BOW THE KNEE

Remember to be in prayer for our upcoming Easter Gospel presentation of Bow the Knee. It is a way to reach some people who may not otherwise enter a church. Pray that God will give you someone you can "walk across the room" to and invite to this event. Presentations will be March 15th and 16th. More info will follow so stay tuned.

Manny Mills

I hope you had the opportunity to hear Manny Mills when he was here January 20th. If not visit his web site Koinonia House to learn more about his delivery of the Gospel to inmates and to those who have been recently released. We appreciate his humor, especially Pastor WIN-GATE, and his ministry to a sometimes neglected group.

Week of January 29th (click images for larger view)

Map of Ireland by Tourizm Maps © 2006

This weeks missionaries are David and Valerie O'Gorman. They are serving in the beautiful and ancient land of Ireland. This country is known for it's predominantly Catholic influence, however officially there is freedom of religion. 95% of the population believe themselves to fall into the "Christian" religious group. This is the largest but not the fastest growing group. Non-religious peoples are growing at a rate of 3.5% per year. In comparison, christians are growing at a rate of only .5% per year. Ireland is a country of young people. People who will soon be the leaders in this country. Roughly half of the population is under 28 years of age. Research shows that these young people, especially, are responsive to the Gospel because they are looking for something more. Unfortunately, suicide, unwed mothers and division of marriages is on the rise. Please remember to pray for the O'Gormans as they deal with these issues and others which make it difficult to make inroads with the gospel. You can reach them at
dogorman@baptistworldmission.org
Till next week,
"be a reacher"

Thank-you to Operation World for the statistical information in this post. We appreciate this information in our pursuit of understanding the lands where our missionaries are spreading the gospel. For more information on this and other countries you can access Operation World HERE.