November 2024

With Streams of  Living Water”

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•  General information about the church
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MESSAGE FROM MACAU

Hello from Macau. Yep, we are still here waiting on the UK Visa process. We did receive a bit of news last week indicating the process is moving forward, albeit slowly. We remain thankful for each day in Macau and trust the Lord knows the best timing for all these matters to be resolved.

One blessing of this season of waiting is being in Macau for the 120th Anniversary celebration of Macau Baptist Church. Around 1904, Baptist missionaries traveled from Georgia, USA to Macau. Through many difficulties and trials the Lord used them to establish the first Baptist church, actually the first Protestant church, in Macau. The church began with the baptism of five locals in 1904, moved into the current building in 1927, and continues to represent Jesus through a variety of ministries and meetings. We have been more or less a part of this work since 1996.

This past Sunday night, over 240 church members gathered together for a banquet to celebrate the many years of blessing the Lord has given us as a church. Young people and children presented a short dramatization of key historical events in the life of our church. What a joy to see the next generations rejoicing in the record of the Lord’s blessings and embrace a view to the future. Gathered around the tables were friends old and new remembering and rehearsing stories from the years gone by.

Recently we were asked how much of an impact we thought missionaries had made in Macau. The honest answer is, some. The Lord Jesus is the one who has been at work here for many more years than the past 120. Still, there are many people who have experienced better lives because of those who left home and hearth to come here and be the hands, feet, and voice of Jesus. We count ourselves blessed because we have been a witness to what Jesus has done, and continues to do here in Macau.Pray with us as we give thanks for the past and hope for a future seeing even more blessings to come to Macau through Jesus’ life in Macau Baptist Church.

If you want to know more about the faithful people who were involved in establishing Macau Baptist Church, you can read about their lives and work in the book “Like a Tree Planted by Streams of Water: The Baptist Church Takes Root in Macao”.