Thank you Mount Ararat for your continued giving.  Your generosity is advancing the Kingdom.  A little goes a long way in a developing country like Southern Sudan.  Keep praying and keep giving.  It is making a difference.

Let’s keep praying for Pastor Tony and the community of Imago Dei as they faithful serve God and His Kingdom in North Carolina.  They began worship services on September 11, 2011 so hear what is happening with them. 

Dear Partners in the Gospel, 

First, we want to say thank you again for your kind support of us at Imago Dei. We are humbled by your kindness to us and we are so thankful for what your gifts are helping us do in the City of Raleigh. 

We just wanted to give you guys a quick update of what your support is allowing us to do. Here is a short video update from Tony from about a month ago. Since that time we have grown to 82 Covenant Members, around 175 in weekly attendance, and over a 100 people meeting in our 8 Growth Groups throughout the week in homes. 

In addition, we just had our first baptism. A blog was posted recently on this time of Baptism at our Website. It was a sweet time as a local church here (Wake Crossroads Baptist Church) allowed us to use their facilities on a Tuesday night. All of our Growth Groups came together for a time of fellowship around food, singing, prayer, teaching on Baptism, and then our first Baptism. We believe this is just the first of many. 

A Couple of Prayer Requests:

Please pray that we will see many more baptisms and that God would add to our number daily those who are being saved. 

In addition, we would love prayer as we begin to scout out more permanent facilities in which to meet. Because of our quick growth and the vision we have for mission to the city we believe that a more permanent facility is really the next step for us. This development has come much quicker than we anticipated, but we are thankful for the quick growth. 

Please pray for these requests and that God would continue to show us favor for the Glory of Christ’s name in Raleigh and throughout the nations. 

–

Nathan Akin

Sola Scriptura. Sola Fide. Sola Gratia. Solus Christus. Soli Deo Gloria

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Disciple-Making Pastor, Imago Dei Church

Church Partnership Liaison, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Director, Baptist21

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