May God continue to bless you as you have been a blessing to others.
Friday, June 21, 2013
Thursday, June 13, 2013
BAPTISMS: May 26th
We have been teaching on the need to follow the Lord in this first step of faith for quite awhile. We have also been working on securing our own baptismal
pool. God blessed when I spied one sitting in a back yard and persisted until
an answer was given as to its availability with a decent price of about $250.00
U.S. Crossroad Baptist Church helped us purchase it and with a little work and
preparation it was put back into service for the Lord.
We have planned a special day for each final Sunday of the month for the summer and although we had to be out of town the week previous we were able to plan to have a baptism service for that same Sunday. We had seven that had voluntarily stepped forward for baptism and four of those were able to follow through. The other three will now be able to follow through within a few hours notice - just enough time to fill up the baptistery.
The four baptized were Jesus and his wife Francisca, Marisol and Alonso. Alonso's wife was all ready saved and baptized and Marisol's husband is also saved but needs to take this personal step in his faith as well. I stress the importance, teach on the why and plead with each to take this step but leave the drawing to the Holy Spirit. God is at work and we gratefully praise Him!
We have planned a special day for each final Sunday of the month for the summer and although we had to be out of town the week previous we were able to plan to have a baptism service for that same Sunday. We had seven that had voluntarily stepped forward for baptism and four of those were able to follow through. The other three will now be able to follow through within a few hours notice - just enough time to fill up the baptistery.
The four baptized were Jesus and his wife Francisca, Marisol and Alonso. Alonso's wife was all ready saved and baptized and Marisol's husband is also saved but needs to take this personal step in his faith as well. I stress the importance, teach on the why and plead with each to take this step but leave the drawing to the Holy Spirit. God is at work and we gratefully praise Him!
Preparing the baptistry to be used
AM service
Fellowship dinner
Marisol
Alonso
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Considering Tasmania
In our recent trip down under we were able to take the opportunity to specifically
visit Tasmania. For those who may be a little rusty on their geography,
Tasmania is an island state of Australia 150 miles south of the main part of the
country across Bass Strait. Named for Dutch explorer Able Tasman who first
sighted the island on November 24, 1642. Tasmania has a land size equivalent to
West Virginia and a population of over 500,000 Their summer (December to
February) average will range between 70 to 75 degrees while winter (June to
August) will vary between 37 to 54 degrees. Annual rainfall will be between 26"
to 106" depending on location.
Tasmania was settled as a British penal colony in 1804.
The largest city and state capital is Hobart with a population of 211,656 followed by the city of Launceston with 106,153 and then the city of Devonport with a population of 25,551. Thirty-four percent of the population of Tasmania claim the major part of their income as welfare.
For the last four years I have been attempting to locate any Independent Baptist in Tasmania. There is a history of many who have been there but I have only been able to locate one claiming to be an Independent Baptist Church - Faith Baptist Church and Pastor Brutus Balan in Hobart. God gave us the privilege to meet up with Pastor Balan and most of his folks at his house on a Wednesday night while we were there and he confirmed that to his knowledge they are the only Independent Baptist Church on the whole of the island. 500,000 souls and only one Independent Baptist Church!
Without a doubt there is a GREAT spiritual need in Tasmania.
Tasmania was settled as a British penal colony in 1804.
The largest city and state capital is Hobart with a population of 211,656 followed by the city of Launceston with 106,153 and then the city of Devonport with a population of 25,551. Thirty-four percent of the population of Tasmania claim the major part of their income as welfare.
For the last four years I have been attempting to locate any Independent Baptist in Tasmania. There is a history of many who have been there but I have only been able to locate one claiming to be an Independent Baptist Church - Faith Baptist Church and Pastor Brutus Balan in Hobart. God gave us the privilege to meet up with Pastor Balan and most of his folks at his house on a Wednesday night while we were there and he confirmed that to his knowledge they are the only Independent Baptist Church on the whole of the island. 500,000 souls and only one Independent Baptist Church!
Without a doubt there is a GREAT spiritual need in Tasmania.
Devonport
Port Arthur
Abandon Anglican Building
Along the East Coast
Country Anglican building
Historic Female Penal Site
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