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Word for the World Baptist Ministries 2011 Candidate School

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What another wonderful week of candidate school! Every time I go my sweet Lord gives me exactly what I need. The first time I went I was single, the second time I was married, and this time I am a husband and a father. God is so good to use others to encourage, strengthen, and challenge me in my personal walk with my Lord. Many thanks to the men that preached the messages that God told them to preach and teach. The theme was about running the race with patience (Hebrews 12:1). I surely need for my God to give me patience. During the week, Bro. Fred Wall, missionary to Haiti for over 30 years was in to teach us young missionaries a few things about mission work. It was exciting to hear his stories of the Lord’s provision and protection. Souls are getting saved and lives are being transformed for the glory of our dear God. This makes me want to be in the Philippines even more but God has a plan. I wholeheartedly believe that He will get us in the field in His time. Sometimes we want to do the work of God right now and we don’t realize that He wants us to prepare first so that when the time comes we will be ready and more effective at the job. A preacher once said, “God is more interested in making us than He is using us.” Another preacher said, “Time spent in preparation is not wasted time.”

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Tent Revival in Harmony, PA~2011

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Abigail went to her very first tent revival in Harmony, Pennsylvania just a few days after she was born. Being a dad has been so much fun!  Elizabeth and I really enjoyed taking our little one to her first service on the road.  She did really well, hopefully this is a glimpse of how she’ll do once we’re full time on the road again.  It was a blessing to see many of our friends at the tent meeting.  Of course, Abigail stole the show and our friends seemed to forget all about us once they saw the baby.  We had so much fun and we were even able to schedule a couple of meetings in the process.

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It’s A Girl!

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AbbieOur little family has finally become a trio! Abigail Elisabeth Baran came to us on Wednesday afternoon, June 8th, 2011. She was just one day past her due date, weighing in at a healthy 7 lbs. 11 oz.  There is absolutely nothing that can prepare you for receiving such a precious gift.  Elizabeth and I are so excited to finally have our Abbie with us!  We praise the Lord for giving us this beautiful baby girl. Thank you all so much for your well wishes and prayers! Both Abbie and Elizabeth are doing great!  We’ll try to put pictures on the blog soon!

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