30 members of the Grace Bible Baptist Church traveled over five hours to the town of Masimba to spread the gospel seed in preparation for the beginnings of a new church. Over a period of three days thousands of people living in this region had the gospel seed planted in their hearts. Masimba is a staunch Seventh Day Adventist stronghold but we know that the light of the gospel will penetrate even the darkest of hearts. We praise the Lord for the 43 precious souls who made a profession of salvation during our soulwinning time in the Masimba region.
The weather was not favorable to us but in spite of the rain hundreds of people showed up for our open air preaching time including many of those who had trusted Christ during our soul winning. It was a blessing to see many stand out in the rain to hear the Word of God preached. Christians often times allow the smallest things to hinder their faithfulness to church and yet here were scores of people standing/sitting in the rain, listening intently to the Word of God!
On Sunday morning 87 people showed up for the first service. The small building that was rented for the church could not hold the crowd so we had to shift the service outside. Again, many of those who had trusted Christ were in the service, with a smile on their face and ready to be taught.
Pastor Matthew Mogire has a lot of work ahead of him as he follows up on all the visitors and those who trusted Christ. He told me in a phone conversation today that they are ready to hold a baptism service for those who have been saved. Please continue to pray for these dear people. This is one of the more difficult places in Kenya to minister and Satan will not give up any ground without a fight.
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| Church signboard |
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| Getting ready to plant some seed |
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| The first service |
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| Zipporah leading a lady to the Saviour |
