HE’S HERE! Paul Anthony Rader arrived March 13th, 2012, at 12:01p.m. He weighed in at 9lbs.2oz. He and his triumphant mother are doing very well. Savannah and Daddy could not be more proud of them. To make time for baby Paul’s arrival we had to reschedule a few weeks worth of meetings. In spite of all this in the past two months we still had 12 meetings in five different states. In addition to this we have re-visited 10 churches while tending to mother and baby. One great blessing while re-visiting
these churches was to see how people remembered what we taught on our previous visit. Carlos, a junior-age boy in Douglasville, GA, remembered four illustrations seven months later. April, a lady from Nebo, NC, came up to me and with a smile said, “Macedonia” in reference to a lesson taught six months earlier. What an encouragement!
Just days before Paul was born I had the privilege to visit a man that I had led to Christ last April. He immediately invited me in to pray for Joan, his wife, and her health. After we prayed I began to witness to Joan. After witnessing for about thirty minutes, Joan had a bad seizure which even prevented her from breathing at intervals. We waited there for about half an hour more until she was able to converse again. I said to Joan, “I do want to continue our conversation but I can come back another time
if you would like for us to leave now.” She answered, “No, I’m okay, I want to continue.” Moments later Joan trusted Christ as her only hope for eternity. Praise God!
What a thrill it has been for us to see God rise to meet each and every need that has come our way. There’s been new grace at every mile-marker. For example, our van was overheating on our way to church one Sunday evening. At church that same evening we met a mechanic named Ivan. Ivan told us to bring our van by the shop. Without a charge, he fixed our radiator, put on two new tires, and balanced and rotated the tires. What a great and awesome God we serve!
We cannot thank you enough for all your prayers. We are certainly seeing them answered day by day. As of April 1st, we have now been on full-time deputation for one year. After being in over 100 churches, we currently have about 30% of the monthly support we need to raise. Please pray that we can get to Peru with the good news in time. We thank the Lord for His kindness and His love shown through you by love, support, and prayers. Please continue to pray for God to show His greatness and protection to us on our deputation trail and in Peru. God bless you.
His For Souls,
Mark, Sarah,
Savannah, and Paul Rader
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