The Baran Family

We were invited to Templo Bautista del Monte Calvario to be a part of a missions conference there in Austin, Texas.  It was an awesome week!  The people were very friendly and personable.  This Spanish church started as a ministry of Capitol City Baptist Church and has grown into a thriving work. I really got to know the people while I attended college at Capitol City Baptist Church.  It was great to go back and introduce my wife to the church and see how they were doing.  Words cannot express our thankfulness for all they did for us while we were with them! This church was an enormous blessing to us and we pray the Lord will greatly bless them for that!

The Lord provided the opportunity for me to return to Austin, Texas where I attended college at Capitol City Baptist Church.  The people there became very special to me during my four years of institute.  This was the first time that I was able to go back with my wife and present our work as a couple.  We thoroughly enjoyed our time visiting friends and meeting new faces at the church.  They have been faithfully supporting us for a year now!

We were in a three day missions conference in Jamestown, NY with Pastor Erickson and Lighthouse Baptist Church.  I had gone to Pastor Erickson’s church many years ago when my family and I would visit my grandmother.  It was neat to go back to Lighthouse Baptist Church as a missionary.  I’m amazed to see what the Lord has done in my life in such a short amount of time. During the conference the church hosted an amazing International dinner. The people really went all out and took care of our needs throughout the entire conference.  Deputation has been a great experience for my wife and I.  The Lord has brought a lot of wonderful people across our path.

After being in their missions conference earlier this year, Pastor Staub invited us back for a one day meeting. It was great to see everyone again!  The Wednesday night service was well attended and it was really neat to have several individuals let us know they’ve been keeping us in prayer.  That’s a wonderful encouragement!  Financial support is always a huge blessing but what’s even better is the prayer of fellow believers.