Great Missions Conference in Elgin

Dr. Smith and Dr. Gomez

We just had a great week at the Missions Conference at Northwest Bible Baptist Church and Providence Baptist College in Elgin, Illinois. We enjoyed spending time in fellowship with Dr. Keith Gomez and Dr. Bob Smith and listening to them tell stories of the old days. We also enjoyed the great preaching of Dr. Smith who was the guest speaker for the conference.

Bro. Swarga

I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to teach the Newcomers Sunday school class on Sunday morning. Brother Steve Swarga is the teacher of that class which is designed for new converts and people who are new to the church. Three out of every five people that graduate from that class go onto stay in the church long term and many even gain positions of service in the church. God is really blessing their Sunday school program.

Bro. Robideau (Missions Director)

On Saturday my family and I went soul winning with Bro. Ossewaarde who is the Dean of Men at the college. He also was a missionary to Russia for 18 years. We knocked doors for several hours with little results. The weather was extremely cold and we were outside. Praise God that we did our part by attempting warn everyone we could about their need for Christ. 

I was asked to give a lecture to the college on Wednesday on the subject of "Reaching Foreigners in the U.S.A." I also want to thank Brother Robideau for coordinating everything for the conference. He did a fantastic job along with all the staff who tended to every need.

Bro. Ossewaarde