September – October '25: Teaching, Travel, and T-Shirts
17/11/25
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I’m writing this letter just before Thanksgiving, so you should be getting it before Christmas. The Lord has really blessed our family in many different ways, and we are so thankful that He clothed Himself in human flesh so He could humanly fulfill the law and be the perfect sacrifice for our sins. Then He offers us salvation for free. What an amazing, “unspeakable gift” (II Corinthians 9:15). May we all be diligent this December, and in the coming year, to let others know that this gift of salvation is available to them as well.
September – We have had several new people inquire about and begin Biblical counselling with us. Often, we take our life and families for granted, but when I hear the stories and see the lives of people who have broken heath, broken families, broken marriages, or children who are not living for the Lord, it is evident that, were it not for the grace of God, I could be in the same position. When people are not walking with the Lord and trying to live the Christian life in the flesh, it has devastating consequences in the long run. I am thankful for my salvation, the Lord’s calling to serve Him in Ireland, my faithful wife, my family, my kids in their Bibles every morning, my wife’s hard work homeschooling through some health issues (but nothing serious), our church having a free building to meet in, faithful people attending, and for chickens, sheep, and cats to kill the country rodents. Over the years, the Lord has provided for us in the difficult times and in the less difficult. We also have an abundance of supporting churches and individuals who pray for us and help us financially.
In church, we have been going through the Old Testament for our Sunday Bible Class, and several months ago, I started an afternoon service I call “The Picture Bible.” It covers events from the beginning of the Bible to the end, with pictures, maps, and archeological evidences. It is a family learning time, and everyone seems to be enjoying it. On Wednesdays, we finished the book of Revelation, and I began going through the Psalms. We also stopped our weekly attendance to the churches in Ennis and Galway and are now going biweekly. Eventually, we will lower this to monthly. We had four first-time visitors attend the services in September. Also this month, our family jumped back into school full force. I also dragged my feet for many months, but I finally completed Keenan’s Irish citizenship application. My mom had a major surgery in September, cleaning out her clogged arteries. She needs open-heart surgery, but the doctors don’t believe it would be wise for her in her 70s and with several health conditions. When one of the boys showed interest in visiting the college Keith II is attending, I thought to put it off for another year, but with our oldest boy still at home being 17, my mom’s bad health, and an opportunity to visit Keith II, I prayerfully decided to make the trip for three weeks at the end of September. The Lord provided the finances, some accommodations, and help with our services in the church, so it seemed to be the Lord’s will. We flew over on the 29th of September. After many years, my mother-in-law was finally able to fly out to Ireland for a couple of weeks. She arrived just before Kendrick’s birthday on the 27th and stayed for another week after the boys and I flew to the U.S.
October – We visited Keith II and the college Open House during the first week of October. After, we drove to Fort Myers, Florida, to see my parents and sister; then we got a cheap flight directly to Maine. In Maine, I have a cousin, Jason, whom I grew up with. He was recently diagnosed with Crohn's Disease, along with other rare and lethal complications, so I took the time to go see him. He had made a profession of faith when he was a teenager.
While there, I showed the boys several places from my childhood, we visited my grandparents’ gravesite, and I got to visit with my Aunt Sheila, her son, Jason, and his partner. I also met with our home-church pastor in Manchester, New Hampshire, Pastor David Carlson. I was thankful for being able to break away. It is a difficult thing in Ireland, finding someone to fill in for you who understands the mindset of the people here, especially to fill in for an extended time. This always makes me wonder why many people will only support church-planting “Pauls” but often will not support a “Silas.” Unfortunately, my wife cannot fulfill the position of a “Silas,” nor do I want her to. I am thankful for the few men, from different churches in the country, who have filled in for us over the years while we were in the USA. The problem is that they have to leave their weekly duties at their own churches. Returning to the USA for extended periods is very difficult, especially when these few men are in demand for others who have to return for family emergencies. Closing the church doors for three to six months would be an unthinkable and devastating option. One missionary had to do Zoom services from the USA, and I wondered if his people would still be there when he returned. Thankfully, they were, but they struggled. This time, Pastor Andrew Canavan from Galway and Pastor Andrew Day from Ennis were able to help with our services. Before I left, I challenged our church people to read a chapter of the book of Proverbs each day of October. I offered a special gift (a Bible T-shirt) for those who completed it, and we had seven people who were able to. At the end of the month, there was an annual Ladies’ Meeting here in Ireland. This year’s theme was “Back to Basics,” and Kelly got to take part in the services and help them prepare decorations. We were able to get a lady from our church to attend, and she also brought a friend. Kelly also brought another pastor’s wife, who came for the first time. All of the ladies came back refreshed and excited for the next one in 2026.
Soul Winning – We continue getting the Gospel out on Saturdays and encouraging our people to join us, looking for opportunities to give the Gospel, as well as handing out tracts during the week. John, one of our regular attenders who often brings visitors, brought a Catholic Polish lady one Sunday. At the end of the service, we were able to explain salvation to her several times. She had never heard it before and said she needed time to think about it. I find this to be the case all too often. Please pray that these seeds that were sown will lead her to salvation.
Please pray for these needs:
1. Co-laborers in Limerick
2. Protection over the ministry
3. A new building in the city
4. Guidance and wisdom moving forward
Last, I thank everyone who took the time to send encouraging emails, letters, birthday gifts, and for your faithful prayers and support. I also want to thank Pastor Carlson, Marge Smith, the Jackson family, Gospel Baptist Church for their love, support and prayers over the years, and Winkler Road Baptist Church for allowing us to stay in their lovely prophet’s chamber.
For the souls in Ireland,
Keith Hamilton
September – We have had several new people inquire about and begin Biblical counselling with us. Often, we take our life and families for granted, but when I hear the stories and see the lives of people who have broken heath, broken families, broken marriages, or children who are not living for the Lord, it is evident that, were it not for the grace of God, I could be in the same position. When people are not walking with the Lord and trying to live the Christian life in the flesh, it has devastating consequences in the long run. I am thankful for my salvation, the Lord’s calling to serve Him in Ireland, my faithful wife, my family, my kids in their Bibles every morning, my wife’s hard work homeschooling through some health issues (but nothing serious), our church having a free building to meet in, faithful people attending, and for chickens, sheep, and cats to kill the country rodents. Over the years, the Lord has provided for us in the difficult times and in the less difficult. We also have an abundance of supporting churches and individuals who pray for us and help us financially.
October – We visited Keith II and the college Open House during the first week of October. After, we drove to Fort Myers, Florida, to see my parents and sister; then we got a cheap flight directly to Maine. In Maine, I have a cousin, Jason, whom I grew up with. He was recently diagnosed with Crohn's Disease, along with other rare and lethal complications, so I took the time to go see him. He had made a profession of faith when he was a teenager.
Soul Winning – We continue getting the Gospel out on Saturdays and encouraging our people to join us, looking for opportunities to give the Gospel, as well as handing out tracts during the week. John, one of our regular attenders who often brings visitors, brought a Catholic Polish lady one Sunday. At the end of the service, we were able to explain salvation to her several times. She had never heard it before and said she needed time to think about it. I find this to be the case all too often. Please pray that these seeds that were sown will lead her to salvation.
Please pray for these needs:
1. Co-laborers in Limerick
2. Protection over the ministry
3. A new building in the city
4. Guidance and wisdom moving forward
Last, I thank everyone who took the time to send encouraging emails, letters, birthday gifts, and for your faithful prayers and support. I also want to thank Pastor Carlson, Marge Smith, the Jackson family, Gospel Baptist Church for their love, support and prayers over the years, and Winkler Road Baptist Church for allowing us to stay in their lovely prophet’s chamber.
For the souls in Ireland,
Keith Hamilton
July-August '25: Summer Bible Camp, a Restored Life and New Visitors
01/09/25
Thank you for reading this letter. Your prayers and support are what make our work here possible and help us reach souls. In addition to our ministry, we have been giving eight to nine hours a week to two new works in the west of Ireland, but as they have grown in numbers and the people in their faithfulness, we can see it is time for us to begin refocusing our time toward our ministry and family. We are excited to see these new ministries thriving and to know that we got to have a small part in them. We will still be able to help for a little while, just not as frequently.
July – I had scheduled for some Bible college students from NBT (Neighbourhood Bible Time) to come and help us with our Summer Bible Camp at the end of July. I assumed we would be in a building by then, but that was not the case, so I was frantically trying to come up with solutions for them to come. When several ideas fell through, I contacted Bro. Andrew Day, who is in Ennis, and asked if he would be up to the idea of combining efforts and having the Summer Bible Camp in Ennis, since our countryside location would not be ideal. He was enthusiastic about the idea, and it was good, because I had 3 teens and a child who would be able to attend, and he had 5 children and 3 teens who would be willing to attend, so it was a larger core group than if we did it alone. I quickly found a local football club, got fliers and posters made, set up a Google form for online signups, made a website, and threw hundreds of euros into Facebook
advertisements. Once we got the fliers, people began distributing them in the Ennis area. We ended up having a great week. By the end of the week, we’d had 33 in the Summer Bible Camp, with 19 new visitors, and 21 in the Teen Rally, with 7 new visitors. The NBT evangelists also had a great spirit and were a great blessing. At the beginning of the month, we got to fellowship with some of the other missionaries in Ireland at an annual Fourth of July barbecue at Powerscourt Waterfall in the Dublin area. We had a great time and brought a piñata for the kids to enjoy at the end of our time there. Aside from the two evangelists, we didn’t have any new visitors for the month of July.
August – At the beginning of the month, I took Kelly to a nice restaurant for our anniversary, which had been on July 27. We had been busy with the Summer Bible Camp and Teen Rally and had to postpone our celebration. Keenan got to go and help Pastor Andrew Canavan in Galway with his Summer Bible Camp and spend more time with the NBT evangelists. It was during his birthday, so they bought a cake for him. When he got home, we celebrated with a trip to a Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum, dinner at a local restaurant, and then cake and presents at home. At the end of the month, one of our church members wanted to host a barbecue at her house for everyone, so after our services on a Sunday afternoon, we got to enjoy a lovely dinner at their home. I had mentioned in previous letters that Kelly and I were counselling someone who wanted help with the depression and fear they were facing. They could not manage to bring themself to church. This person was in a bad way, but after 11 weeks of being in the Word of God and with other spiritual help, they were finally able to overcome their fear, step out and attend church for the first time in years. They were saved but had not really been to church for years, so this was an incredible hurdle for them to get over, and we are thanking the Lord for the work He did and for using us to help them. Since then, they have been attending nearly every week, faithfully walking with God, and have even gone out soul winning with the church. We are so delighted for the Lord’s using us to help restore a believer. We had three new visitors in church during the month of August. I also finished our verse-by-verse study on the book of Revelation, and I am now moving to the Psalms. I recently subscribed to an online social media advertising and contact system for the church to get our name out more efficiently in the area and to build online contacts. Please pray that the Lord will use this and help draw people to our services, since we are currently in a hidden countryside location.
Soul Winning – We continue getting the Gospel out on Saturdays and have not had any significant conversations, but one of our recent visitors was a moderate Turkish Muslim man, who was very accepting of all faiths. We tried several times to tell him the Gospel, but he was resigned to his belief that all faiths are equal and we all worship God. I pointed out that Jesus said, “. . . no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” However, he ignored it. As people adopt this new ecumenical religion of the “People of Faith,” you can see how the world is moving toward the time when the antichrist will be able to easily convince people to lay aside doctrine for universal unity and join a one-world religion during the Tribulation. I’m praying that the Word of God will bring fruit in his life and that he will eventually get saved.
Please pray for these needs:
1. Co-laborers in Limerick
2. Protection over the ministry
3. A new building in the city
4. Guidance and wisdom moving forward
Last, I thank everyone who took the time to send encouraging emails, letters, birthday gifts, and offerings and for your faithful prayers and support.
For the souls in Ireland,
Keith Hamilton
July – I had scheduled for some Bible college students from NBT (Neighbourhood Bible Time) to come and help us with our Summer Bible Camp at the end of July. I assumed we would be in a building by then, but that was not the case, so I was frantically trying to come up with solutions for them to come. When several ideas fell through, I contacted Bro. Andrew Day, who is in Ennis, and asked if he would be up to the idea of combining efforts and having the Summer Bible Camp in Ennis, since our countryside location would not be ideal. He was enthusiastic about the idea, and it was good, because I had 3 teens and a child who would be able to attend, and he had 5 children and 3 teens who would be willing to attend, so it was a larger core group than if we did it alone. I quickly found a local football club, got fliers and posters made, set up a Google form for online signups, made a website, and threw hundreds of euros into Facebook
August – At the beginning of the month, I took Kelly to a nice restaurant for our anniversary, which had been on July 27. We had been busy with the Summer Bible Camp and Teen Rally and had to postpone our celebration. Keenan got to go and help Pastor Andrew Canavan in Galway with his Summer Bible Camp and spend more time with the NBT evangelists. It was during his birthday, so they bought a cake for him. When he got home, we celebrated with a trip to a Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum, dinner at a local restaurant, and then cake and presents at home. At the end of the month, one of our church members wanted to host a barbecue at her house for everyone, so after our services on a Sunday afternoon, we got to enjoy a lovely dinner at their home. I had mentioned in previous letters that Kelly and I were counselling someone who wanted help with the depression and fear they were facing. They could not manage to bring themself to church. This person was in a bad way, but after 11 weeks of being in the Word of God and with other spiritual help, they were finally able to overcome their fear, step out and attend church for the first time in years. They were saved but had not really been to church for years, so this was an incredible hurdle for them to get over, and we are thanking the Lord for the work He did and for using us to help them. Since then, they have been attending nearly every week, faithfully walking with God, and have even gone out soul winning with the church. We are so delighted for the Lord’s using us to help restore a believer. We had three new visitors in church during the month of August. I also finished our verse-by-verse study on the book of Revelation, and I am now moving to the Psalms. I recently subscribed to an online social media advertising and contact system for the church to get our name out more efficiently in the area and to build online contacts. Please pray that the Lord will use this and help draw people to our services, since we are currently in a hidden countryside location.
Soul Winning – We continue getting the Gospel out on Saturdays and have not had any significant conversations, but one of our recent visitors was a moderate Turkish Muslim man, who was very accepting of all faiths. We tried several times to tell him the Gospel, but he was resigned to his belief that all faiths are equal and we all worship God. I pointed out that Jesus said, “. . . no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” However, he ignored it. As people adopt this new ecumenical religion of the “People of Faith,” you can see how the world is moving toward the time when the antichrist will be able to easily convince people to lay aside doctrine for universal unity and join a one-world religion during the Tribulation. I’m praying that the Word of God will bring fruit in his life and that he will eventually get saved.
Please pray for these needs:
1. Co-laborers in Limerick
2. Protection over the ministry
3. A new building in the city
4. Guidance and wisdom moving forward
Last, I thank everyone who took the time to send encouraging emails, letters, birthday gifts, and offerings and for your faithful prayers and support.
For the souls in Ireland,
Keith Hamilton
May-June '25: BBQs, Revivals, and Camp
01/07/25
Thank you so much for taking the time to read our most recent prayer letter. May it be a blessing to all of you. We are so grateful for those of you who support us through praying and those who also support us financially. We have seen the Lord take care of our every need over the years and are thankful for the consistent support we have received as we have strived to get the Gospel out to the people in Ireland and to be a needed lighthouse in the Limerick area.
May – The month began with an annual event that has been named “First Fruits.” It is where young people from IBCs across Ireland congregate to use their talents and abilities to glorify the Lord and to hone these abilities so they can be used in the ministry.
They are challenged to do things that could be used in a church, from preaching to song leading, leading choirs, baking, taking photos, making furniture, writing, and teaching a Sunday school lesson, etc. Kelly and I participated as assessors, and the boys played a hymn together. The next Sunday was our 10-year anniversary, and we had a Mexican lady come. Someone from another part of the island discovered our Biblical counselling website and contacted us about starting. They were depressed and really struggling, so we agreed to counsel them. They have been doing really well, and the Lord is working in their heart in amazing ways. That same week, Pastor Day and I headed to Birmingham in the UK for a preaching meeting and were encouraged. Then my sister came and visited for two days. It was her first time in Ireland. She was travelling with her friend and found the roads very difficult to navigate, which is what I hear from most American visitors.
June – June began with Kelly’s birthday on the 5th. Keenan and Kendrick conspired and asked her to bake cookies with them. Then when she was somewhere else for a little while, they actually baked her a cake themselves. They cleaned up the kitchen as if nothing had happened. The next day, the boys had a piano recital, and both of them played very well; they are improving each time. Next, we had our Father’s Day BBQ, and as always, we had loads of food. It is a long story, but the Lord also allowed us to get loads of free meat from the butcher we usually use for this event. Then we attended and helped at a revival meeting that the FBMI Field Service Coordinator for the Western Hemisphere, Bro. James Belisle, was preaching in Galway.
His messages were great, Kelly got to sing, and I gave a testimony of my salvation. We got to take him to lunch the day after the revival to a limestone-mountain area called the Burren (BURR-ən). The next week was Baptist Youth Camp, where churches across the island congregated to hold a camp for the youth in Ireland. The theme was revival. Midway through the week, I found the kids early in the morning praying together in the auditorium, and by the end of the camp, the kids really seemed to have their hearts turned to God. At the end of the month, a baby was born to a couple who comes occasionally, and Kelly was able to help them with baby things that were given to her from other people. Of course, we have continued as well to go to the Thursday Bible Study in Ennis and Sunday night in Galway, but it is taking its toll on me, so I need to pray about decreasing my frequency. As far as getting into the building that I was looking at in the city, it still seems a bit high for us right now, but we will continue to pray that the Lord will open a door there. Please continue to pray for Keith II, as he has volunteered his summer to work at the Passage Northwest Summer Camp, and we have heard great reports. Also, he is in need of a driver’s license so he can get better job, but He is trusting the Lord to provide for him financially.
Soul Winning – As we continue getting the Gospel out on Saturdays, we are given some of the best opportunities to tell others the Gospel in our services and daily conversations. The Mexican lady who came for our Anniversary BBQ sat and ate with us, enjoying a delicious lunch.
As she sat with us, she got to hear the Gospel and several people’s testimonies, but unfortunately, she was not ready to trust the Lord as her Saviour and still trusted in her Catholicism. She was given a Gospel book, tracts, and a King James Bible when she left. When we were out with Bro. Belisle, we were able to get some tracts out and talk to a couple of people. One lady, who owned a chocolate factory shop, was intently engaged in a conversation with Kelly, but as soon as Kelly told her that we were Bible-believing Christians and offered to give her an invitation, she suddenly backed away and said “another time” and walked off. It reminded me of John 15:18-19, “If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.” I had a look at her website later, and the lady was very open to alternative issues, but she wanted to get as far away from God as she could. Unfortunately, that choice will be eternally granted to many people. We have been studying Revelation 21-22, and it is sad to read about all that others will miss, but it is also amazing to read about the things we can look forward to.
Please pray for these needs:
1. Co-laborers in Limerick
2. Protection over the ministry
3. A new building in the city
4. Guidance and wisdom moving forward
Last, I thank everyone who sent encouraging emails, letters, birthday gifts, and offerings and for your faithful prayers and support.
For the souls in Ireland,
Keith Hamilton
May – The month began with an annual event that has been named “First Fruits.” It is where young people from IBCs across Ireland congregate to use their talents and abilities to glorify the Lord and to hone these abilities so they can be used in the ministry.
June – June began with Kelly’s birthday on the 5th. Keenan and Kendrick conspired and asked her to bake cookies with them. Then when she was somewhere else for a little while, they actually baked her a cake themselves. They cleaned up the kitchen as if nothing had happened. The next day, the boys had a piano recital, and both of them played very well; they are improving each time. Next, we had our Father’s Day BBQ, and as always, we had loads of food. It is a long story, but the Lord also allowed us to get loads of free meat from the butcher we usually use for this event. Then we attended and helped at a revival meeting that the FBMI Field Service Coordinator for the Western Hemisphere, Bro. James Belisle, was preaching in Galway.
Soul Winning – As we continue getting the Gospel out on Saturdays, we are given some of the best opportunities to tell others the Gospel in our services and daily conversations. The Mexican lady who came for our Anniversary BBQ sat and ate with us, enjoying a delicious lunch.
Please pray for these needs:
1. Co-laborers in Limerick
2. Protection over the ministry
3. A new building in the city
4. Guidance and wisdom moving forward
Last, I thank everyone who sent encouraging emails, letters, birthday gifts, and offerings and for your faithful prayers and support.
For the souls in Ireland,
Keith Hamilton
March-April '25: Being a Faithful Steward
01/05/25
Thanks for taking the time to read our prayer letter. All of our trees are still down, I am looking for a new building in the city, we have almost 100 chickens, we are attending two new church works each week in Ennis and Galway, and bee season is coming up quickly. With so much to do, I am finding my time is very limited. Although we live on a narrow, hard-to-find, road, we discovered that the eggs we sell at the end of the drive are becoming a hot commodity in the area. Please pray that the Lord will use this as an inroad and that we can use this as a ministry. I found the perfect storefront building in the city, but the asking price is far above our ability to meet. Unfortunately, after comparing this to other rental properties in the area, what they are asking ($20,000 a year) is reasonable as rental prices increase. Please pray that the owner has a change of heart concerning the cost and that the Lord opens a door for us there. In 2015, we found a building for $400 a month, when the cost would have been $800 – $1,000. The Bible says in I Corinthians 4:2, “Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.” God is unspeakably faithful, and we have the responsibility to follow His example.
March – Lynn, one of our ladies, faced her unsaved father passing away at the beginning of the month. They needed to return to their home country of Romania. During the second week, we attended a fellowship meeting in Lucan, County Dublin, and got to hear Bro. Edgar Feghaly speak on the need to reach the Muslim communities in Ireland, of which there are many and getting to be like the UK. He also gave some pointers on how to reach out to them. On Saint Patrick’s Day, we went down to the parade and were able to give away 19 Bibles while we were down there. The day after, one of our church members,
Eoin, needed medical treatment, and I was able to fill his need by driving him to and from a distant hospital. Near the end of the month, we were finally able to have our annual business meeting and were able to get some needed things voted on. The last Sunday of March was the Irish Mother’s Day, and we honoured the moms with a special lunch and gifts jars as well. Daniel brought a man named John to the services back in December 2024, and he began attending again in March on a semi-regular basis. We also adopted two new cats to help with the different countryside rodents and pine martins.
April – Aside from some car inspections, bee inspections, and our regular soul-winning time, things remained fairly uneventful at the beginning. For our Easter/Resurrection Sunday services, I preached on “The Thief on the Cross.” The week after Resurrection Sunday, Pastor Ledbetter held another encouraging Men’s Camp; the camp was filled to capacity. On the seventh of April, I unknowingly received an email from a Christian who had visited our Biblical counselling website. I wasn’t expecting any emails because we had not begun promoting it yet, and to suddenly see one from someone seeking counselling was a great surprise. I had to apologise for not seeing the email until the 20th. When they acknowledged they still wanted counselling, we set a date to start. The person had actually gone to an independent KJB church on another part of the island but was out of fellowship with God and facing His correction in their life. This person has a testimony of salvation, and they have been diligently working through the Scriptures, doing what I ask them to do. They are already finding they have a deeper fellowship with God, and I am so glad to see their progress. Please pray that the Lord continues to do a work in their life. Keith II is doing well at Crown College. He believed that instead of working and earning money for the next semester, he would trust the Lord and volunteer to work as a camp counsellor at “The Passage Northwest” camp. Because of the influence of Pastor Ledbetter over the years, Keith II has really developed a burden for camp work. Please pray that the Lord provides and does a work on his heart as he ministers to the campers. We also got to celebrate the Day family’s sixth birthday for their twins, Ian and Aidan.
Soul Winning – The new man who has been coming, John, has been confronted several times regarding his faith. He continues to agree with us, but then he tries to relate it to Catholic teachings, and it is very difficult to get through to him. I witnessed to him one on one for an hour and a half. Please pray that the Holy Spirit would use the Scriptures and do a work in his heart.
Please pray for these needs:
1. Co-laborers in Limerick
2. Protection over the ministry
3. A new building in the city
4. Guidance and wisdom moving forward
Last, I thank everyone who sent encouraging emails, letters, Christmas and birthday gifts, and offerings and for your faithful prayers and support. The special Christmas offerings were a tremendous help and blessing to our ministry and our family.
For the souls in Ireland,
Keith Hamilton
March – Lynn, one of our ladies, faced her unsaved father passing away at the beginning of the month. They needed to return to their home country of Romania. During the second week, we attended a fellowship meeting in Lucan, County Dublin, and got to hear Bro. Edgar Feghaly speak on the need to reach the Muslim communities in Ireland, of which there are many and getting to be like the UK. He also gave some pointers on how to reach out to them. On Saint Patrick’s Day, we went down to the parade and were able to give away 19 Bibles while we were down there. The day after, one of our church members,
April – Aside from some car inspections, bee inspections, and our regular soul-winning time, things remained fairly uneventful at the beginning. For our Easter/Resurrection Sunday services, I preached on “The Thief on the Cross.” The week after Resurrection Sunday, Pastor Ledbetter held another encouraging Men’s Camp; the camp was filled to capacity. On the seventh of April, I unknowingly received an email from a Christian who had visited our Biblical counselling website. I wasn’t expecting any emails because we had not begun promoting it yet, and to suddenly see one from someone seeking counselling was a great surprise. I had to apologise for not seeing the email until the 20th. When they acknowledged they still wanted counselling, we set a date to start. The person had actually gone to an independent KJB church on another part of the island but was out of fellowship with God and facing His correction in their life. This person has a testimony of salvation, and they have been diligently working through the Scriptures, doing what I ask them to do. They are already finding they have a deeper fellowship with God, and I am so glad to see their progress. Please pray that the Lord continues to do a work in their life. Keith II is doing well at Crown College. He believed that instead of working and earning money for the next semester, he would trust the Lord and volunteer to work as a camp counsellor at “The Passage Northwest” camp. Because of the influence of Pastor Ledbetter over the years, Keith II has really developed a burden for camp work. Please pray that the Lord provides and does a work on his heart as he ministers to the campers. We also got to celebrate the Day family’s sixth birthday for their twins, Ian and Aidan.
Soul Winning – The new man who has been coming, John, has been confronted several times regarding his faith. He continues to agree with us, but then he tries to relate it to Catholic teachings, and it is very difficult to get through to him. I witnessed to him one on one for an hour and a half. Please pray that the Holy Spirit would use the Scriptures and do a work in his heart.
Please pray for these needs:
1. Co-laborers in Limerick
2. Protection over the ministry
3. A new building in the city
4. Guidance and wisdom moving forward
Last, I thank everyone who sent encouraging emails, letters, Christmas and birthday gifts, and offerings and for your faithful prayers and support. The special Christmas offerings were a tremendous help and blessing to our ministry and our family.
For the souls in Ireland,
Keith Hamilton
January-February '25: Running To And Fro
01/03/25
***APOLOGIES: I honestly thought I had posted and emailed this letter. Hard copies were mailed weeks ago, but I neglected to get the electronic version out. Please accept my apologies.***
Each of our letters is a reflection of the events that occurred during the months listed at the top of the letter. In Daniel 12:4, God gives a prophecy to Daniel that “. . . many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” Never has that been more relevant than in this age of internet and fast transportation. I often imagine what life must have been like for missionaries of the past who would only be able to write letters to loved ones and needed to take weeks or months by ship to reach their destinations ports, let alone the travel inland if they were not on the coast. Today, I can fly to Boston from Ireland in 6-8 hours. I can travel to Dublin in 2 hours, where just 30 years ago, it would have taken 4 hours. Since “smartphones” were invented in 2008, during our entire time in Ireland, we have been able to make video calls across the seas and speak directly to family and churches right from the phone in our pockets or from a computer. In the first 9 years of our ministry, we were not able to return to the USA to see family due to the rising exchange rates here, as well as our need to remain in the country to get dual citizenship and the difficulty to find someone to fill in at the church. We were thankful for the invention of the internet. In the last year, with the declining health of my parents and the need to help our oldest son transition back to the USA and to settle into this new page of his life, the Lord provided the finances and pulpit supply so we could fly back to the U.S. without needing to request for more money in our letters. God has been faithful to my family and me and provided above and beyond our needs.
January – I flew into Florida on Monday night, December 30, with Keith II and Keenan. Due to the last-minute scheduling notification from the Immigration Department that Keenan’s appointment (which was due in August 2024) was set for January 6, 2025, and was unchangeable, our plans had to be altered so Kelly and Keenan couldn’t return with us to see my parents. We were going to the USA to take Keith to college and get him settled in. Since I had the opportunity for three weeks of pulpit supply, which is rare, I decided to kill three birds with one stone by visiting my parents in Florida, driving up to Tennessee to help Keith II get settled and set up in college, and then visiting Kelly’s mom in Virginia. All of this would have been impossible to do in such a short time 100 years ago. Through all the mishaps of lost luggage, snowstorms, and broken glasses, we managed to get through the weeks in one piece. I was also able to schedule a couple of meetings during the trip, as well in the Tampa, Florida, and Newport News, Virginia, areas; and I’m very thankful to the pastors for allowing us the opportunities to present our ministries. Kendrick and I flew back on Keith II’s 21st birthday on January 21.
We returned home on the morning of Wednesday, January 22, and I preached that night in our Bible study. That next Thursday and Friday, we had an incredible windstorm that devastated the entire country and left us with ten-plus trees down on our property, no electricity for three days, and no internet for two weeks; but no one was hurt, and nothing was damaged. We ended up having to get a hotel room the next Saturday for showers and having church at a different hotel as well. On the last Thursday, Kelly, Keenan, and Kendrick drove up to Galway to help the Andrew Canavan family move into their new home. Our theme for 2025 is “True Fellowship,” based on I John 1:3, and this year I will be focusing on I John and emphasising on having real personal fellowship with God.
February – The month began having to use my phone for internet and no ability to livestream, and it made me thankful for these conveniences we have become accustomed to. I even did a Zoom interview with a supporting church in Groton, Connecticut, just before it was restored. Some Irish people were three to four weeks without electricity in the dead of winter. In the middle of the month, the Day family arrived back. His mother’s health conditions had stabilised enough for them to return, and all of their people were glad to see them back. With the internet back and the Day family back, I was able to get myself back on track, and I am able to put more time into searching for a new meeting place in Limerick city. I will also need to get the ten-plus trees cut into firewood and transported to our woodshed. On the 21st was my birthday, where we had a small celebration. At the end of the month, Lynn’s father passed away, and she and her family flew back to Romania to be with their family. Please be in prayer for them.
Soul Winning – Upon returning, we jumped back into our routine of getting the Gospel out on Saturdays, primarily concentrating on the countryside areas and saving the city areas for the warmer months when we will be meeting at a closer location.
Please pray for these needs:
1. Co-laborers in Limerick
2. Protection over the ministry
3. A new building in the city
4. Guidance and wisdom moving forward
Last, I thank everyone who sent encouraging emails, letters, Christmas and birthday gifts, and offerings and for your faithful prayers and support. The special Christmas offerings were a tremendous help and blessing to our ministry and our family.
For the souls in Ireland,
Keith Hamilton
Each of our letters is a reflection of the events that occurred during the months listed at the top of the letter. In Daniel 12:4, God gives a prophecy to Daniel that “. . . many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” Never has that been more relevant than in this age of internet and fast transportation. I often imagine what life must have been like for missionaries of the past who would only be able to write letters to loved ones and needed to take weeks or months by ship to reach their destinations ports, let alone the travel inland if they were not on the coast. Today, I can fly to Boston from Ireland in 6-8 hours. I can travel to Dublin in 2 hours, where just 30 years ago, it would have taken 4 hours. Since “smartphones” were invented in 2008, during our entire time in Ireland, we have been able to make video calls across the seas and speak directly to family and churches right from the phone in our pockets or from a computer. In the first 9 years of our ministry, we were not able to return to the USA to see family due to the rising exchange rates here, as well as our need to remain in the country to get dual citizenship and the difficulty to find someone to fill in at the church. We were thankful for the invention of the internet. In the last year, with the declining health of my parents and the need to help our oldest son transition back to the USA and to settle into this new page of his life, the Lord provided the finances and pulpit supply so we could fly back to the U.S. without needing to request for more money in our letters. God has been faithful to my family and me and provided above and beyond our needs.
January – I flew into Florida on Monday night, December 30, with Keith II and Keenan. Due to the last-minute scheduling notification from the Immigration Department that Keenan’s appointment (which was due in August 2024) was set for January 6, 2025, and was unchangeable, our plans had to be altered so Kelly and Keenan couldn’t return with us to see my parents. We were going to the USA to take Keith to college and get him settled in. Since I had the opportunity for three weeks of pulpit supply, which is rare, I decided to kill three birds with one stone by visiting my parents in Florida, driving up to Tennessee to help Keith II get settled and set up in college, and then visiting Kelly’s mom in Virginia. All of this would have been impossible to do in such a short time 100 years ago. Through all the mishaps of lost luggage, snowstorms, and broken glasses, we managed to get through the weeks in one piece. I was also able to schedule a couple of meetings during the trip, as well in the Tampa, Florida, and Newport News, Virginia, areas; and I’m very thankful to the pastors for allowing us the opportunities to present our ministries. Kendrick and I flew back on Keith II’s 21st birthday on January 21.
We returned home on the morning of Wednesday, January 22, and I preached that night in our Bible study. That next Thursday and Friday, we had an incredible windstorm that devastated the entire country and left us with ten-plus trees down on our property, no electricity for three days, and no internet for two weeks; but no one was hurt, and nothing was damaged. We ended up having to get a hotel room the next Saturday for showers and having church at a different hotel as well. On the last Thursday, Kelly, Keenan, and Kendrick drove up to Galway to help the Andrew Canavan family move into their new home. Our theme for 2025 is “True Fellowship,” based on I John 1:3, and this year I will be focusing on I John and emphasising on having real personal fellowship with God.
February – The month began having to use my phone for internet and no ability to livestream, and it made me thankful for these conveniences we have become accustomed to. I even did a Zoom interview with a supporting church in Groton, Connecticut, just before it was restored. Some Irish people were three to four weeks without electricity in the dead of winter. In the middle of the month, the Day family arrived back. His mother’s health conditions had stabilised enough for them to return, and all of their people were glad to see them back. With the internet back and the Day family back, I was able to get myself back on track, and I am able to put more time into searching for a new meeting place in Limerick city. I will also need to get the ten-plus trees cut into firewood and transported to our woodshed. On the 21st was my birthday, where we had a small celebration. At the end of the month, Lynn’s father passed away, and she and her family flew back to Romania to be with their family. Please be in prayer for them.
Soul Winning – Upon returning, we jumped back into our routine of getting the Gospel out on Saturdays, primarily concentrating on the countryside areas and saving the city areas for the warmer months when we will be meeting at a closer location.
Please pray for these needs:
1. Co-laborers in Limerick
2. Protection over the ministry
3. A new building in the city
4. Guidance and wisdom moving forward
Last, I thank everyone who sent encouraging emails, letters, Christmas and birthday gifts, and offerings and for your faithful prayers and support. The special Christmas offerings were a tremendous help and blessing to our ministry and our family.
For the souls in Ireland,
Keith Hamilton
