Praise IEB and Prayer THE MAGAZINE OF THE IRISH EVANGELISTIC BAND WINTER 2019/20 & SPRING 2020 Team Members on Outreach in Counties Donegal, Mayo and Roscommon Postal Distribution 2019 - half a million Hope in a Troubled World booklets distributed in 14 counties Real Life Visits by Miss Maud Kells Cavan Christian Bookshop INSIDE THIS ISSUE Enniskillen and Cavan Bookshops / Postal Ministry / Literature Distribution / Summer Team Outreach IEB POSTAL DISTRIBUTION 2019 22-26 July-half a million Hope in a Troubled World booklets distributed to 14 Counties in The Republic of Ireland. 1-26 August-Gospel Message Evenings held in 14 towns in counties where booklets were distributed. PRAISE OUR VISION 2012-2016 No longer Hoping To continue distribution of Hope in a booklets distributed by IEB to 1.79 Troubled World so that all the remaining million homes in every county in 600 thousand homes in Dublin and part of the Republic of Ireland. Mayo will receive a copy of this booklet. 2017-2019 Hope in a Troubled £120 or €135 will pay for the cost of World booklets distributed by IEB printing and postage of booklets to 1000 to 1.2 million homes in the homes in the Republic of Ireland. Republic of Ireland. eam emers enoying osptalty an acommoaton at urles aptst ur A Postal and Personal The Message Outreach The evenings were introduced by Philip Hawe with a I was pleased to be part of the welcome and prayer. We showed a short film from Gospel outreach in August. As IEB planned to distribute ‘Christianity Explored’, entitled ‘Good News’ which clearly half a million copies of Hope in a Troubled World, written by set out why the Gospel is good news – great news! To Dick Keogh, to fourteen counties (22-26 July 2019), we also further explore why Jesus came, a PowerPoint was used to organised Gospel Message Evenings in major towns in explain how our sin is the problem and that Jesus was born each of the fourteen counties. The Gospel Evenings would to die. This was further developed through a Gospel song, be seen as opportunities for people in these counties to ‘It’s about the Cross’ by the Ball Brothers. A second film, hear a Gospel presentation in a neutral venue. A new also from ‘Christianity Explored’, was an explanation of the website www.irishbibleministries.com was ably designed by parable of the sower, asking each of us to consider what Randal at niactive.com where people could find out more type of soil we are and if we have heard and understood about the aims and objectives of the mission and what to the Gospel. There then followed a summary talk based on expect at a Gospel Evening. The initial correspondence on the seven letters of the word IRELAND to develop the the website increased and we directed enquiries to Dick theme of the Gospel: and Mary. I – I (It’s a personal message to you) The Gospel Message Evenings R – Responsible (a personally responsile or sn n our lves) Arriving early to prepare the venue, set up a bookstall and E – Eternty (Eternty – Heaen or ell) welcome people were Ian Kennedy, Philip Hawe and Joan L – oe (an o or te Loe o Go tat an rescue youme) McAlister who came faithfully to all fourteen nights. They A – All (o ants n response o me puttng im rst) were supported on some evenings by Gilbert Beck, Ed N – No (o s te tme to respon) Smyth, Henry Jordan, Jonny Thompson, Anson George D – Deson (eide to ollo esus no) and volunteers from the Cavan Bookshop. Two banners Invitation with the text, ‘To preach the unsearchable riches of There then followed a Gospel song ‘People need the Lord’. Christ’ (Ephesians 3:7) were purchased and set We closed in prayer and invited those present to consider up in each venue to help make it clear to those attending their position before God and to talk with someone over tea. who we were and what we were about. The bookstall was a great resource for those who came as many were seeking good Christian literature. Providing tea We thank God for the ministry of Dick and Mary Keogh who and coffee was an excellent opportunity to mix with visitors have written the booklets and post out the literature requested on the reply slips. and discuss further what they had heard. Boyd George ‘Do the work of an evangelist’ (2 Timothy 4:5). like open-air preaching, tract “I was delighted to get your Postal Distribution distribution and door-to door booklet. I am 91 years old, We have been very busy as a result of work but when the God-given blind and deaf. I am in a very the response to the Postal Distribution burden is to reach the sad state. I have a little home- of the Hope in a Troubled World population of the Republic of help and I try to cope the best booklet, which was distributed by An Ireland with the Gospel in the way I can. I live in a remote Post to homes in every city, town, shortest possible time, we place, up a lane and spend a village, parish and rural area in believe the Postal Distribution lot of time alone. I have lost my fourteen counties. Just one week after is the obvious method to use. peace of mind, so please help me to get it back and I will be the Postal Distribution began, we had Many of the people who forever grateful. Please pray for received fifty reply slips from people received the booklet live in me.” (On the reply slip this lady who had read the booklet. Some remote, isolated areas of the requested a New Testament). requested Bibles or New Testaments, country. The following excerpt Prayer Points while others requested literature from a letter we received recently has That God will speak to the hearts of explaining the Way of Salvation or confirmed to us once again the vision people who have read the booklets. some of our booklets or tracts. It was and burden God gave to the IEB For the contacts who returned reply slips our privilege to prepare and post these Committee to reach precious needy requesting Bibles and Gospel literature. to the contacts. Many may prefer the souls with the Gospel through the Dick and Mary Keogh traditional methods of evangelism, Postal Distribution. PAGE 2 www.irishevangelisticband.org POSTAL DISTRIBUTION 2019 - FOLLOW-UP WORK Below are reports from Team Members who attended The Gospel Message Evenings, brought bookstalls and had meaningful conversations with visitors. It was a great opportunity to travel Troubled World booklets with Boyd to fourteen counties in the delivered to their homes by Republic of Ireland. It was only as a An Post workers. Quite a result of God’s protection that we number of Christian people were kept safe on the roads as we accepted literature to be travelled three thousand miles in three used in evangelism in their weeks. For me it was a wonderful areas and to distribute to privilege to be involved in the work of their friends. included in the Hope in a Troubled the Lord as I helped Boyd have Ian Kennedy World booklet which he received by everything ready for the Gospel We found that most of the meetings post at his home. Each evening we Message Evenings. At each evening were attended by some people who were very conscious of God’s I welcomed everyone and opened in are genuinely interested in finding out presence. We had meaningful prayer. Boyd had an excellent more about the Gospel. We were very conversations with people and they presentation in which the Gospel was encouraged that those who are were not in a hurry to leave. clearly explained. We thank God for searching listened attentively to the Gilbert Beck the divine appointments which He Gospel presentation. As we enjoyed The bookstall was a very important gave us with both Christians and refreshments team members talked part of each evening. A lady who is those who are seeking to have a with them and shared more of the way searching was really delighted to see personal relationship with God. There of salvation from the Bible. A man such a great display of books. She was a great sense of the Lord’s commented that he had never heard chose a selection of Christian books presence in the meetings. We give to the way of salvation explained in the and was pleased to accept them. God all the praise and glory and thank way that Boyd had done. A lady was A young lady, who knew she needed you for your faithfulness in prayer. very receptive to the Gospel and to return to God, accepted a Bible and Philip Hawe accepted a Bible and children’s DVDs. other literature. She chose a book It was a great privilege to be Three members of a family showed from the bookstall as she knew it associated with the Postal very good interest in Boyd’s would be helpful for a grieving family. Distribution. It was encouraging to presentation, listened as team Christians, who have a fellowship, meet different people at each venue members shared more about the were very happy to receive literature and share the Gospel with them. We Gospel with them and accepted and cards for distribution in their area. believe that the Gospel Message Bibles. We were also encouraged that They requested that Boyd would go to Evenings were a great blessing to the a contact from IEB outreaches came their area sometime in the future to do Christians who attended.