What the Fire Could Not Destroy

On August 22, 2006, the auditorium of Grace Baptist Church in Fair Oakes, California, was completely burned by a fire started by an arsonist. The fellowship hall at the church was not burned but had smoke damage. The church under the leadership of Pastor Charles Carter has continued with services on the property in their fellowship hall.

When Pastor Carter contacted BIMI Assistant USA Director Bob Larson concerning the fire, a date was set and Reseeding America coordinated plans for a large Scripture distribution and revival to be held at the church in early 2007. Meanwhile, California pastors helped raise funds to purchase ten thousand Romans booklets.

In spite of temperatures in the low twenties and teens, January 11-13, 2007, saw RESEEDING AMERICA, Northern California pastors and churches and two pastors from the Phoenix, AZ, area all working together with Grace Baptist Church to distribute door to door nine thousand packets of the book of Romans and a flyer about the church. The flyer for the church had pictures of the fire and a headline that read "Come see what the fire could not destroy!"

Services were held each evening during the distribution. On the Sunday after the distribution, the temperature in nearby Sacramento was a chilly twenty-two degrees. In spite of the weather, a good number of visitors attended the morning and evening services. At this writing they are still seeing visitors coming to the church, thanks to all of the pastors, churches and individuals who prayed and helped with this effort in Northern California. What a blessing to see the grace of God at work in these churches. This kind of support and cooperation must be what Paul was talking about when he thanked God for their fellowship in the Gospel to the Philippian church.

Please pray for Grace Baptist Church and the reconstruction of their auditorium. The RESEEDING AMERICA Church Restoration ministry works with churches that have experienced set backs. Contact us for more information concerning this ministry.


Hungry workers enjoy a lunch break


A good group from Bay area churches gather on a chilly Saturday morning to distribute packets for Grace Baptist.

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RESEEDING AMERICA organized and assisted in "Operation Saturation" at Bethel Baptist Church, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, October 25-28, 2006. Jim Sanders is the pastor of this church which is five years old. Six thousand John and Romans booklets along with a flyer about the church were distributed door to door over the three days. Revival services were held each night during the distribution. Pictured here are volunteers who came to help in this distribution from Talking Rock Road Baptist Church, Branson, MO, Friendship Baptist Church, Highland, AR, and members of Bethel Baptist Church. The groups did a wonderful job of distributing packets door to door. The church from Branson, MO, also supplied the printing for the John and Romans. Two souls were saved during the distribution and a good number of visitors attended the services after "Operation Saturation."

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In August of 2006 RESEEDING AMERICA was asked to organize and conduct a large Romans distribution for Mile Straight Baptist Church in Soddy Daisy, TN. The church’s congregation was encouraged to put together and distribute eight thousand door hanger literature bags over a three day period. Invitations were placed in the packets to attend the dedication of their newly remodeled auditorium. A Romans booklet was also placed in the packet.

On dedication Sunday, Pastor Tom Goss reported that the congregation had between seventy-five to one hundred visitors in attendance. And there were fifteen that trusted Christ as their Saviour. Recently Pastor Goss e-mailed RESEEDING AMERICA to report that on a Sunday in January, eleven people had come to join their church and four came as a direct result of RESEEDING AMERICA distribution held last fall. For more information on how RESEEDING AMERICA can help your church, please call us at Baptist International Missions at 423-344-5050.

Mile Straight members getting packets ready to distribute

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When RESEEDING AMERICA assists new churches and churches in decline, it takes thousands of Romans books to do a distribution for these churches. Can we count on your monthly support of our "Seed Bank Fund" to help us sow the seed of the Word of God across America in this ministry? Send your gift to "Seed Bank Fund" RESEEDING AMERICA c/o BIMI P.O. Box 9215, Chattanooga, TN 37412.

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Scot C & Katie Daku -  AMERICAN SAMOA
Paul J & Wendy Daku Jr -  FIJI ISLANDS
James & Dawn Daley -  INDONESIA