Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. – 2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV

How joyful it is to see our loved ones professing their faith in Jesus our Lord!  Shiloh Fellowship rejoiced as God added new members to the church during their Water Baptism Service on July 12, 2020.  A sister of a long time church member joined after attending for several years.   Three out of the four who were baptized are new believers.  Administering this momentous occasion were Pastor Ed Popovich, the founder of Shiloh Fellowship and Pastor Bob Rizor, who was charged to lead the church along with his wife Joy Rizor last July 2019.    Over the dinner celebration after the baptism, Pastor Joy exhorted the group to live new lives in Christ. She said,  “If there’s no change when you come up from the water, then all you did was get wet.” After coming out of the water, those who were baptized testified to the world that they were changed persons. 

The LORD promises in 2 Chronicle 7:14 that:  “if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” (ESV).

On August 5, 2020, Full Gospel Assemblies heeded the call for prayers for the people of Beirut who were hit by massive explosions last Aug 4, 2020.  The blasts were produced by tons of stored ammonium nitrate in the port area.  As of August 14,  the explosion caused 110 deaths, wounded 6,000 and displaced 300,000 Beirut residents.  Along with thousands of damaged or leveled structures, the grain silos within Beirut were destroyed, cutting down the city’s grain stocks to less than a month’s supply.