August 29, 2006 Notes from the Hardistys

Greetings to all,

Just a short update on our travels. We are still at CMML in NJ and very much enjoying the time here. We have had several Sunday and midweek meetings which keeps us busy. Several of the meetings are a good hour and a half drive each way which makes it interesting at night. This Sunday we return to Silverton in South Jersey for their morning and evening services. We are covering Melchizedec the type and antitype, as well as the four warnings in the book of Hebrews. The ministry thus far has been well received. Thank you for praying.

We shared the other night out of the book of Song of Solomon concentrating on our intimacy with our beloved. I had an elderly saint come up to me after the meeting to say: "I am ashamed to say, that for 20 years I have thought I was living alone...but I have never been alone...He has been with me, thank you for reminding me" It is seeing the Lord working in hearts like that that make it all worth while.

We were able to take a couple of days and visit Connecticut last week. We mainly came up to see my sister Laurie who is quite sick. Please keep her in your prayers. It also gave us an opportunity to visit with our Rachel. It was nice to see a couple others from the assembly at Branford as well.

Thank you all for your prayers for us. Please continue to pray!!! We plan, in the will of the Lord, to make another trip up to Connecticut the Tuesday after labor day, for a couple of nights. Pray for traveling mercies from our blessed Lord as we travel on these busy roads.

I had the opportunity to help Phil and Mary Parsons move into the house at CMML this past weekend. It was good to have time to talk to Phil about the "goings on" in the Philippines. I am much encouraged and confident that the Lord is opening the way for us. It was good to talk to someone who has just come home and get the up to date info on housing, cars etc....

Lord bless you all for His pleasure,

Ken

Aug 14, 2006 Notes from the Hardistys

Greetings to all. We had a wonderful time of fellowship and ministry in Chambersburg PA. The Lord had opened up an opportunity for us to spend time with Jim and Jean LaValley who were missionaries in the Philippines from the late 60 until the mid 80s. It was good to visit with them and we were much encouraged. We were privileged to speak at the assembly they attend in Harrisburg PA at their Wednesday night prayer meeting. Then we spent the weekend in Chambersburg with Dr. and Mrs. Underwood, transplants from Birmingham Alabama, so we very much enjoyed a weekend of fine southern hospitality. On the Lord's day we had the opportunity to speak at the assembly in Chambersburg on the subject of Ruth, then in the evening we spoke at the assembly at Greenwood Hills Conference Center.

The following day we travelled over to NJ and are currently staying at CMML and speaking to the various assemblies in NJ and NY. We had a delightful conference in White Plains one friday evening, it was hard to be so close to home and not be able to drive the extra hour to New Haven. We have had a busy schedule these last weeks since arriving at CMML, and are so thankful to the Lord for the many doors of opportunity He has opened to us to share from the word, and of our burden for the work in the Philippines.

Thank you all for your prayers. We will try to keep you updated a bit better in the days to come. Access to a computer link up have not always been available, so we have fallen a bit behind on our updates. We continue to see the Lord's hand at work, and are more confident than ever, that we are following His direction for this stage of our lives. Keep praying as we have a long way yet to go....