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A Great Way to Start Off the New Year
And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and
they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch;
and he baptized him. - Acts 8:38 The Bible is very clear
about baptism. After a person has come to the realization that
he needs to be saved and accepts Jesus Christ as Lord and
Savior, Jesus has commanded that he be baptized. Both Jesus and
the eunuch were baptized by full immersion. We are so excited
that two of our young people followed the Lord in Believer’s
Baptism in January. One was our very own son, Austin. He had
been baptized before but last April he just wasn’t sure of his
salvation since he made the decision at a very young age. He
wanted to know for sure and asked Jesus to come into his heart.
Tracey, the young woman that has been in Val’s discipleship and
Bible studies also got baptized. We were so thrilled to have 15
people show up for the baptism service at the pool of one of our
church people’s daughter’s. We followed the service with a
family barbecue at the local park. It was a wonderful way to
start off the new year! Tracey also completed another ten-week
Bible study, Becoming a Vessel God Can Use. Dwayne is now
discipling two men, counseling one, and leading a men’s study on
the book of Jeremiah. It is so good to see our people growing in
the Lord and wanting to learn more. Pray for Dwayne as he
studies and works on his exams for his biblical counseling
course.
Reaching Out to Those
Around Us
We have a lot of events coming up that we hope will
strengthen the relationships we have with those people we are
trying to reach for the Lord. We have had several new families
move into our area over the summer school holidays. We hope that
we can reach out to them very soon. Valerie will start the drama
presentation training in the school this Thursday. After ten
weeks of practice the six graders will perform the drama at the
school’s Easter assembly. Please be in prayer that the Gospel
message will be received by the students, parents and teachers.
We plan on inviting the drama team to perform at one of our
church services and bring their families along. On the 23rd we
will be hosting a Hawaiian Luau night. We have invited several
of our unsaved neighbors and friends to this fun event. Valerie
will be having another ladies craft night on the 27th. Several
women have already expressed an interest in coming. We are so
excited to announce that two of the men who just recently
received Christ as their Lord and Savior plan to get baptized
next month. The end of March we hope to have a very special
Easter Sunrise Service at the lake near our home. Dwayne is also
working on planning a men’s fishing retreat for April. We are
hoping that several of the unsaved men we know will attend this
event. This month Dwayne is also coaching a boy’s softball team.
Some of the parents have been asking about our ministry. We
truly appreciate your faithful prayers, encouragement &
financial support!
Dwayne, Valerie and Austin Keefe
Lifting Christ Up Down Under
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