We are sometimes asked why so few people are baptized in relation to the number of people who have trusted Christ as Savior. In answering this question we will include a letter we recently received from one of our partners who was planning a baptism for 37 new believers. Albert writes:
“We had a baptism service and it was very hard but our God and your prayers allowed us to overcome. Some people from the area came over and made a big problem. I was only able to baptize 5 new believers before they stopped us by force. So please continue to pray for us.”
Because salvation is free to us we tend to forget that it came at a great price - the life of Jesus Christ. And even for those who are involved in the spread of the Good News of salvation today, many times there is a price to be paid. As you give to and pray for these missionaries, you are partnering with men who are worthy to suffer shame for His name.
As a follow-up to Albert’s report about their baptism being forcefully stopped, we wanted to thank you for praying. In an email from Albert today he states:
“Yesterday we held another baptism and were able to baptize 15 more without any problem.”
On another issue, Albert shared that he has another 25 pastors praying and asking that we begin another 1st year Timothy Leadership Institute for them sometime in 2009. HHI held its first Timothy Leadership Institute with Albert as our coordinator in Karnataka and this past July we were privileged to see these students graduate having completed all three years of study.
“We had a baptism service and it was very hard but our God and your prayers allowed us to overcome. Some people from the area came over and made a big problem. I was only able to baptize 5 new believers before they stopped us by force. So please continue to pray for us.”
Because salvation is free to us we tend to forget that it came at a great price - the life of Jesus Christ. And even for those who are involved in the spread of the Good News of salvation today, many times there is a price to be paid. As you give to and pray for these missionaries, you are partnering with men who are worthy to suffer shame for His name.
As a follow-up to Albert’s report about their baptism being forcefully stopped, we wanted to thank you for praying. In an email from Albert today he states:
“Yesterday we held another baptism and were able to baptize 15 more without any problem.”
On another issue, Albert shared that he has another 25 pastors praying and asking that we begin another 1st year Timothy Leadership Institute for them sometime in 2009. HHI held its first Timothy Leadership Institute with Albert as our coordinator in Karnataka and this past July we were privileged to see these students graduate having completed all three years of study.
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