Oak Grove Baptist Church

From The Heart

A missionary to Africa told the story of an elderly woman who was reached with the gospel. Though she was blind and could neither read nor write, she wanted to share her newfound faith with others. She went to the missionary and asked for a copy of the Bible in French. When she got it, she asked the missionary to underline John 3:16 in red and mark the page it was on so she could find it. The missionary wanted to see what she would do, so one day he followed her.

In the afternoon, just before school let out, she made her way to the front door. As the boys came out when school was dismissed, she would stop one and ask if he knew how to read French. When he said “Yes,” she would ask him to read the verse that was marked in red. Then she would ask, “Do you know what this means?” and tell him about Christ.

The missionary said that twenty-four of the schoolboys that lady led to the Lord became pastors.

This month there is a Mission Emphasis on which we will take up an offering on the last Sunday of March. Our goal is once again $13,000.00. Dr. William Pierce, president of the Baptist Village Communities will be our guest preacher on March 29th in the morning worship service. Please be in prayer and seek the Lord’s guidance as to what He would have you give to our three-mission emphasis.

Bro. Kyle