Pastor Jeff Benton
When we arrived at Gospel Baptist we were all exhausted from camp, but when we met Pastor Benton we were uplifted by his great big smile and an enthusiastic welcome. As we began meeting more people we realized that the whole church shared that same joy and energy that their pastor had. We arrived at the church expecting to have to work unusually hard at being cheerful and enthusiastic about the meeting everybody and singing for them, but the people had such a cheerful and loving attitude that we thoroughly enjoyed every moment with them. The song service was a special blessing because the congregation truly sang each hymn their whole heart. Pastor Benton mentioned during the service that sixty-six people had come to know the Lord as their personal Savior in the past week! This church's spirit of revival and consuming desire to serve and glorify the Lord Jesus Christ was a enormous encouragement to us. We only wish that we had more time to spend with them. 
We sang one last song for Pastor and Mrs. Benton before we left
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