{"id":3208,"date":"2019-10-05T01:28:55","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T17:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/darryl-jordan\/?p=3208"},"modified":"2019-10-05T01:38:37","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T17:38:37","slug":"i-will-be-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/darryl-jordan\/2019\/10\/05\/i-will-be-next\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI will be next.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Written by Stephen and Ginger Jordan<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2019\/10\/Aman-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2338\"\/><figcaption>Aman<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In August 2017, one of our eldest believers, Aman,\nsaid, \u201cI will be next.\u201d&nbsp; Was he referring\nto getting baptized?&nbsp; No.&nbsp; Was he referring to teaching a new Bible\nstudy?&nbsp; No.&nbsp; Was he referring to his own death?&nbsp; Yes.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The day that Aman made this comment was shortly after the death of another believer.&nbsp; Logically, due to his age and health condition, yes, Aman should have been next.&nbsp; However, in 2018, two other believers died.&nbsp; So, Aman wasn\u2019t next after all.&nbsp; Just a couple of weeks ago though, Aman\u2019s health suddenly deteriorated, and he passed away.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2019\/10\/Gerry-287x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2339\"\/><figcaption>Gerry sharing the Good News at the funeral<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like most believers, Aman\u2019s grown children didn\u2019t\nshare his faith in Jesus Christ.&nbsp; This\nalways leads to a clash with the family of the deceased as they want to give\nhim a traditional burial.&nbsp; However, Aman\u2019s\nfamily did recognize that he was a member of our church and welcomed our participation\nin his funeral.&nbsp; We were able to share\nabout Aman\u2019s faith and the Good News of salvation through the work of Jesus\nChrist.&nbsp; Please pray with us that\nsomehow, through Aman\u2019s death others will desire to know more of the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2019\/10\/Funeral-procession-600x314.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2340\"\/><figcaption>Funeral Procession<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will remember Aman as a faithful believer who sat\non the front row every Sunday.&nbsp; He will\nbe greatly missed by us and the church family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Stephen and Ginger Jordan In August 2017, one of our eldest believers, Aman, said, \u201cI will be next.\u201d&nbsp; Was he referring to getting baptized?&nbsp; 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