Kim and I are in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania where we will present the Ministry of Ecuador to the folks of Grace Independent Baptist Church tomorrow night.
We came in last Friday and the Hogge family has graciously hosted us through this time. We have enjoyed fellow- shipping with their family. Their two youngest still live at home, Sarah and Johnny. Sarah has been quite the home maker and Johnny has kept me entertained. Mrs. Hogge has kept us fed well.
Friday night the Church had a bonfire and roasted a pig. Before we ate Dr. Jim Vineyard was talking with a mother who told him her teenaged son was not saved. Kim and I sat on a hay bale next to Bro. Vineyard as we all ate and he relayed the story of the lost teenager to me. He then asked me when he got up to speak if I would go stand behind the teenager and at invitation time if he raised his hand for salvation to deal with him. Bro. Vineyard spoke beside the crackling fire and then he gave the invitation. Bro. Vineyard asked folks to raise their hand if they knew they were not saved; 4 people did that, but the teenaged boy did not raise his hand.
After everyone was dismissed I introduced myself to the teenager and his mother that was standing beside him. I asked him if he died tonight would he go to Heaven and his mother said he was not saved. The teenager had his back to the fire, I spun him around and told him Hell is 10 million times hotter than that bonfire and would he like to go there. He said he did not want to go there and bowed his head to ask God to forgive him of his sins and to save his soul. Praise the Lord!
Saturday Bro. Vineyard and Pastor Brian Korner visited a women named Rae. Bro. Vineyard dealt with her for a long time and about 11:30 that morning Rae bowed her head and accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior. Our Saturday door knocking did not go as well.
Sunday morning Rae brought her husband Reuben to Sunday School. In between Sunday School and the morning service I told Reuben about my Savior Jesus Christ and how he could be his Savior too! Reuben bowed his head and received Jesus as his Savior. Amen! Two other people accepted Christ as their Savior at invitation time. Glory to God!
God knows what is best! If we did not have a couple of Churches cancel our meetings with them; we would not have been here. It was a great honor to to work alongside Bro. Vineyard and see 9 people turn to Christ for salvation.
Hold my mule while I take a couple of laps around the Church praising the Lord!
We came in last Friday and the Hogge family has graciously hosted us through this time. We have enjoyed fellow- shipping with their family. Their two youngest still live at home, Sarah and Johnny. Sarah has been quite the home maker and Johnny has kept me entertained. Mrs. Hogge has kept us fed well.
Friday night the Church had a bonfire and roasted a pig. Before we ate Dr. Jim Vineyard was talking with a mother who told him her teenaged son was not saved. Kim and I sat on a hay bale next to Bro. Vineyard as we all ate and he relayed the story of the lost teenager to me. He then asked me when he got up to speak if I would go stand behind the teenager and at invitation time if he raised his hand for salvation to deal with him. Bro. Vineyard spoke beside the crackling fire and then he gave the invitation. Bro. Vineyard asked folks to raise their hand if they knew they were not saved; 4 people did that, but the teenaged boy did not raise his hand.
After everyone was dismissed I introduced myself to the teenager and his mother that was standing beside him. I asked him if he died tonight would he go to Heaven and his mother said he was not saved. The teenager had his back to the fire, I spun him around and told him Hell is 10 million times hotter than that bonfire and would he like to go there. He said he did not want to go there and bowed his head to ask God to forgive him of his sins and to save his soul. Praise the Lord!
Saturday Bro. Vineyard and Pastor Brian Korner visited a women named Rae. Bro. Vineyard dealt with her for a long time and about 11:30 that morning Rae bowed her head and accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior. Our Saturday door knocking did not go as well.
Sunday morning Rae brought her husband Reuben to Sunday School. In between Sunday School and the morning service I told Reuben about my Savior Jesus Christ and how he could be his Savior too! Reuben bowed his head and received Jesus as his Savior. Amen! Two other people accepted Christ as their Savior at invitation time. Glory to God!
God knows what is best! If we did not have a couple of Churches cancel our meetings with them; we would not have been here. It was a great honor to to work alongside Bro. Vineyard and see 9 people turn to Christ for salvation.
Hold my mule while I take a couple of laps around the Church praising the Lord!
1 comments:
Dios lo bendiga pastor, que bueno que esas personas recibieron a nuestro señor Jesucristo como su salvador personal, Amén.
Saludos a usted y su esposa.
Guillermo Malavé
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