Gil & Denise Thomas
Good Soil Evangelism
Association of Baptists for World Evangelism
September 2026
We are excited for a new ministry opportunity coming up. Thanks so much for partnering with us and praying faithfully for us. We thank God for you. Your faithful prayers and support make a difference as God answers and blesses. We enjoyed the Sing! Conference hosted by Keith & Kristin Getty last week. Through worship and workshops we were challenged to invest time and energy into not only leading worship when we have the opportunity, but also as we participate in corporate worship (when not leading) and in our private worship. We were able to get some tools for the same, which we have been using during our vacation. One of those, which was introduced, is the Symphony of Scripture. It combines full orchestration and narration by Jubilant Sykes. The book of John is completed and can be listened to at symphonyofscripture.com., it is beautiful. The full ESV Bible is coming in the fall of 2027.
What’s Happening This Fall? Next week is BJU Reach Week 2026 (their annual missions conference). We will be there with an ABWE/Good Soil booth and interacting with students. Please be praying that God will use us to challenge some to missions and all to participate in evangelism and discipleship. We’re starting the Friday Night Bible Study back up this week using our Walk Worthy curriculum available through Good Soil. After establishing the need for inductive Bible study and discipleship and how to do it, the study walks through the Fruit of the Spirit— something we need in our lives as we seek to walk worthy of the calling we have received (Ephesians 4:1).
On October 1, Lord willing, we are headed to Vienna, Austria, to fill in at Immanuel Bible Church for missionaries Todd and Sarah Hudson while Sarah goes through a difficult surgery and recovery in another country. We will be there for six weeks, preaching, leading worship, teaching Bible studies, and training the people in Good Soil Evangelism & Discipleship. It will be very similar to our time in Portugal—except that we will be ministering in English in this international church. Please be praying that God will give us the Strength, Stamina, and Sabedoria (wisdom) necessary for this vital ministry. We plan to return to the States on November 12th.
