Baptist World Mission

Prakash and Shalu Rawat have joined the Baptist World family as missionaries! Prakash was born in Central Nepal in a Hindu home. When his mother came to know Christ, she often tried to share the Gospel with him, but it wasn’t until he moved to England for college that God got a hold of his heart, and he surrendered to Christ. When Prakash returned to Nepal, he shared his newfound faith with his high-school sweetheart, Shalu. She placed her faith and trust in Christ as well. After the Rawats received further Bible training, God used them to plant a church and an orphanage in Nepal. They moved to Canada, serving for several years in Grace Baptist Church in Surrey, British Columbia. There, they sensed God’s leading to return to Nepal. We feel blessed to have the privilege to serve this faithful couple in Nepal.

PRAYER REQUESTS:
Mike and Jennifer Fiocchi (Albania) are praising the Lord for a successful week of Operation Renewed Hope clinics and are praying for follow-up opportunities with the patients who made decisions or showed interest in a relationship with the Lord.

Join us in praying for our missionary children as they grow in their personal walk with the Lord, for the Lord to give them strong friendships and encouragement. Please pray for protection over their hearts and minds as they navigate frequent change, transitions, and life between cultures.

Wonderful grace of Jesus, greater than all my sin;
How shall my tongue describe it,
Where shall His praise begin?
Taking away my burden, setting my spirit free;
For the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me.

Wonderful the matchless grace of Jesus,
Deeper than the mighty rolling sea,
Higher than the mountain, sparkling like a fountain,
All sufficient grace for even me!
Broader than the scope of my transgressions,
Greater far than all my sin and shame!
O magnify the precious name of Jesus!
Praise His name!

Wonderful grace of Jesus, reaching to all the lost;
By it, I have been pardoned, saved to the uttermost.
Chains have been torn asunder, giving me liberty;
For the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me.

Wonderful grace of Jesus, reaching the most defiled;
By its transforming power,
Making him God's dear child.
Purchasing peace and heaven, for all eternity;
And the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me.

Haldor Lillenas (1885-1959)

Please join us in welcoming Daniel and Bethany Sanders as some of our newest missionaries. Daniel was adopted by American missionaries who operated a children’s home in Costa Rica; he came to Christ as a young teen. While on a mission trip to Panama, he surrendered his life to full-time ministry and completed Bible college in Costa Rica. Bethany came to know Christ at a young age and was burdened for foreign missions after taking several mission trips. As a single lady, she felt the Lord’s leading to work with missionaries in Costa Rica at the same children’s home where Daniel’s parents ministered. Together, they have had the opportunity to plant a Spanish-language ministry in their sending church in Illinois and now sense the Lord's leading to return to Costa Rica to plant churches.

I could not do without Thee,
O Savior of the lost,
Whose precious blood redeemed me
At such tremendous cost;
Thy righteousness, Thy pardon,
Thy precious blood, must be
My only hope and comfort,
My glory and my plea.

I could not do without Thee,
I cannot stand alone,
I have no strength or goodness,
No wisdom of my own;
But Thou, beloved Savior,
Art all in all to me,
And weakness will be power
If leaning hard on thee.

I could not do without Thee,
For, oh, the way is long,
And I am often weary,
And sigh replaces song:
How could I do without Thee?
I do not know the way;
Thou knowest, and Thou leadest,
And wilt not let me stray.

I could not do without Thee,
O Jesus, Savior dear;
E’en when my eyes are holden,
I know that Thou art near;
How dreary and how lonely
This changeful life would be
Without the sweet communion,
The secret rest with Thee.

I could not do without Thee,
For years are fleeting fast,
And soon in solemn loneness
The river must be passed;
But Thou wilt never leave me,
And though the waves roll high,
I know thou wilt be near me,
And whisper, 'It is I.'

Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879)