Gospel News · May - August 2018

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I understand that the doctrine Satan as real
being is man made not biblical.
I need baptism because it is a commandment
of Christ, shows our obedience and brings us
to new life. So now I am ready to repent and
to be baptized. Thanks, Hibist”
From newly baptized brother Lemma,
a former Muslim:
“Hi John, I want to express special thanks to
all who contributed, your efforts, knowledge
and fund, to get eternal life. Today immedi-
ately after baptism, I feel all my sins are
washed and run away. Today is my birthday, it
is a very new day to start a journey to the
kingdom of God through baptism. My baptism
today is unforgettable and the joy continues
through the whole of my life. Now there is
no spirit Muslim in me. When I got baptized
today and immediately after coming out the
water I feel strong and there was much
power inside my soul. I know there will be
difficulty in my life but I am ready for this.
Now I see a change in my life. I feel my life
has a meaning. Thanks, Lemma”
From a pastor who is grasping the Truth
of the Kingdom:
“My question: many pastors and preachers
have always made people believe that we
shall go to heaven. How can I change people
from this trust and belief? I have a church
that I pastor with 70 members. Please I need
your help, how will I teach them to change
into this new message?”
The Truth is going forth in Ethiopia very powerfully
and we pray for continued blessing and leading in that work
A
visit was made to France to baptize a
British man, Mark. Mark has no family in
the UK and grew up very tough, spending a
few years sleeping in a boiler room as a late
teenager. He always had a sense of God and
Jesus and vowed not to drink or smoke when
he was quite young. He
attended a Pentecostal
church but was asked
not to attend after he
couldn’t pay tithes any
more and saw through the
claims to perform mira-
cles.This disillusioned him
with “church”. He met a
French woman and moved
to France, where they
had three children and
now he is alone.
Despite the terribly difficult domestic situa-
tion, he just counts himself happy to see his
children. He read the Bible and figured out
that the Trinity is not right; he tried to attend
church again but was asked to leave after
speaking out against the Trinity. He takes sol-
ace in educating himself online; he has built
up a phenomenal knowledge of British history
and is homesick for the UK, but he doesn't
want to leave his children. He really wanted
someone to explain the Bible to him, but he
says he found everyone insistent he attend
their church and he had had enough of this. So
he searched online and found us, and was de-
lighted to get the NEV Bible with explanations
and commentary. He was
very desirous of baptism.
He wanted not only theo-
logical truth but above all
to be connected to the
Lord Jesus. Many would
have turned to drugs and
alcohol in his situation,
but he is a very clean
living man who knows that
is not the way.
A truer convert to the
Lord Jesus in spirit and
truth it would be hard to imagine. We assured
Mark we’d be there for him if he feels like re-
turning to the UK, or his domestic situation
forces him to. He grew up in London and knew
well the suburb Duncan grew up in. It was
truly “of God” that these two Londoners were
to meet all these years later in a small town
in France. He is keen to spread the Gospel by
distributing tracts.
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