January/February 2004

Dear Pastor, Church and Co-Laborers,

And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage. Ezra 9:8

I opened our letter last time with the same verse, and had all intention of using another verse that God has been burning in my heart. However, as I sat down to write this letter and read this verse again I was struck by the thought that the little space that grace hath been shown to us has grown even smaller. Precious time has swiftly passed through each of our lives, never to be recaptured. Time is passing and with it opportunities are lost.

A few weeks ago, I learned from a fellow missionary that the only church in Modesto, California has now had two pastors consecutively leave their wives for other women. Practically destroying the only gospel light in this community. As many of you know, God has burdened our heart already about the need for another church in this area, but now, not only is our burden increased but also a sense of urgency in realizing that the only witness in this area has suffered so much and there is nothing to take its place. Imagine a city of almost ½ million people and this is the only church. Please pray that God will enable us to get to this area this year and begin a fresh work in this city.

Two days after Christmas my mom suffered a stroke. Please pray for her as she continues to recover from the stroke. She is having some problems with her throat as a result and she is in a high risk category for having another. Thank you all so much for your prayers as we have traveled a great deal these past few weeks. We have been in some great churches and have met some wonderful people. These churches have been so kind and gracious to us and God has used them to supply some urgent needs that we had. Please pray for Bryson as he is still struggling with salvation. He is asking many questions and is very concerned but it just hasn’t fully connected with him about how he can be saved. Brandon’s eating is getting better. Mainly we have started calling him Cheeto boy as this has become his favorite food. He is beginning to nibble on some things that are a little more difficult to chew, so he is making progress with his eating difficulties. It seems as if I have ran out of space , so I will finish by thanking you so much for all your prayers and financial support. We are very near the 60% mark on our support level and have many meetings scheduled for the next few months. Pray for open doors, and clear highways.

His servant,

Andy Doss