Since our last report early in 2023, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ has been gracious and merciful to us in the Gospel Ministry in Lagos, Nigeria. The following are brief remarks on some aspects of the work in Lagos. We continue to receive and welcome visitors to our Sunday morning and evening worship services. On the average, …
Reformed Baptist Minister’s Conference The 7th Reformed Baptist Minister’s Conference was held on November 14-17 in Pokhara, Nepal. The conference was attended by 200 pastors, most were from various regions of Nepal, but some came from neighboring countries such as India and Bhutan. Many came from long distances on bad roads and buses; one pastor …
On November 14-17, the Reformed Baptist Minister’s Conference 2022 will be held in Pokhara, Nepal. Paul Nelson, Edward Dalcour, and John Waldrip will be traveling to Nepal and speaking at the conference. FirstLove is sponsoring the printing of two books, Holiness (J. C. Ryle) and Body of Divinity (Thomas Watson). These books have been translated …
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On November 2-7, Austin Huggins and Tom Smith will be traveling to Lagos to participate in the 2022 Lagos Bible Conference, the 20th anniversary of Sovereign Grace Bible Church, and radio broadcasts. The theme of this year’s Bible conference is Strangers and Pilgrims – Separated and Engaged. Messages are planned on how Christians are on …
As we end this difficult year, the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria is reported to have entered the 4th wave with the omicron variant prevailing. Testing remains low with just about 3 million people tested in a population of 206.1 million people. Our church has continued to observe the recommended safety protocols (as best as we can), …
Before leaving the Washington, DC area for Nigeria, Pastor Tom and Pastor Austin were already celebrating several evident victories that The Lord had secured for the upcoming mission. As many of our readers know, Pastor Joe Jacowitz had just recently entered remission from AML (Acute Myeloid Leukemia), and was beginning a hopeful road to recovery, …
“The Treasure of the Gospel in the Wasteland”The 3rd Pastors and Church Leaders’ Conference Venue: Marikina Convention Center Date & Time: April 26, 2019, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Register “The Treasure of the Gospel in the Wasteland”Pastors and Church Leaders’ Conference Venue: Living Waters of Christ International MinistriesAddress: 6116 Gen. T. De Leon Road …
This Mission Report actually begins January 2018 (the previous year) during the G3 Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. FirstLove Publications was attending G3 for the first time as an exhibitor where Mike Reid (pastor of Grace Fellowship Church in Davenport, Iowa), approached Pastor Joe and began a conversation about mission work occurring in areas within Kenya. …
KENYAFebruary 4rd-11th, 2019 FirstLove Missions will be departing the U.S. on, or before, Monday February 4th and should be arriving in Nairobi, Kenya on the 5th. FirstLove will be breaking ground into this new country we have not yet been. Pastor Murungi Ingweta of Trinity Baptist Church is excited to host the FirstLove Missions team and hopes that the kind …
2018 Nigeria Field Report #2 November 4-6 Sunday-Tuesday Sunday’s group photo of SGBC, Lagos, with Pastor Joe and Pastor Austin. On the first Lord’s Day of the mission we celebrated the 16th Anniversary of Sovereign Grace Bible Church, Lagos. Pastor Joe gave the message on “Enduring in Ministry”. It was well received as the brethren …