Saturday, June 08, 2013
“John answered them all, saying, ‘I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.’”
(Luke 3:16)
Dear Kingdom Supporters,
Love, joy, and peace in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ! I trust that this letter finds you and your family exactly where you belong—in the length, width, height, and depth of God’s steadfast love (Ephesians 3:18)! In Jesus’ mighty name, let that truth penetrate the depths of your heart: He is faithful!
I am contacting you because it is missions season! Having already been sent to Malaysia and Thailand the past two years, I am now getting ready for my third mission trip with New Philadelphia Church. From July 26 to August 2, I will be in General Santos, Philippines with twelve other anointed missionaries to encourage, exhort, and build-up the saints! My church has sent missions teams to General Santos a few times before and the Lord moved powerfully during those trips, but I’m expecting even more this time--more miracles, more salvations, and more manifestations of the Father’s love, amen?! We will be holding revival meetings at local congregations in addition to ministering at a Bible college retreat. I feel like the Lord has stirred my heart to see the Holy Spirit overwhelm the young people we will be serving. In many churches today, a water baptism of repentance is heavily emphasized, and rightly so, for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). But equally important to our water baptism is our baptism into the Holy Spirit. John the Baptist and his ministry of water baptism was actually just the prelude to Jesus and his ministry of baptizing us with the Holy Spirit and with fire (Luke 3:16). The believer in Jesus Christ never graduates from the practice of confessing and repenting, but without the Holy Spirit we don’t have the ability to stay free from sin and walk in the fullness of life God intends for us—self-control is a fruit of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23)! My prayer for all the Filipinos we meet on this trip is that they would not only believe in Jesus, but that they would be filled with His Spirit!
I hope you share in my enthusiasm to see His Spirit poured out on the people of General Santos! First, I could really use your prayer support during this time. Please stand with me in payer on behalf of myself, my team, and the Filipino people. Additionally, I’m looking for financial partners. The total cost of the trip is 1,000,000krw (about $1,000), but I need to raise 750,000krw (about $750) to cover the remainder of my trip costs. Please prayerfully consider contributing and then visit http://support.newphilly.cc.
Thank you for reading!
much love,
Todd Baty
(010) 7453-1985