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The Lord has given us some excellent opportunities this month to preach the Gospel to people that have not heard the Gospel before. I was invited to speak at a housewarming ceremony, where there were about 30 people, both believers and non-believers. The opportunity was a joy to... Keep Reading

Dear HeartCry and Friends, From September to mid-November, our church hosted four seminar students for a pastoral internship. I decided to share their entire internship experience with you when it was finished, so the report was delayed. The pastoral internship has two parts. The first part was led by the seminar... Keep Reading

Dear HeartCry and Supporters, GREETINGS in the Lord! First of all, I give thanks to our God for His guidance in the gospel ministry as well as in my personal and family life. He has blessed our ministry with visible fruits during the past months. Although there were difficulties in many areas of the ... Keep Reading

Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy Name (Psalm 33:20-21). It is also true that He makes our heart glad by giving us opportunities to serve Him. Isn’t it? That’s what I have experienced these last two months. I just want to share with you some events that happened over the last two months. Keep Reading

“Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have ransomed me, O Lord, God of truth.” Psalm 31:5 Dear Brothers and Sisters, Greetings in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ! Praise the Lord for His provision and grace in my trip Germany and Romania. For nearly two weeks, I got the privilege an... Keep Reading

On October 18-29, I (Matt) traveled to Bali and Timor Leste. A team from New Orleans had come to visit. We served for a few days in Bali, teaching several times at a Baptist church. We also had the chance to teach a family in a village who has just come to faith in Christ. The family comes from a Muslim ... Keep Reading

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Praise God for giving His church the ordinance of the Lord's Supper. The ordinance announces the Gospel, reminds us of our Lord's love for us, exhorts us to take sin seriously, and fills us with the hope that we will see our Redeemer soon. Our hope is that we will stand spotle... Keep Reading

Most of the Christian ministry is hidden from public view. Yes, you have the public proclamation of God’s Word several times a week, but even that, I would argue is the fruit of hours of private study and personal prayer. In fact, most of the impact the Christi... Keep Reading

Dear Friends, On September 27-28, 2019, at a forum of churches in East Timor, the Lord Jesus gave me a special opportunity to teach a Biblical doctrine taken from "Baptist Confession of Faith 1689" on the topic of "God and the Holy Trinity." This gathering includes various non-Catholic denominations (Pentecostal,... Keep Reading

“I write so to you so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and the support of the truth.” - 1 Tim. 3:14 Dear brothers and sisters, As I have been preaching thr... Keep Reading