2022 March Newsletter

COMPLETION FOR DEDICATION:

On Cornerstone’s new church building they have run some thick gaged wire up the outside of the building for the meter box we hope to get soon; they have covered all the light switches and the plug sockets; CBBC still need banisters for the staircase, lighting, construction of the bathrooms in the back of the property, preparing of the grounds, and entrance gates. It would be great to see it completed by the time we have our Building Dedication which will be May 29, 2022.  Thanks to Calvary Baptist, Bible Baptist, Church at Troy, and First Baptist for giving to these projects.     

                                                    

THE BIBLE HAS THE ANSWER:

In Our Visiting the Bible has the Answers! On our soulwinning/visitations efforts in Anaji and in Sekondi we are passing out John and Romans some refuse but most take. At the last of January visiting down in Sekondi with CBBC my wife got to lead 2 teenagers to the Lord, a brother and sister, Eric and Anthea and I got to lead a teenager to the Lord, Esther. Up in Anaji during our visiting for the Anaji Bible Study we notice a little bit of a change in having a more “elite”attitude in some places. Jesus making reference to the religious, self-righteous Pharisees in Matthew 9:12-13said, … “They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”We are faithful in doing our job because there is someone out there that knows they are sinners and will repent. There are 2 men that within the last 2 weeks I have met from 2 different parts of town. They both have given me some of their background and are looking for an answer. Please pray for them. Their names are Asamoah and Richard. I’m not sure how far it will go. With that being said there are some that are afraid to speak in favor of us and even come to us for fear of others in what others will say or do like ostracizing them from the African Society. The Bible says in John 7:13,“Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.”

Eric on left, Anthea on right end, brother and sister in between

Esther (middle)

In Our Teaching the Bible has the answers! It is a joy to be back teaching Bible on Fridays during the Anaji school’s worship time. My wife teaches the 1^stgrade, Nehemiah teaches 2^nd-3^rdgrades, Bro Prince teaches half of the 6^thgrade, and I teach the other half of the 6^thgrade. We would like to teach every class, and I believe we would have that opportunity, but since COVID there are restrictions on class sizes and the class rooms have been adapted to smaller sizes although we stretch that. We have given the 6^th grade New Testaments, the teachers and the headmistress whole Bibles in the classes Prince and I teach in. We have Sword Drills, questions on the previous Bible lesson and then teach the days lesson. Sometimes even the teacher asks questions! God is working! I believe that I am getting across to them that the BIBLE is what is to govern the Christian, It has our answers, and It is our guide. And then off to the K-School to teach. 

Another joy we have is going to the Deaf School of Sekondi Sunday Mornings before our regular services in Anaji at the Anaji Bible Study. Sometimes I think more of the Bible sinks into the Deaf than the hearing. Jackie’s class is 1^st–3^rd, Nehemiah’s class is 4^th-6^th and my class is the Junior High grades without limitations of Covid Restrictions. We also gave out Bibles at the Deaf School. During morning worship. I have a student write out the lesson that I have prepared for them while I write out some questions from the previous week’s lesson. On the previous lesson taught many of them have written down the lesson and look over it during the week then when I get there and ask questions many 

looking in their Bibles that we gave them and find the answers. After the Bible Lesson of that Sunday is signed and taught, then I have them go over the lessons learned from that days Bible Story. God is at work there! In Our Church the Bible has the Answers! In my teaching of ABS’s Evening Bible Classes we have finished up through chapter 4 in I Corinthians. It has been hard, but many lessons are being taught from this most valuable book! Eph 5:26, “That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,”

                 

Linda/Jackie visiting

Mack, Prince, Ben, Emmanuel going out visiting

 PRAYER REQUEST:

Please pray for a friend of mine and Pastor in Bucyrus, Ohio, Dan Dornbirer. Dan  and his family need some special prayer the next few days, 1st for God to miraculously remove his tumor by March 15th and if not that all will go well in the surgery removing his tumor scheduled for the March 15th. The surgery is very intense and serious. The tumor is setting practically on his heart and the surgeons may also have to remove his lung. This could prove to be fatal. Pray that God will give them peace and comfort in this situation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

BITS OF BREAD: 

 As John the Baptist Immersed people with water, we spiritually need to Immerse people with the Water of the Word In Sowing It, In Teaching It, In Preaching It, and In Living It! Immersing people into the Word of God is helping show people Christ and God’s Way as the Right Way! “And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.” – John 1:31

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Matthew J Siekbert~~~~~~~~~~