At Friend, we baptize every 5 to 6 weeks…it’s very important to us…and it’s always, always a celebration of what God has done!!!done
December 13, 2009
December Baptism
December 3, 2009
Dog the Bountiful Hunter
[Don't read this blog before you read "Dog Gone" below, and before you read that, read "Dog's Baptism" and before you read that watch FriendTips #1 at gregdowey.com]
This is part 4! Who knew it would keep going like this, but this is the coolest story I have heard in some time. It is cool because it keeps showing us the power of God!
Franko (Pope of Biker Church) called me tonight and said, “Greg, Dog was released today from jail! He got 200 yards from the door and called me on his wife’s mobile phone as she was picking him up after his release.” Then Franko told me about how Dog is now being used by God as a bountiful hunter.
“Greg, he was released after 8 days, but now he gets to go back on Wednesday nights and minister to the inmates! And he even shared his testimony while he was in there!!!”
Franko and I both starting laughing with happiness for Dog, and his family. Isn’t this story impossible! It is impossible, but thanks to God all things are possible with Him. Stay tuned because at this rate there will be more for sure to share about Dog! Pray for him and his family right now.
December 3, 2009
Dog Gone (Dog part 3)
Before you read this…make sure you have seen the FriendTips #1 (go to gregdowey.com), then make sure you read “Dog’s Baptism” which is part 2 of this story on this blog page, then you can read part 4 titled, “Dog the Bountiful Hunter”…okay, here we go…
Franko (Biker Church Pope) called me late last Friday afternoon and said, “Greg, pray for Dog, he’s in jail.” I cringed inside and said out loud, “Oh no!” Franko then told me the rest of the story. Dog woke up last Monday morning, 2 days after his baptism and told his wife that he felt that now as a Christ follower, he had to make things right, and with an arrest warrant hanging over his head from a year or so older DUI, he went and turned himself in at the police station. They put him in jail.
Franko then told me that previously at the Baptism,he shared with Dog, that now as a Christ follower, the enemy would tempt him and come after him…Franko then shared about Jesus being in the desert for 40 days and being tempted by Satan…and that was it….he baptized him.
Dog’s wife called Franko after they locked her husband up and said, “Franko, they told me that he would probably be in there 40 days!” Franko said, “Greg, I didn’t have the heart to tell her…yes he will.”
Wow! Isn’t God’s messages and experiences words to live by?!
November 24, 2009
Dog’s Baptism
Many of you have tuned in to FriendTips and you saw the video of Franko talking about his new Biker Friend, Dog, making the decision to follow Christ.
If you missed the story, here it is: http://friendtips.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/hello-world/
Franko and his friends were successful in delivering Dog’s Bike, and Franko kept the peddle to the metal, I think he had to pay for that too! Anyway, they made it back in record time, driving 30 hours straight! They were back at Friend Church on Sunday morning! Cool!
The super cool thing was Franko baptized Dog while he was there. This is what friends do for friends in the Kingdom of God. They love them, they share Christ, and they help them follow Christ as the very best friend. Here’s the deal: Dog’s not a goner, he is a new friend in Christ…Dog!
November 10, 2009
The Great Wall of China
This is Bob and me at the Great Wall last month! We had a debate…see what happens…done
October 28, 2009
October Baptism @ FC
At Friend Church we have baptism every 6 weeks! Baptism is the outward expression of our decision to follow Jesus…. What do I say when I baptize someone? Here it is: “Upon your profession of faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, and in obedience to Him…I baptize you my brother/sister, in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.” done
October 26, 2009
China
Here’s a typical greeting we received when we arrived at our Bible distribution sites…done
October 19, 2009
The Greeting
On Saturday morning, October 10th, we began our Bible distribution in the province of Hunan. It is the largest province in China with…I don’t know, a gazillion people! We had 10,000 Bibles to distribute and when we got to our first site we were met with a marching band! I was not ready for that. It moved me. They wouldn’t win the battle of the marching bands, but it was music in our ears! Watch and listen…done
October 12, 2009
china update from zhengzhou
Friends and FC, it has been a cool weekend. You can’t begin to imagine the scenery. It’s like we were put in the middle of a National Geographic Magazine! The people were hungry for Bibles and they greeted us with like we were the Beatles. Our host pastor is a man of unbelievable vision…and I mean unbelievable! How we need young men like this in Columbia. If you have an opportunity to come next year to see a different world view and how God is at work and experience this and then miss it….then I guess you just miss it. I don’t have anymore words to describe it. Kevin said this, “Who knew there were this many people on the other side of the earth?” It’s mind-boggling. We travel to Beijing tomorrow for a debriefing dinner, then the Great Wall and then hopefully home. I am thinking I want a Rush’s Cheeseburger basket….
