When we arrived in Maitum, heavy rain strike and many of our stuff was wet. We came to the mountain very wet.
Jerry's Testimony
He is one of those that had been baptized by our team in mountain of Maitum before. He is seventeen years old. When our team went to the forest to find souls, Jerry and his friends heard the team and because they are shy, they hid. When our team saw them, they approached and told them about Jesus, and decided to be baptize. He testified to us that before baptism happened, he used to be addicted to cigarettes and liquors but after receiving Christ, his life was changed. When we came back to their place last Thursday, they testified to us that they went to another mountain to preach the Gospel. 9 of them was already preaching.
Diabetic Man & 6 Years Old Child Demonized
We also ministered to a family who lived in a forest. As we came in to their house, we saw an old man lying on the floor with one leg being cut off because of Diabetes. We prayed to him. After praying the old man testified that he felt something cold entered into his body. We really believed that he already received the healing. :) Praise Yeshua. And then after that, we did worshiped the Lord together with his wife and grandson. Minutes after worship, Joyjoy said "we have to pray for this child, he has a demon inside him". This child just learned walking a month ago and he can't speak. When we started to pray for him, cutting off generational curses and remitting of sins, his teeth was gnashing and his eyes became big and he was very angry. We continued to pray for him. We saw his neck having wearing amulet so we take it off and Quinnie burned it and the spirit that was in the child became more reactive and grieved. After a minute, he silent and again the spirit goes back again. The spirit was just trying to get our attention so we left to that house and our prayers for the child doesn't stop.
JSP -- Just Stop and Preach
Preaching after engagement party
While walking together with the young people there, we stopped in a house where the engagement party happened. There are still people around the table so we grabbed the opportunity to introduce the Gospel to them. Many received the Gospel and we left the people there with such joy in their hearts. They said, "Please don't hesitate to come back". We are very glad knowing that they are very willing to listen to the Gospel.
Short Bible Study in the old man's house
We go straight to the house of an old man and we shared to him and to his son and daughter in law, he asked questions about sinning continually knowing that it was sin. by God's grace, we told them about the difference between trespass and sin. He was enlightened with what the Lord told to him with regards to his question. We left the house with prayers, cutting off curses and remitting sins.
His words said: " ... neither be weary with His correction."
(Proverbs 3:11)
In the morning, the people are having their meeting and we have given the chance to speak in front of them. Joyjoy, Quinnie & I spoke. Before the gathering I am asking the Lord what is His word for the people there. As we speak, God told them His very purpose of the existence of the people there. His perfect will, unfruitful Christianity and love that is fading (rev.2:2-5). When we started to speak, the area was filled with silence. There was also exhortation happened, correction/rebuke, up to them. We also told them that the church building, is a meeting place when after a week or how many days of doing our duties: testimonies about God's kingdom and revelation, exhortation and many other things; not just listening to the pastor and said "God is good for we still eat three times a day"; will be discussed. God also showed joyjoy that there are still some of them having vices even if we don't seen them doing the thing and joyjoy addressed it to the whole church. After that, a young man stand and said: "I am so thankful because what you said is true. I respect the elders here in our place that is why I don't have the courage to tell them what they did was wrong but I do pray to God that He will send person that will rebuke them." I thank God for his honesty and we talked again about fear of men as we are led.
Before we ended, we exhort the people by giving them the verse in proverbs 3:11 and if they still hardened their heart, God will come quickly and will remove their candlestick away from them. I can see God's grace and mercy over that place George. He will raise many voice from that place. Praise God.
One of the people there, talked to us with teary eye saying: "don't hesitate to come back. You are always welcome. I thank God for using you to encourage and remind us His ways.". To God be the glory. Our flesh are unprofitable. Luke 17:10 -- "So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do."
Baptism in a Tab (continues flowing water)
Before we left the place, three young people wanted to be baptized. There is a small tab of flowing water (same where we usually did water baptism) in that place so we baptized them there. After the baptism the joy was being imparted to us :)
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