News from the
Rosses in Indonesia
February, March, April
2004
Dear Pastor and Praying Friends,
We are now 3 months into our brand new
year---2004. We are very thankful for Gods blessings. and for your
prayers and support for our ministry, here in Indonesia. It is almost
time here for election of a new president, and there are 24 parties running.
So far , the police are doing a great job of keeping things in hand.
Do pray that things will continue to run smoothly, and that the new
president will be receptive to Christians.
The daughter of Bp. Julius received
Christ as her Savior, for which we are thankful. Bp. Julius
resigned as pastor of the church in Jogya, and Bp Tomas and his wife Zeny
are now serving the Lord in the Jogya church. We have moved to another
building in Jogya, which we were able to rent for two years. We
have changed the name of the church to the Agape Independent Baptist Church
of Jogya. There is now a sweet loving spirit, and we are
so thankful, God is blessing and we have had several visitors lately.
We have a lady that is to be baptized soon, and we are thankful for
her salvation.
Bp. Tomas is a recent graduate of our Bible
Institute in Purworejo. He and Zeney were married on Feb 5th and it
was our privilege to stand in as Bp. Tomas's parents, as his
folks live on another island, and were not able to attend the wedding.
Zeny is also from another island, and our good friends, Bp and Ibu
Jonathan took the place of her parents. It was a beautiful
wedding and we were so happy to be a part of it. I preached, and
married them as well.
Bp. Robin from the Faith Independent Baptist
Church in Cangkip/Purworejo is doing well. He, his wife, and little
girl have all been ill with various ailments, that included hospital stays
for each of them. Pray for his wife, Ibu Mae as their 2nd child
is due any time. Last week after visitation, we stopped for a bite to
eat, and a young man Andie age `17, that we have known for quite
some time, joined us, while we waited for the food. Andie, began
to question us about the Bible, and we answered him, and gave him a
little tract on Peace with God. He read it over several
times, and also read Bible verses that we shared with him. We asked
him if he would like to accept Jesus and he said, Yes, he would. He
bowed his head, and asked Jesus into his heart. We praise
the Lord for his salvation. Please pray for Andie, and for the
follow up lessons.
Bp. Yohanes Solmon in Solatiga needs your
help to finish his church building. Everything is now on hold, as the
money is gone. Since it is rainy season here, things will
deteriorate quickly, if the building is not finished. Please pray.
Pray for a dear lady in his church from another faith. She began
coming to ladies meeting, and last month, Carole was privileged to lead her
to the Lord. Please pray for her, as she begins her new life with
Christ.
Our Bible Institute in Purwejo, and in the
extension schools are doing fine. Please pray for our students ,
and for the teachers as well. What a wonderful opportunity
to teach these young people, that they might then go out, and teach
their own people about Gods Word.
In closing, we say thanks so much for
your part in our work here in Indonesia. May God bless each of you is
our prayer. Yesaya 40:31
His for souls,
Dave and Carole Ross, Indonesia
Happy Birthday:
Maggie 2 on Feb 23, Alex 3 on April 23,
Sue on April 23, David on April 26