{"id":2651,"date":"2021-08-02T09:21:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T13:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/?p=2651"},"modified":"2021-08-02T09:21:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T13:21:59","slug":"by-a-river-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/2021\/08\/02\/by-a-river-side\/","title":{"rendered":"By a river side"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our hearts are rejoicing to hear news from the Philippines!\u00a0 Two weeks ago, a new evangelistic outreach started . . . in Riverside, a neighborhood in the village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/217957237_880264572869475_7234570624093006035_n-600x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/217957237_880264572869475_7234570624093006035_n-600x284.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/217957237_880264572869475_7234570624093006035_n-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/217957237_880264572869475_7234570624093006035_n-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/217957237_880264572869475_7234570624093006035_n-125x59.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/217957237_880264572869475_7234570624093006035_n-250x118.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/217957237_880264572869475_7234570624093006035_n-450x213.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/217957237_880264572869475_7234570624093006035_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/228628951_224155512949225_6508279567370640276_n-600x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/228628951_224155512949225_6508279567370640276_n-600x284.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/228628951_224155512949225_6508279567370640276_n-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/228628951_224155512949225_6508279567370640276_n-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/228628951_224155512949225_6508279567370640276_n-125x59.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/228628951_224155512949225_6508279567370640276_n-250x118.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/228628951_224155512949225_6508279567370640276_n-450x213.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/228628951_224155512949225_6508279567370640276_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is exciting news for many reasons.\u00a0 For one, this might be the result of Kids\u2019 Bible Club in the home last year, and secondly, Riverside is an area that seemed closed to the Gospel a few years ago. But now, we are seeing more and more open doors in this neighborhood.\u00a0 For example, two girls from this neighborhood were baptized last April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/baptism-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/baptism-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/baptism-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/baptism-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/baptism-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/baptism-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/baptism-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/baptism-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2021\/08\/baptism.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Praise the Lord with us for what God is doing in Riverside.\u00a0 Please pray for the leaders of our church who are teaching this new Bible study every Sunday evening.\u00a0 And please pray that the attendees will be faithful to attend to the end, maybe in about six months.\u00a0 Often there is an excitement in the beginning, but many fall away within the first few weeks.\u00a0 And please pray ultimately that more will come to know Jesus as their Savior.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our hearts are rejoicing to hear news from the Philippines!\u00a0 Two weeks ago, a new evangelistic outreach started . . . in Riverside, a neighborhood in the village. 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