Mark and Sabrina Holmes Prayer Letter: Family and Ministry Milestones
After Joseph’s wedding in June, the second momentous reason for our furlough was to take the older of our two daughters to Hyles-Anderson College. We made a 6-day trip out of the occasion and scheduled meetings in Missouri, Indiana, and Iowa. Sabrina and I were able to move Victoria in on Opening Day, 30 years after enrolling ourselves, and we enjoyed attending chapel for the first time in 12 years.
In July, our family participated in New England’s Summer Missionary Institute for Training and Evangelism at Central Baptist in Southington, Connecticut, for the third time. Before S.M.I.T.E., we spent the day in New York City and saw the Macy’s fireworks display for America’s 250th. In August, our staff in Nigeria conducted 3 S.M.I.T.E. camps in 4 weeks and saw 43 young people complete their training and participate in graduations; 357 registered campers conducted 75 five-day clubs, enrolling 3,720 children to hear the Gospel, and nearly 2,000 raised their hand and were counseled for salvation. Two teams conducted blitzes in Nigeria and Tanzania, with 754 enrolled and 370 saved. In our last prayer letter, I detailed my involvement with Louisiana S.M.I.T.E.; along with this update, I’m including an invite letter for the 2027 camp.
Every summer that we are in the U.S., I’m privileged that our board asks me to speak at their Missions University. This time, FBMI featured the new book I wrote about our church-planting experiences, The Fruit Is a Tree. During the same week, I had the honor of preaching a morning session at Youth Conference in Hammond (Noah’s first), 32 years after being called to preach in the same conference! After the week in Hammond, we visited our mission board founder in Michigan, and then I preached a weekend revival near Nashville.
As we travel, the sales of two books (our biography and the manual I authored) are going for a project to put pews in Truth Baptist Church’s new auditorium. We are trying to raise the money for 70, and each pew will cost $200. Several churches have contributed during our furlough, and we would love for you to consider joining them in helping toward our church’s goal.
Believing God,
Mark Holmes, written 6 September 2026; WhatsApp +1.228.209.4625
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based on this letter’s events
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