has put in our hearts to do. However, we are also grateful to each of you. God’s people have been so good to us! Some of you reading this letter have partnered with us from the very beginning of this missions journey. From the bottom of our hearts Cassie and I thank you for your prayers, your faithful support, and your friendship. Please know we are ever mindful of your sending “once and again” unto our necessity. We never take your prayers or your support for granted.
We also wanted to thank those of you that have given to help with the expenses of our missions trip to Europe this summer. Our tickets to England have been purchased! Lord willing, we will be leaving Monday, July 3rd in order to fill in for our missionary, Jonathan Vandenhurk of Peterborough, England, for a period of six weeks. We also have plans to visit some of our other church planters in Europe. Throughout the course of our time in England, we will be scouting some surrounding areas prayerfully seeking a city that is in need of a Bible preaching church. I am sure we will not have to look long to find one. Will you go? Will you help us reach the lost of Europe for God’s glory? We look forward to sharing more news concerning our trip next prayer letter. Stay tuned!
It has been a very busy spring! Our efforts to fan the flame of world evangelism have taken us through nine different states this quarter. We are very thankful for traveling mercies as well as for every door of opportunity God opens for us to challenge churches concerning world evangelism. We were also blessed to see a record number of teenagers attend our “Reach the World” youth conference this year here on our property in Hoschton, Georgia. Would you please help us pray that God would bless the seeds that were sown that day in order that another crop of missionaries might be raised up to reach the world with the Gospel?
We rejoice in the fact God is still calling people to the mission field! Just a few weeks ago we were blessed to host four new missionary families here at our training center for a two day orientation. We are very grateful for the Matt Stahlman family (Europe), the Leland Johnson family (West Indies), the Alex Larson family (Iceland), and the Brian Delany family (South Korea) who were present during the orientation. I feel that whatever partnership the Lord leads your church family to form with them will result in fruit that will abound to your account. If you would like to have them present their burden to your church family, please email me at drcaudill@mwbm.org, and I will be more than glad to put you in touch with them. I also rejoice in another application that has recently come into our office for a family that God has called to plant churches in the Netherlands. Can I say it again? God is still calling people to the mission field! To God be the glory!
Truly the hour is late, and the need to reach the world with the Gospel has never been greater! Whereas the need is great all over the world, each of us ought to strive to remember that world evangelism does not begin across the sea, it begins across the street. It does not begin across the border, it begins around the block. Let us be a “missionary” for the Lord today wherever we are! With your help and by God’s grace that is our plan. Therefore, we continue by faith.
For the sake of souls,
March 2023
Dear Friends and Co-labourers,
Cassie and I greet you in the name of our precious Saviour, rejoicing in the goodness of the Lord. Paul wrote to his friends at Philippi and said, “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy.” Just as the Philippians had labored with Paul, you have labored with us to reach the world with the Gospel. We are so blessed. We thank you for your faithfulness.
The Lord has been so gracious to open many doors in order for us to “fan the flame of world evangelism.” Our travels have taken us as far north as Delaware and as far south as Florida this quarter. We rejoice in what we have been blessed to see Him do in the hearts of His people during missions conferences and special missions Sundays. Thank you for your continued prayers for safety as we travel.
Praise the Lord for answered prayer concerning labourers! Just recently our Executive Board has approved three new missionary families for the West Indies and Europe. We also held two departure interviews for missionary families leaving for the field. Our staff has also been extremely busy with year end tax reports and 1099s for all of our MWBM families. I am very thankful for the faithfulness of those that labor behind the scenes in order to do those things that few people ever think of when it comes to world evangelism.
We are making plans for the “Reach the World Youth Conference” that will be held here in our missionary training center in Hoschton, Georgia on Saturday, April 22. We are anticipating a great day of introducing the youth of our generation to the need of reaching the world with the Gospel. Have you registered your youth group? Log on to www.mwbm.org/enlisted to do so today. We are also anticipating a great MWBM Conference this year! Our conference will be hosted by the Catoosa Baptist Tabernacle of Ringold, Georgia. Make plans now to join us October 15-18. Again, for more information log on to mwbm.org. We would love to have you and your family attend this conference.
Finally, Cassie and I would like to close this quarter’s prayer letter by informing you of a great door of opportunity the Lord has opened for us. Lord willing, we will be leaving the first of July in order to fill in for MWBM missionary Jonathan Vandenhurk and his family for a period of six weeks. In order for the Vandenhurks to report to their supporting churches in the states, Cassie and I will be assisting with their duties at the Calvary Baptist Church of Peterborough, England. While in Europe, we plan to visit several of our church planters there as well as scouting out at least two different cities that are in need of good churches. Then upon arriving back in the states, we will prayerfully set out to find church planters for those cities. I personally believe this will make me a better missions director, and renew and strengthen my own burden for the lost of this world. Would you help us pray for our European missions trip? Truly the hour is late, and the need has never been greater. There, of course, is a tremendous expense to such a trip. We estimate the total travel expense to be around $5,500—6,000. This includes the cost of visiting our missionaries while we are there. However, we believe with all of our hearts where God guides, He certainly will provide. Would you please join us in praying for God’s provision?
Thank you again for your prayers and faithful support. With your help and by God’s grace, Cassie and I continue by faith.
For the sake of souls,