May-June '26: Faith, Fellowship, and Fruit.
07/08/26
Again, please accept my apologies. Now that this letter has been sent, you no longer have access to the PDF from March-April or the photo album. Please email me if you need a copy. Thank you for your patience, sorry for the inconvenience, and may the Lord bless your ministry for Him. -Bro. Keith
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Written: July 2026
Covering: May–June 2026
Thank you for taking the time to read about what is happening in the area of Ireland where the Lord placed my family and me to serve Him and to spread the glorious Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. I continue to pray, as we work in this field, that the Lord will continue to produce fruit and rewards to your account for your consistent prayers and financial support. “For we are labourers together with God . . . .” (I Corinthians 3:9) I pray that this letter will be a blessing to all who read it.
May – This summer has been absolutely full of activities and the one that our teens have been working for—the “First Fruits Convention” in Drogheda. This town is three hours away. Three families drove the distance from our church, including the new Filipino family who had just begun attending our services. They were encouraged to meet other like-minded independent Baptists and have discovered the deep liberalism in the other churches in the Limerick City area. It was a great day and an encouragement to our people. The next week, on May 10, was our Anniversary Barbecue, where we celebrated 11 years of the church. I made a slide show, and we had a returning visitor come and celebrate with us. The next day, we travelled to Dublin to renew Keenan and Kendrick’s passports; we made it a family activity and visited the Irish Military Museum while we were there. Then two weeks later, we had a baptism. It was a Brazilian lad who grew up in independent Baptist churches. He had recently trusted the Lord as his Saviour and asked if I would baptise him. After analysing the situation, I determined he had received the Lord and agreed to baptise him. I purchased a hot tub, and we were able to baptise after the service on May 24. Kelly took the teen soul-winning group to a sister church, Redemption Baptist Church, in Athlone, Co. Westmeath, where they helped with street preaching and outreach. I also continued to attend services in Galway every other week, and filling in for the Day family (missionaries in Ennis, Ireland) in their weekly Thursday night Bible study while they were in the U.S.
June – The Day family returned from the U.S. on the first Wednesday of June, ending my need to fill in for them. Kelly’s birthday was on the 5th of June, but we didn’t get a chance to celebrate until Sunday afternoon, when I took her to a lovely restaurant in the city. I recorded a Father’s Day Barbecue Facebook advertisement and ran it for a week. I had several responses, but unfortunately, we didn’t have any visitors. All of our church people were there, though, and brought loads of food. The Day family live 15 minutes away from us, and they arrived later in the afternoon as well, when their services were finished.
The next day, Youth Camp started, and all of our teens went, including a mom, and one of the girls brought her friend. The theme was the Holy Spirit, and the visiting girl got saved during the week, among many others. All the messages were great, and I got to preach as well on quenching and grieving the Holy Spirit in your life. There was a great spirit among the teens, and God blessed the week. During the week of camp, several other things happened as well. Pastor Day’s mom took a bad turn in her health, and he needed to return to the U.S. to care for her in her final days. As I am writing this letter, she has already passed, and they have her funeral planned. Please pray for them and that they can return to Ireland in a timely manner. In the meantime, I offered to cover his Sunday and Thursday services if he would be willing to change the Sunday service time to 6:30 p.m. He agreed, so I will be filling in for his services until they return to Ireland. Kelly and I also began doing Biblical counselling with a lady in another part of Ireland. I was encouraged that when she began using the King James Bible, she found that it is more readable and understandable than her other Bible. Kelly also took the teen soul-winning group to a sister church, Lighthouse Baptist Church, in Swords, Co. Galway, where they helped with door-to-door soul winning. Our Sunday Bible class grew to the point where we needed to move it from the back room of the church to the main church area—a wonderful problem to have.
Soul Winning – We continue getting the Gospel out each Saturday. I was encouraged when a young adult, who has been attending occasionally for a few years now, texted me saying he had repented, trusted Christ, and wanted me to baptise him. He is from Brazil and began attending with his dad when they came to learn English years ago. At the same time he contacted me, his dad also contacted me from Brazil and wanted me to meet with him because he was talking about strange things. It seems he had been watching videos online about the government’s surveillance abilities and how microchips could be the mark of the beast. He realised the reality of the Tribulation and his need to be saved. Knowing how to be saved from his years in church, he realised his sinful condition and the urgency to be saved, so he asked the Lord to forgive his sins and to save his soul. After meeting with him for two weeks and having deep conversations and answering his questions, I agreed to baptise him, and he brought his girlfriend with him as well. Please pray for her 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 want to thank everyone who has kindly sent us encouraging emails, letters, birthday gifts, and offerings and also for your faithful prayers and support.
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Written: July 2026
Covering: May–June 2026
Thank you for taking the time to read about what is happening in the area of Ireland where the Lord placed my family and me to serve Him and to spread the glorious Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. I continue to pray, as we work in this field, that the Lord will continue to produce fruit and rewards to your account for your consistent prayers and financial support. “For we are labourers together with God . . . .” (I Corinthians 3:9) I pray that this letter will be a blessing to all who read it.
May – This summer has been absolutely full of activities and the one that our teens have been working for—the “First Fruits Convention” in Drogheda. This town is three hours away. Three families drove the distance from our church, including the new Filipino family who had just begun attending our services. They were encouraged to meet other like-minded independent Baptists and have discovered the deep liberalism in the other churches in the Limerick City area. It was a great day and an encouragement to our people. The next week, on May 10, was our Anniversary Barbecue, where we celebrated 11 years of the church. I made a slide show, and we had a returning visitor come and celebrate with us. The next day, we travelled to Dublin to renew Keenan and Kendrick’s passports; we made it a family activity and visited the Irish Military Museum while we were there. Then two weeks later, we had a baptism. It was a Brazilian lad who grew up in independent Baptist churches. He had recently trusted the Lord as his Saviour and asked if I would baptise him. After analysing the situation, I determined he had received the Lord and agreed to baptise him. I purchased a hot tub, and we were able to baptise after the service on May 24. Kelly took the teen soul-winning group to a sister church, Redemption Baptist Church, in Athlone, Co. Westmeath, where they helped with street preaching and outreach. I also continued to attend services in Galway every other week, and filling in for the Day family (missionaries in Ennis, Ireland) in their weekly Thursday night Bible study while they were in the U.S.
June – The Day family returned from the U.S. on the first Wednesday of June, ending my need to fill in for them. Kelly’s birthday was on the 5th of June, but we didn’t get a chance to celebrate until Sunday afternoon, when I took her to a lovely restaurant in the city. I recorded a Father’s Day Barbecue Facebook advertisement and ran it for a week. I had several responses, but unfortunately, we didn’t have any visitors. All of our church people were there, though, and brought loads of food. The Day family live 15 minutes away from us, and they arrived later in the afternoon as well, when their services were finished.
Soul Winning – We continue getting the Gospel out each Saturday. I was encouraged when a young adult, who has been attending occasionally for a few years now, texted me saying he had repented, trusted Christ, and wanted me to baptise him. He is from Brazil and began attending with his dad when they came to learn English years ago. At the same time he contacted me, his dad also contacted me from Brazil and wanted me to meet with him because he was talking about strange things. It seems he had been watching videos online about the government’s surveillance abilities and how microchips could be the mark of the beast. He realised the reality of the Tribulation and his need to be saved. Knowing how to be saved from his years in church, he realised his sinful condition and the urgency to be saved, so he asked the Lord to forgive his sins and to save his soul. After meeting with him for two weeks and having deep conversations and answering his questions, I agreed to baptise him, and he brought his girlfriend with him as well. Please pray for her 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 want to thank everyone who has kindly sent us encouraging emails, letters, birthday gifts, and offerings and also for your faithful prayers and support.
For the souls in Ireland,
Keith Hamilton
