This is probably old news for many of you, but maybe not for all. We have been overseas with limited internet connections, so this is being sent almost a month after many of these facts have surfaced. As of 2 September, 2011, Evangelical Baptist Missions has officially closed its doors. It was sudden for most of us missionaries, although we had been in prayer for the home office for some time.
Once again over 130 people participated in ministry in one way or another at Trinity Baptist last night. Awana attendance is up in several classes. Last night Commander Olson served ice cream treats to visitors and those who brought them. In Pastor Rory’s Bible class we had a visiting missionary family from Nicaragua- Richard and Cari Woughter.
Rory and Christ Martin and Lin and I attended the 61st Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Baptist Churches hosted by 1st Baptist Church of River Falls this past Monday and Tuesday. We were refreshed by good fellowship with many from around Wisconsin and preaching by Greg Hoffman, David Saxon, and Brad Anderson.
This past Lord’s Day we continued through the second half of Romans 12 where Paul is teaching us concerning loving each other. Verse 9 begins “Let love be.” In the Sunday School hour Missionary Sarah Marshall presented her burden to minister in the country of Costa Rica.
God is working in lives and I want to share with you about two young men, Moses and Misheck. They come from a family of nine. Their Father is an alcoholic, and often times he abuses them physically and verbally. If you would go to their home, you would find all nine family members living in two small rooms. Moses was the first in the Siakula family to come to Christ.
