Another day is coming to a close. We had a good one. There is a certain refreshing aspect to being constantly surrounded by the gospel. I’ve noticed one thing. There is a difference in the fear, anxiety, and self consciousness that comes from trying to earn God’s favor in ‘soul-winning’, contrasted with the joy and freedom found in being obedient to the call to share the Gospel regardless of the outcome.
Today our teams went out and were able to contact a large number of households today. There have been many opportunities to share the Gospel and a great response. Is it a very impoverished area with many physical and temporal needs as well. We ask that you lift these up to the Lord in as you pray.
More specifically, Adam, Daniel and I went into the schools for the first part of the day. We taught them a few songs and told some bible stories, both of which afforded us opportunities to share the gospel of Christ and our need for his salvation. After a long break for lunch (as most members of the community were taking a siesta), we began to go door to door, house to house, sharing the story of Christ and handing out copies of the Gospel of Luke (what the rest of the team was doing all day). We had some professions of faith as well as a number of people that were interesting in getting plugged into a community bible study. The church we’re with will be working with these individuals to help them grow in their faith and learn how to minister to those around them.
(The local church, missionaries, and our team)
Thank you as you remember us in your prayers. I’ve finally uploaded some pictures so I hope you enjoy the beautiful landscape and people that we’ve been experiencing.
Grace and peace,
- Doug
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not a been perfected in love. - 1 John 4:18
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