The wicked flee when no one pursues, But the righteous are bold as a lion. (Proverbs 28:1)

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Thank you to all of you who have supported this mission with prayers and donations. I can feel your prayers as my family battles a bit of false doctrine in the church (more about this in a moment). I’m also grateful for the financial support that many of you have provided. Although I don’t know the specifics, I do know that many of you have donated more than once. I hope the “Giving Kiosk” link on this blog page for MAURITIUS - NORTH has proved to be an easy way to give back to the Lord through donations. Also, please remember Pastor Dominique and his family when you pray and when you consider giving on-line. They are very worthy and are in desperate need of support.

I had the opportunity to accompany Dominique (Dom) on a pastoral visit in the southern part of Mauritius. Since I had access to a car, I picked up Dom and we went to Daniel’s house. Daniel is the man who has a cancerous tumor on his spine. We sat with him for a bit and then Dom explained how to be saved. Daniel and his mother accepted the Lord and then we prayed for Daniel. Most of the conversation was in Creole, but I was able to lay hands on Daniel as I prayed to God silently in English, while Dom prayed out-loud in Creole.

I've been able to see Dom about 3 or 4 times so far. This weekend Dom, Cindy, Adriel (son 5) and Yamaelle (daughter 2) will stay at our place Sunday evening, until Monday evening, since there is a holiday on Monday. Alexandria (my wife) and I plan on really blessing them with tasty nutritious American-style foods, good fellowship, fun for the kids and a relaxing time (can you relax with young children?).

I’ve been building relationships within the Christian community here on the island, with my goal of filling Pastor Ron’s time with speaking engagements throughout the island when he returns with a team in the summer of 2010. This includes Campus Crusade for Christ, various Christian churches, the Mauritius Bible Training Institute, promoting the pastors conference in Christian news forums, and working with other organizations.

We’ve been especially busy in the local church. We’re initiating a monthly “movie night”, starting with “Fire Proof” in November. The Men’s group is going through the “Be a man” DVD and will then start the foundations class in late November. I'm preparing a study in 1st Peter for a Baptist event titled “Scripture Day” where Baptist Pastors and leaders share in the teaching of one book of the Bible. Alexandria (Alex) is leading a 16-week ladies study titled “Portrait of a woman” and is helping the Lighthouse Primary School (the school our son Jack attends) with various publications. Alex is also helping facilitate the more effective running of the baby/toddler room.

God has provided confirmation that we are doing His will in teaching His Word by having several people comment on how much they enjoy and glean from the teachings. Two Sundays ago, I mentioned that a Calvinist belief that God creates certain people for Hell by preventing them from exercising their free will to choose Christ, was untrue. I said that God knew before the foundations of the world who would choose Him, and God chooses (elects) those that choose Him. From this I discovered that some people in this church (still don’t know how many) are Calvinists! I ended up speaking with two Calvinists about 10 days ago on Sunday afternoon. Again on this last Sunday I had a married couple hand me a letter-size envelop with Calvinist propaganda. They also went on to say that Calvinism is true, etcetera. As uncomfortable as this is, I know I must press on and preach the truth of God. There's more that I would like to share with all of you, but since this is a public blog, it’s best to simply ask for continual prayers from my Church family in Myrtle Beach, and from the larger Christian family throughout the Country. Please pray that God continues to use me, to give me a boldness to teach His truth and to open the hearts of the people here in Mauritius to hear and accept the truth of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We are praying for you in South Carolina.

Bill – Foot washer