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Do you remember the old TV show “Emergency” from the
late seventies? Maybe I am showing my age by asking, but
it was my favorite show. Why? Because it was about
firemen - these courageous men would risk their lives
entering burning buildings to help strangers. Yesterday
we were at CrossPointe Baptist in Kansas City with
Pastor Bill Boren. He was talking about why we do
missions and he made a statement with tears in his eyes,
“Why do Bobby and Lisa Bechtel take their children to
Mombasa, Kenya? Because people are dying and going to
Hell.” It touched me greatly. He hit the nail right on
the head. Who are we rescuing from an eternity in the
fires of Hell?
As Christians we need to remember
that the reason we reach out to the world with the
Gospel is because “people are dying and going to Hell.”
This thought has stirred me once again to live my life
to reach as many people as possible with God’s message
of forgiveness.
I received this letter today from
a young man in Kenya named David: HI PASTOR - To
tell you the truth I am very much contemplating getting
saved but the big question remains. What is to be saved?
What is the process of getting saved? I thought being
baptized is enough?
I am a catholic please help
coz our line of argument and thinking is quite different
from you evangelicals. I feel that am a sinner and
am very far from God and I really don know how to come
near him please help me. Please answer before This
Sunday. Regards, David
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Salvation of David (see bottom
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Paperwork finished for finalization of
Dylan’s adoption & passport
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$20,000 needed to complete building at High
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Safe return trip to Kenya (early June) |
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Summer groups visiting in June through
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David is in danger of Hell even though he knows about
Jesus and baptism because he knows nothing about
salvation. He is hungry to know the truth and can’t even
wait until Sunday to get a response – why? He knows that
he is a sinner and far from God. Please pray for David
right now that he will receive the truth of the Gospel
and accept Jesus as His personal Savior.
There
are thousands like David in Kenya. When I look at them,
I can become overwhelmed at the task to reach them but
God has been so faithful. We came in 2002 and God has
enabled 4 churches to be established and 1500 people now
come to them regularly. Thousands more have made
professions of faith. We are thankful but more needs to
be done.
Please pray for the Bechtel family and
give financially to the ministry. We want to start a new
church this year but it will not happen without your
prayer and financial help. I believe if you listen to
your heart you will know that no price is too high to
make sure that one more person makes it to heaven and
that Satan loses one that is bound for Hell today. It is
an emergency situation and we need to be God’s firemen
who come to the rescue.
Personal News: Our son, Dylan
Lee was born on March 29th, weighed 6 lbs. 13 oz. Pray
for us as we complete his adoption and leave for Kenya.
God is so good!
Till the whole world knows Christ,
Bobby Lisa
Ethan Conner & Dylan Bechtel
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