The Sampsons Missionary for the Missionary www.BillySampsonMinistries.com PRAYER LETTER #2 FOR 2010 APRIL 2011 NO# 1 Exciting year thus far! the LORD is going well here has planned for us in 2011. Special points of interest: in 2011! Hard to believe it is We have been to some great April! We have been ex- new area’s over the last 9 Over 10,000 Miles from tremely busy this year. We weeks. We have been to Jan 29-April 1, 2011! have logged well over 10,000 Douglasville, GA with New miles this year for ministry Genesis Baptist. A NEW already. We left our home CHURCH PLANT! 2 Saved in Helping small churches, on January 29, and did not that meeting! We were in and new church plants get home until April 1, several small churches of Loaded up and ready to go! 2011. We spent NINE under 30 people. People Sampsons visit Roloff straight weeks on the road. have been encouraged! Bris- We have traveled 10,000 miles We have had some great tol, Va, Spartanburg, SC, ministries in Corpus from; meetings, and we have seen Fruitland Park, FL, Fort Val- Christi, Texas! January 29, 2011—- April 1, 2011 10 people saved this year. ley, GA, back to Bristol, Va, Our agenda for this year has Ridgeway, VA, then to 1st ever Rio Grande 10 SAVED and 2 called to not changed! We are still Donna, Texas (Near the Campmeeting in Donna, preach during this time! GLORY! telling the old story that Je- Mexican Border) and then Our van now has 190,000 miles sus came to redeem lost finishing out our 9 weeks in Texas! on it for the Glory of God! humanity unto himself! We Shreveport, Louisiana at are preaching, “Hell Hot, and Faith Baptist. A church of 20. (Back Page)-2011-2012 Greetings in the name of our Heaven Sweet!” That the 2 saved on Monday night of ministry plans. LORD and Saviour Jesus remedy for any lost soul is that meeting! Let’s look at the Christ! The Sampsons hope the LORD Jesus! We are highlights over the last few and pray that your service for thrilled for what the LORD months! December 2010 & January 2011 Highlights Inside this issue: We were thrilled this past help these churches at much. It is a time we set Christmas to have done 15 Christmas time. We work aside to rest, and for me to Dec & Jan Highlights 1 different Christmas concerts with hospitals, and rescue prepare for the upcoming for many of our friends and missions as well. These year. We did head up our supporting churches in De- churches in turn help us with Vacation Bible School plan- Feb & March Highlights 2 cember. For the past 7 years our mission trips the following ning meeting for our home we have stayed off the road, year. It allows them to be a church. They are doing their Sampsons at Roloff homes! 2 and stayed close to home part of giving to missions, in 1st VBS since 1997. We are and have tried to book Christ- this way. We always look excited to be a part of that mas events for small forward to this time of year. June 27-July 1, 2011. My Rio Grande Campmeeting 3 churches in our area. The Our schedule for December wife Jane and I also took a much needed vacation to- purpose has been 2 fold. 2011 is almost full already. Struggling Churches 3 First we realized that there We raised $2500.00 to go gether without the girls! were loads of churches in our towards or 2011, and 2012 HAHA! 1st time in over 20 3 area that didn't have enough work & mission trips. Praise years! We had a great time Ministry Needs people to either put on a God. together! It helped to prepare Christmas play, or Christmas us for our 9 week schedule 4 As usual January is a month 2011 & 2012 ministry plans cantata. The LORD placed a beginning on January 29th! that our family doesn’t do burden in my heart to try and THE SAMPSONS Page 2 February 2011 Highlights New Genesis Baptist Church attendance of 200 people. 2 were some folks, and Pastor Stricklin was Douglasville, Georgia We were with 10 different churches Pastor Lloyd Lathem in February. Every meeting was saved, and one called to preach. a real help to me personally, in giving This was the 1st stop on our 9 special. 2 churches in particular I 50% of this church is new converts! me some much needed advice for week trip. Jan 30-Feb 2, 2011 want to highlight. One is New Gene- YES! IN the ATLANTA AREA! It can our ministry. This church was started 2 years be done! sis Baptist Church in Douglasville, Please pray for both of these great ago, 200 on average each night GA, and the other is Countryside during the revival! Second, Countryside Baptist; This churches. There needs are much 2 Saved, and 1 called to Preach! Baptist Church in Fruitland Park, FL. church now has an average atten- different from one another, but both Hallelujah! First, New Genesis Baptist; This dance of about 40. It was really are striving to seek revival and God’s church was started in a store front struggling over the last few years, Power in these days. Thank you just 2 short years ago. Pastor Lloyd but God has put one of the greatest LORD for allowing us to go! men of God I have ever met in this Lathem had a burden to reach out to So many other great things hap- church. Dr. John Stricklen. At 70 people that had been hurt in church. pened in February! Other great years old he and his wife Nancy People who felt as though they meetings like with Beulah Baptist have turned this place around. They would never be used again. Pastor Church in Damascus, VA. On Sun- have yielded themselves under Lathem started a church with hurting day morning of the revival God al- God’s mighty hand, and the LORD people in mind. My family was asked lowed me to preach to a packed has honored it! We were there in to come and do a revival for this house. There was an entire High Countryside Baptist Church revival Feb 20-23, 2011. No one was church plant. Jan 30-Feb 2, 2011 School Basketball team there. Pray Fruitland Park, Florida saved, but God REALLY helped Dr. John Stricklin, Pastor. was the revival. We had an average for them. Many left under conviction. We were here in revival February 20-23, 2011 March 2011 Highlights during our 9 week road trip! As we continued our 9 weeks settled in. We had a great time in the and under. They had over 30 kids a straight on the road, we went back to Lord. Tons of folks were in the alter night showing up by the end of the Fort Valley, Georgia and Victory every night! It was awesome! People week. One young man that was Baptist Church. You may remember crying out for lost loved ones, and saved told the church he was giving we were with them in April 2010, and getting things right with God. We up forever his drugs and alcohol! 20 people were saved in a 2 week then traveled to Houston, Texas Hallelujah! Another one delivered! meeting! Well the spirit of revival and where we with Dr. Johnny Pope at excitement was still there! 2 were The following week we were in Christschurch Baptist Fellowship. saved this time around! We then Ridgeway, Virginia with Pastor Billy Sunday night we traveled to Corpus went back to Community Baptist in Hicks. This was the first time we ever Christi, Texas and Peoples Baptist. Bristol, Va. My pastor and I held a did a meeting with Evangelist Greg This is the home of Dr. Lester meeting for this supporting church of Lentz from North Carolina. WOW! Roloff’s ministries. I’ll talk more about ours. 2 were saved, and my girls also What a Preacher! WOW! What a that in the next section. held a youth revival for children 12 meeting! God moved in there and Peoples Baptist Church Corpus Christi, Texas Lester Roloff Ministries WOW! What a thrill it was for us to work that the Roloff homes are still the same, Dr. Roloff had them split be with not only Dr. Johnny Pope in doing in 2011! At least 40 people before he died. He had the radio Houston, Texas on this trip but also who are over the age of 18 years old, ministry, and the church as 2 differ- Top; Peoples Baptist Church and Roloff Dr. Ed Cowger the pastor of the that have suffered abuse, alcohol- ent entities. Both ministries still have Ministries, in Corpus Christi, Texas Peoples Baptist Church in Corpus ism, drugs, addictions...The Roloff a great working relationship with one Christi, Texas! This is the place that homes, and Peoples Baptist Church another. If you would like to support Bottom; Billy with Dr. Ed Cowger Pastor of Peoples Baptist Church, and Dr. Lester Roloff built over 50 years is still trying to help reach out to the Roloff Homes at Peoples Baptist President of the Roloff Homes in ago for the head quarters of the these folks. So if you would like to church, or take them on for mission Corpus Christi, Texas Roloff homes. Dr. Ed Cowger and help this ministry, we want you to support the address is; 1355 Old the staff told me that when Dr.