Greater Portland Baptist Church

Kevin and Stacy Byers: March 2008 mini-update

Dear Supporting Churches and Families,

I am working on a prayer book of supporters so our family can pray for each of you. I would like to have a picture of each pastor and pastor's wife, or a family picture to add to my project. If you currently support our ministry, would you please send me an e-mail with the most current picture you have? It doesn't need to be fancy, just a quick snapshot will do.

Thank you so much for your help with this. We want to be faithful in praying for you as you pray for us. We also want to teach our children who you are so they will better appreciate how the Lord provides for our needs.

Sincerely,

Kevin Byers
Your Missionary to the Military

Kevin and Stacy Byers: February 2008

Dear Prayer Partner, We enjoyed many great meetings through the month of February. May is right around the corner which will mark 3 years of deputation for our family. We are expecting our fifth child in May and our 11 year wedding anniversary is May 17th. Our prayer and heart's desire is to raise the additional support needed to fly to Germany very soon. I would like to take the...continue

Kevin and Stacy Byers: January 2008

Good News! I have some wonderful news to share with you and there are so many things that happened in January that I must write an extended prayer letter this time. One Saturday in January little Bella walked into the kitchen where I was doing my weekly duty of making weekend breakfast. She got right to the point and boldly and asked me "Dad; am I saved?" Bella has been...continue

Kevin and Stacy Byers: January 2008 update

Dear Churches, Friends, and Prayer Partners, Thank you all for praying over my computer data loss problem. I never lost my calender of meetings and I thank God for that. I appreciate all the calls, e-mails, and words of encouragement. I also thank you for the gifts toward our passage fund. We hope to have our support raised very soon and the cost of moving to another country is very...continue

Kevin and Stacy Byers: September 2007

Greetings, Once again we thank you all for your faithful support and prayers on our behalf. We trust you are doing well and hope the Lord is continuing to bless you. This month we had two more churches take on our support and we now have 65% of our support raised. We thank the Lord for his provision along the way and the many spiritual blessings besides. During the month...continue

Kevin and Stacy Byers: August 2007

PRAISE GOD! This evening Bella and I went for a walk in the woods to sight in my bow. Hunting season is getting close and the Lord provided a free hunting license and bow for me this year. While we were in the woods, Bella got to see 4 deer and we watched them for a while. After a few minutes we returned to the bow and target for some...continue

Kevin and Stacy Byers: June 2007

Dear Pastors and prayer partners Greetings from New Jersey and thank you for your faithful support each month as well as your continual prayer. School is out so the family travels with me a lot these days. Caleb doesn't like long car rides now and he screams for hours while traveling down the road. Out of four children, Caleb is the first with an aversion to long car rides. I...continue

Kevin and Stacy Byers: May 2007

Onward Christian Soldiers! We are "marching as to war with the Cross of Jesus going on before." Thank you all for praying, and supporting us in many ways. We are encouraged and pressing on as we gain support for the ministry where God called us. During the months of April and May, the Lord increased our support to 55%. We had four churches communicate their desire to begin supporting us...continue

Kevin and Stacy Byers: March 2007 (second update)

Thank you to all who prayed for my grandfather. Today, Anthony "Tony" DiBiaso went home to be with the Lord at 8:15 am. I got the call around that time from my little sister Tiffany. I immediately left the house to go and comfort her. Neither Hospice nor the funeral home had arrived yet, so my mom asked me to help get my grandfather cleaned and dressed so he could...continue

Kevin and Stacy Byers: March 2007

Praise the Lord! During the month of March we saw the Lord bless and our monthly support increased to 52%. Thank you all for praying and faithfully supporting our ministry each month. To God be the glory for His mercy to us and his blessings each day. Corry Baptist Church in PA began supporting our ministry this month along with Riverdale Baptist Church in NJ. Retired Pastor Lee Brock and...continue

Kevin and Stacy Byers: February 2007

Hallelujah for the Cross! February was a very busy month and we are just starting to catch our breath from all the excitement. I do not have many scheduled meetings in March which is a disappointment, but it may give opportunity to visit churches I could not reach by phone or mail. I only report new supporting churches after we actually begin receiving support but I believe next month we...continue

Kevin and Stacy Byers: January 2007

Greetings, It seems like just yesterday I was writing the December Prayer Letter. Thank you for praying and for the many cards and E-Mails we received this month; it encourages us to press on. God blessed this month with another church adding us to their missionary roster. Praise the Lord for this answer to Prayer! Bible Baptist Church of Clementon is just down the road from our mission apartment here...continue

Kevin and Stacy Byers: December 2006

Merry Christmas, We would also like to wish each of you a happy new year in 2007. I trust you will enjoy the season and celebration with your family and friends. Like most Americans; we are more than abundantly blessed. We are thankful for the Lord's provision as we want for nothing. Our rejoicing is in God's goodness and the joy of salvation. By the way, I have noticed when...continue

Kevin and Stacy Byers: September 2006

Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ, Our family is doing better than we deserve and remaining focused on the task before us. September was eventful as I predicted and we scheduled many new meetings. Minot Baptist Church in North Dakota began monthly support of our ministry this month. Most Air Force personnel know the phrase "why not Minot? Freezin's the reason!" Nearly one year has passed since we visited...continue

Kevin and Stacy Byers: August 2006

Prayer Partners and Supporting Churches, This month, the children of Greater Portland Baptist Church gave us 114,384 pennies, for a total of $1,143.84! They had their Vacation Bible School penny parade this year and we were the honorary missionaries. We thank the boys and girls of Greater Portland for their generous love offering. (The boys did win by the way) Pastor Tom Hall and all the workers did a great...continue

Kevin and Stacy Byers: July 2006

Prayer Partners and Supporting Churches, Thank you for keeping up to date with our ministry while we continue our deputation. We owe a great deal to friends all around the world who are constantly helping us along the way while we present our ministry and share our burden with churches. Every time we have a need, the Lord uses someone to help meet it. Thursday night we enjoyed a tremendous...continue

Kevin and Stacy Byers: May 2006

Ladies and Gentlemen: Weighing in at 6lbs and 3oz with a total length of 19 inches stretched out as far as we could stretch him; allow me to introduce Caleb Benjamin Byers. He was born May 31st at 12:19 P.M. Mom and Baby are doing great and there were no complications. Thank you seems very inadequate, but thank you so much for your prayers, gifts, cards, and flowers. Stacy and...continue