Evangéliumi Hírnök, 1999 (91. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1999-11-01 / 11. szám

8. oldal 1999. november A nehéz órákban a vendég testvérek segítségével a gyülekezet kórusa Adél kedves énekeiből énekelt. Majd az összevont férfikar szolgált. A vigasztalás igéje angol és magyar nyelven hangzott 2Kor 5:1,6-10 és Jób 1:21 versek alapján. Az ige hirdetésének szolgálatában szombaton a detroiti lelkipásztoron kívül Rév. Robert John­son, a Cornerstone Baptist Church lelkipásztora is részt vett. Mielőtt az Úr Adélt adta, elküldte fiát az Úr Jézus Krisztust, aki halála és feltá­madása által örökéletet ad mindazok­nak, akik hisznek Benne. Aki pedig hisz Őbenne, ha meghal is él. Jobbal valljuk: “az Úr adta, az Ur vette el.” Ugyanaz az Úr, aki Adélt adta nekünk, Ő volt az, aki magához is fogadta. Áldott legyen az Úr neve az Ő megváltott életéért. Azért, hogy Adél megismerte az Urat, követte és hűséggel szolgált Neki. A Szentlélek vigasztaló, gyógyító, megerősítő munkájáért imádkozva ajánljuk a hátramaradt családot az Úr oltalmába. Uram add, hogy míg e földön élünk, mindannyian áldás hordozóid legyünk, hogy áldassék fenséges neved bennünk, általunk és körülöttünk. Pap Enikő Margaret Kovács Nemeth, a beloved child of God went to be with the Lord on April 14, 1999. She was a devoted servant of God who had served her Lord during her entire 95 years. She was the daughter of the Reverend Nicholas Kovács who served as pastor of our Garfield, New Jersey church for many years. She also was a member of our Alhambra, California church and later in our Bethesda Baptist Church here in Palm Bay, Florida. Wherever she was, she served the Lord as a pianist, organist or solist. She also taught Sunday School and was an active mem­ber of our Women’s organizations both on a local level as well as on our Na­tional level, Margaret was a shining example of a devoted servant of God. She was faith­ful in all of her responsibilities. I am sure that she heard the call that is re­corded in Matthew 25:21 “well done, thou good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things; enter into the joy of thy Lord.” HE ONLY TAKES THE BEST God saw she was getting tired and a cure was not to be, So He put His arms around her and whispered, “Come unto me.” With tear-fdled eyes we watched her suffer and fade away, Although we loved her deeply, we could not make her stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands put to rest, God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best. Author unknown Margaret had an abiding and unques­tioning faith and hope in her Lord Jesus Christ. She is in Heaven with those she loved who preceded her, Margaret is survived by her son, Edward, his wife, Elizabeth, two grandchildren and four great grand children, two half sisters and a half brother. Ernest J. Kish SEPTEMBER AT BETHESDA The summer is almost over, yet our weather in Florida is still nice and warm. Like most other places however, we too have our advantages and our disadvan­tages. God has blessed us in so many ways and we are grateful for His loving care. However, at times He must remind us that He is God over all things includ­ing the elements. Thus we witness wind and rain and even hurricanes. The month of September proved to be a rather try­ing month for us. We had lots of rain which helped the growth or our fruit. But we also hosted Hurricane Floyd and all of its damaging results. God had spared us from any major damage but many precautions had to be taken. We had to board up our windows and doors and secure all loose things around the Home. In addition, the authorities man­dated a forced evacuation. This meant that we had to pack up 72 people with all of their medication and personal items and transport them to Orlando, Florida where we found room for them in the basement of a Methodist church. Need­less to say, this was quite a chore. 1 must say however that our personnel did a stellar job to protect our people from the ravages of the storm. As matters turned out however, the storm only brushed our shores and we were spared much dam­age. We wish to thank all those who up­held us in their prayers and called us in­dicating their concern. Unfortunately, I personally was not present at the time since I was away in Europe, but we have devoted employees who took good care of things during the storm. Our staff was in constant touch with our Co-Director, Elmer Kish, during the problem period. ........... ...... —_________ Our Home is progressing very nicely. Our rooms are füled and we have a con­stant demand for openings. God has re­ally been good to us and our residents value the care they are given. Bethesda has many friends who help us in so many ways. We have folks who help us with activities for our residents. Others come in to visit bringing small children and pets to give joy to our residents. Other people also remember us in various ways. We had two of our faithful friends remember Bethesda in their will which left Bethesda certain sums of money upon their death. Two of these faithful friends were Esther Ballai and Ruth Ban. Esther and her husband Emil were at one time administrators at our Home and they saw the work that the Home was doing with God’s ageing children. Ruth Ban was the daughter of one of our founding fathers, Joseph Ban from McKeesport, Pa. She too knew the value of our services to the elderly. We are grateful to God for giving us such faith­ful friends who have kept in touch with us and have valued the work that your Bethesda Home has done for so many years. Most of you are aware of the fact that our Home at this time is up for sale. Up to now, we have had little activity. As soon as we have made progress in this matter I will advise all of our Con­vention people. Our Home is still a haven for God’s people where the love of God is still pro­claimed on a daily basis. Our residents find our chapel a respite in the time of need as well as when services are being conducted. We request your continued prayers. Ernest J. Kish AMSTERDAM 2000 More than 15,000 people all over the world are praying for a gathering of evangelists, theologians, and church leaders from around the world next year, organizers say. Am­sterdam 2000 is expected to be the world’s largest conference of preaching evangelists, involving 10,000 people from 185 countries who speak 25 languages. It will be held July 29 to Aug. 6, 2000, in the Netherlands and be sponsored by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Asso­ciation. “The conference is intended to encourage and equip evangelists for their work in the 21ät century and improve the bond between evange­lists and the local church.” ReligionToday.com

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