Dear Brethren,
We would like to start off by saying thank you to each church and individual that sent us extra money recently—we truly appreciate your generosity!
We praise the Lord for the things He accomplished through us and the answered prayers from 2025! There were times when we just didn’t know how the Lord would get us through, and He has increased our faith in Him! It was exciting (to say the least) to see the Lord work things out for us to stay here permanently! Another major blessing has been to see our son Daniel (14 yr. old) get more involved with the ministry here. He has been the song leader since we arrived, and now he’s helping me preach off and on. He preached his first message back in November and did very well! In addition, we also praise the Lord for being able to celebrate 16 years of marriage in November! The Lord has truly given me the perfect woman that has endured a lot and is an amazing missionary wife!
It has been a blessing to have visitors from the US here lately. The Lord brought a couple our way that had been a tremen-dous help with the ministry! Not only were they good with technology and fixing our computer problems, but also a huge help in our evangelistic efforts. They were passing through Thessaloniki and offered to help us by using their skills and talents, and it was a huge blessing! We have also had a young man from Kentucky staying here this past month, and I’ve enjoyed spending time with him. We have done a good bit of street ministry together, and I’ve had him preach many times as well. One of the blessings our church gets to experience is the different people that preach when visitors are here—instead of it always being me. We have been facing a dilemma at the church, however, since our Greek interpreter has been sick for a while. I realized really quick how much I depended on an interpreter while preaching and how hard it is without one. Maybe I took for granted that I would always have someone there at the church faithfully, but regardless, it has required me to work harder on the language. Please pray for our interpreter to get better and be released from the hospital soon! This all began near the end of November, and the doctors are still running tests and trying to find out what the problem is right now. Needless to say, it’s caused me to prepare my messages in English and Greek so I can preach in both languages. Recently, we have had another brother step up to translate from time to time, so we do have some help at the moment.
Our family has enjoyed witnessing to people on the streets each week and getting the gospel out here throughout Thessa-loniki. We continue to pass out tracts to the university students as well and try to engage them in conversations. There have been hundreds of tracts distributed throughout this city in the past two months! We have yet to see any fruit from these public ministries, but the Lord continues to open up opportunities to talk to people as we continue to spread the gospel! Our small group of people at the church is growing a little, and we do praise the Lord for His blessings. I’m reminded often of the song, “Little Is Much When God Is In It”. We desire to be faithful and sow the seed as we look for the Lord’s return!
Thank you for your faithful prayers and support that make it possible for us to be here!
Seeking the Lost,
The Eric Fair Family