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Pastor Todd Painter is the pastor at the Lincoln Baptist Church of Lincoln Nebraska. He is the founding pastor of the Lincoln Baptist Church that was established, by the hand of God, June 2, 2002
Sunday, June 25, 2017
Return from Indochina
The past three weeks we have been in the Indochina area of Thailand and Burma. God truly blessed our trip as we surveyed many towns for potential churches. We also spent a good amount of time with one of our missionaries that our church supports, Brother Andy Long. We went soul winning and saw 26 precious Buddhist souls trust Christ. We also saw 26 first timers come to the Bible Baptist Mission that Brother Long just started in the last five weeks. God did many great things while we were there. Our hearts were stirred about our mission more than ever and it was difficult to leave an area that is 99% lost with only a few people looking for them...
Meanwhile we had a great Sunday at our home church this past weekend while we are still shaking off the jet lag. We saw several trust Christ on Saturday and one follow the Lord in baptism Sunday morning. Then on Sunday evening we saw another one follow the Lord in believer's baptism.
We are really looking forward to getting out and promoting the ministry that has laid on our heart this next month. Please pray for us as we strive to get churches started in the Indochina area and get the needed support raised.
Sunday, June 4, 2017
Celebrating 15 Years
Members enjoying pizza after services |
Mother and daughter |
Really enjoying some pizza |
Angelo gave incredible testimony about our church |
Little Tam Sue and Peace Soe |
Sunday, May 28, 2017
They Get Saved on the Road Too!
Last weekend I was preaching at the Lighthouse Baptist Church in Aurora, Colorado. Then during the week I was able to attend a conference in Colorado Springs at the Grace Baptist Church. God blessed the services and I was able to present our new Indochina Missions ministry. While I was there I also had a chance to do some soul winning. I was able to lead Kayla to Christ who is from Payton, Colorado. While I was away our church had nine visitors.
Then I returned this past Sunday and we were able to have several first time visitors attend including this couple from Columbia that my mother brought. Overall we had 30 riders on the Burmese refugee route, 50 adults in the two adult classes, and three public professions of faith made at the invitation. God is blessing our church so wonderfully right now!
Then I returned this past Sunday and we were able to have several first time visitors attend including this couple from Columbia that my mother brought. Overall we had 30 riders on the Burmese refugee route, 50 adults in the two adult classes, and three public professions of faith made at the invitation. God is blessing our church so wonderfully right now!
Sunday, May 14, 2017
A Couple of Good Stories This Week
Helen and my wife |
Then on Saturday while out visiting our Karen route we stopped at one of our regular riders homes. When I knocked on the door there were a couple of Jehovah's "False" Witnesses there. They were feeding a line of false doctrine to our church members just like a pack of wolves luring in a flock of sheep for the kill. I began to denounce their lies and one of the JFW's slammed the door in my face telling me they were having a private conversation here. I started to walk away and thought to myself, wait a minute. I was invited in by the people that come to my church every week for almost 2 years now and all of a sudden I was being kicked out by some strangers. I figured as a pastor I have an obligation to protect my flock from false doctrine. So I went back into the house and began to denounce these lies being told against my Saviour Jesus Christ. The JFW's finally got frustrated when I continued to interfere with their lies and they left. I was then able to witness to the kids Aunt who was there and she accepted Christ as her Saviour. My wife and our translator were surprised at my boldness, but were glad that I did what I did. What kind of a shepherd runs from the wolf that is trying to slaughter the flock?
We had a good mother days service today with multiple visitors coming. God has been good to us!
Sunday, May 7, 2017
Celebrating a Birthday IN Church Instead of OUT
When I was out visiting on Saturday, I visited Hla at his house and he told he had to go to church the next day because it was his birthday. These were refreshing words to the ears of a pastor. Usually, I hear that one cannot make it to church tomorrow because it is their birthday. Sure enough, Hla and wife and daughter were in church. I took them to lunch afterwards to help celebrate his birthday some more. Hla and his family have been coming to our church since 2010. They are a very nice family. In fact Hla's wife Tha Be will be in Burma this Summer when I am in Thailand and wanted us to come and visit her family there. I told them that maybe we can do it the next year.
Saw Pwah |
This is Saw Pwah who I ate dinner with Saturday night. His daughter is going to start translating for us this next week for soul winning. He has a very talented family and they are wanting me to to travel to their village in their homeland and see about us starting a church there. I told him that we will make plans for that trip in 2020 when we will be more ready to take on such a task. He said he will be planning and saving his money.
Overall we had a good Sunday. Three adult visitors came and we saw one follow the Lord in baptism. The attendance was a little low as many battled the city marathon trying to get to church.
Anto was wearing a new dress. |
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Some Good Visitors
Wa Sa Na and my wife |
Taween and my daughter |
Sunday, April 23, 2017
Vietnamese Tracts Are Hot Off the Press
Thao and her son at Jason's Deli last week. |
We had a pretty good week overall with one being saved in Wednesday evening service. We topped off our Sunday school campaign with several visitors and good attendance on the bus routes. We will now be marching ahead into March and looking toward our Anniversary Sunday on June the 4th when our church turns 15 years old.
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