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Praise and Prayer THE MAGAZINE OF THE IRISH EVANGELISTIC BAND SPRING/SUMMER 2019 IEB Preparing literature for Postal Distribution in Letterkenny/Fanad, County Donegal in December 2018 Team Outreach Speakers, Singers and Team Members Friends and Supporters of IEB at Reunion with Dick and Mary Keogh in Enniskillen INSIDE THIS ISSUE Tribute to Mrs Letitia Elizabeth Moffitt Enniskillen and Cavan Bookshops Postal Ministry and Literature Distribution Winter Team Outreach Tribute to Mrs Letitia Elizabeth Moffitt There was a deep Information studies. It was around this investigations and in early June sense of grief and time that her mother died of cancer and received the devastating news that loss following the this proved very traumatic for Letitia. cancer was widespread in her body, death of Letitia On completion of her studies, Letitia news that she bore courageously, Elizabeth Moffitt worked for a number of years in the relying on her steadfast faith in the who passed away Lord to sustain her. local library service. It was during this at Cavan General time that she felt a strong call from God She again received various forms of Hospital on to go into missionary work. This led her treatment and tried to live her life as October 10, 2018. to give up her job which she loved to normally as possible, not allowing the Letitia was the study at Belfast Bible College, but cancer to keep her from her daily only daughter of sadly this was also interrupted by routine. Each morning began with her the late depression. usual devotional time with the Lord. Christopher and On completion of Bible College training During her last couple of months the Edith Whittendale and after prayerful consideration, she illness began to take its toll but, even and sister of accepted an invitation to join the staff though weak and tired, she never Robert. She of the Enniskillen Evangelical spent one day in bed and was up each started her education at the Earl of Bookshop. There she was able to use morning for breakfast until her last day Erne Primary School at Teemore, her skills as a librarian and her desire in Cavan General Hospital before she Derrylin and later at the then to share the Gospel. passed away. Enniskillen Collegiate and it was not On October 2, 1993 Letitia married Letitia enjoyed meeting people and had until her final years in the Collegiate Robert Moffitt and they made their a large circle of friends from school, and with the influence of two home on the farm at Furnaceland, university and Bible College. Contacts committed Christian friends, she Swanlinbar. After many happy years in were maintained over the years with realised her need of a Saviour. the bookshop, Letitia took over as these friends as well as new ones Around that time she attended a manager following the retirement of made through the bookshop and the meeting conducted by Arthur Blessitt, Angela Jones. She remained as such various events she organised and an American evangelist, and there she for twenty years. helped to run. trusted Jesus Christ to be her Saviour. In 2006 Letitia was diagnosed with This was reflected in the large number With this step of faith, Letitia’s life was cancer and had to undergo surgery of people who attended the removal turned around. Prayer and Bible study and radiotherapy which she faced with and thanksgiving services conducted became more meaningful to her and such courage. On returning to work by Rev Lorna Dreaning who paid Scripture Union groups at school and she became heavily involved in the tribute to Letitia and preached the later at Queen’s University were a refurbishment of the bookshop and its sermon. Bible readings were by Rev great source of encouragement in her reopening under the new name of Real Malcolm Kingston and Rev Steven new-found faith. Life. Foster. The hymn, ‘And can it be’, was Letitia’s first year at university was However, another shock was in store sung at the removal service. ‘In Christ interrupted by a period of severe for her in November 2010 when she alone my Hope is found’, ‘How deep depression and she spent some time in was diagnosed with breast cancer. the Father’s love for us’ and ‘Blessed Belfast City Hospital. Over the months Although a great disappointment, she Assurance, Jesus is Mine’ were the that followed she made a good again experienced a great inner peace hymns sung at the thanksgiving recovery and regained her confidence service. that sustained her through surgery, and faith in God. She developed an chemotherapy and radiotherapy. On behalf of IEB we express our interest in librarianship and applied for On recovery, she returned to work and deepest sympathy to Letitia’s husband a job as a trainee librarian in Robert, brother Robert Whittendale, Enniskillen, a post which she held for a enjoyed a further six years of relatively good health. However, in May 2017 sister-in-law Linda and the wider family year before going back to Queen’s to circle. complete a degree in Library and she was back to hospital for PAGE 2 www.iri s hevangeli s ti c band.org Letitia pictured with her colleagues and friends in Real Life Serving God in Real Life 8 Dublin Road, Enniskillen BT74 6HH e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 028 6632 2400 (from NI) 048 6632 2400 (from RoI) ‘For whatsoever things Stalls were written aforetime People who may were written for our never come into the learning, shop can browse at a that we through patience stall and may find and comfort of the something that is Scriptures might have really helpful. We are hope’ (Romans 15 :4). thankful to Henry who Sunday Schools took a stall from Real The God-breathed Life to Camagh words of Scripture Fellowship Evening are applicable to all and to Joan who took ages and Sunday this stall on to the School teachers Staff and Friends enjoying an evening out for a meal with Letitia and Miriam Fellowship Evening in have the privilege of Strabane. For the teaching children Mary and Martha event we important Bible truths. We are again grateful to Joan supply these teachers who co-ordinated getting with resources to help boxes to and from them in this task. We can Markethill. For four nights show them the various in November we had a stall options available, whether at the annual Banner it be a teacher’s book with Mission in Enniskillen. We accompanying children’s are thankful to John who workbooks, or a book looked after our stall at an which has lessons and event in the Stables. A worksheets to photocopy couple in the Republic of Real Life Staff - Violet, Wilma, Betty, Fay, Liz, Joy and Linda together in one book. Ireland invited us to supply a stall for an event in their Sadness We are always on the lookout for new church. It was really encouraging that We grieve the loss of our friend and voluntary help and it is now important, a lot of stock was sold at this, despite colleague, Letitia Moffitt, who went to but not essential, that volunteers are the small number who attended. be with the Lord on 10 October 2018. comfortable using the computer. While she is greatly missed we know Volunteers could also help with routine Praise God For Sunday School teachers and the she is now in heaven, free of pain and duties in the shop. resources available for them. suffering. For family and friends who Serving For those who helped with stalls. have been bereaved by the loss of a We thank God for the privilege we For a new opportunity to supply a stall loved one, words of Scripture can have serving the needs of our in the Republic of Ireland. bring great comfort. This can be a customers. We had a lady who was single Bible verse on a sympathy card looking for something to help a friend Please Pray That Sunday School children would or a booklet with simple comforting who was seriously ill in hospital. She respond to the Gospel. thoughts and relevant Scriptures. was concerned for his soul. We were For Letitia’s husband, Robert. Staff able to find a booklet with a prayer of For good health for all of our staff. Our staff are getting used to the new commitment to Jesus, which she took For volunteers to help in the shop. computer system. With this system the for her friend. till is linked to the computer. Joy Loane Welcome to Real Life Bibles Devotional Books Bible Study Material Biography Christian Living Fiction with Christian Values Youth and Children’s Resources Music Cards Gifts FORTHCOMING TEAM OUTREACH SUMMER 2019 (dv) Westport Fri 26 to Sun 28 July 2019 Pray for the courage to step out in faith and Pray for more people to join in the outreach. speak up when needed. (2 Timothy 1:7-8) (Matthew 9:37-38) Pray for your needs. Do you have a close walk Pray for compassion for the lost. with God? Do you need a deeper fellowship with Compassion is a necessary element in witnessing. Him? God loves you and wants you to make It motivates you to speak. (Romans 10:1) your needs known to Him. (Philippians 4:6) Pray for the desire to witness. Pray this Prayer and thanksgiving for Paudge Mulvihill regularly and watch the Lord change you and the team at the Calvary Mission and give you a desire to reach out and in Westport. (Philippians 1:3-5) tell people about Jesus.