Antioch Baptism July 09

We praise the Lord for the 16 people who were baptized in the river on a rainy day in July. We had been praying for one of the couples for almost 2 years with the believing parents. They have two sweet little girls, who will now be raised in a loving Christian home, instead of drinking, partying and fighting. Two of the older ladies are also coming to the small group in GRES, that we have been praying to become a new church. One of their sons repented a few weeks ago. They are already seeing themselves as a church, starting to take up offering, had a "church" picnic, doing evangelism in their area, and now wanting to go to a village 3 hours away to share Christ there. One of the men in the picgtures is a policeman in town. Several of the men were saved in the small rehabilitation center for alcohol and drug addicts. One of the men worked all month out at the camps for children and youth, serving Jesus with a smile every day. When you meet Jesus, your life will never be the same. He loves us and takes us where we are, but He never lets us stay there.