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by Anthony Baker | February 20, 2020 · 9:33 am

What’s Up, Jamaica! Looking Forward to Meeting You!

The Final Countdown

Today marks one month until I will be in Jamaica finding a “lucky egg” to kiss (that’s a Cool Runnings reference)! That’s right, next month I am going to Jamaica for bobsled training!

Not really… no bobsled training… but if there’s anybody with a lucky egg, then…

Image result for cool runnings lucky egg gif Seriously, I will be going to Jamaica next month to preach in revival services and minister in the community of Morant Bay. (I wonder if my friend David Welford has been there? Probably)

This will be my first trip to Jamaica and my first trip to any Caribbean location.

Prayers Needed

One thing you need to know is that this is not, for me, a “short-term mission trip.” I am not going to Jamaica to see the sites, hang out with the locals, get some cool pictures, and come back pretending I was Apostle Paul.

My intention is to encourage, embolden, and bless the Christians who will gather to hear the Word of God preached. They are the ones who will be doing the work of the Church long after the team I’m with will be gone. Therefore, I want to be sure to give them what they will need to prepare them for the future.

Now, I will be doing more than just preaching in church services; I will be doing other ministry while I am there, including visiting schools, hospitals, maybe a jail, and who knows what else. So, it will be busy, that’s for sure.

I know it’s not on the schedule, but I would really love to be able to speak as a chaplain to the local police. Please pray that opportunity will become available.

Blessed To G0!

I haven’t mentioned this until now, but I have been tremendously blessed to have my travel expenses covered! What a blessing and a relief! If for no other reason than that, I want this trip to be a resounding success.

But beyond the funds to get there and back, it takes money to cover personal expenses, such as baggage fees, clothing (that I don’t normally wear around here), small gifts for the local elders, transportation, food, and any unforeseen incidentals.

IF, and only if, you feel led to donate any amount to help cover the incidental expenses, you can click on the PayPal tab on my blog and give that way. Or, you can send your gift to the church address: Bethlehem Baptist Church, P.O. Box 85, Warthen, GA, 31094.

Let’s Meet!

Lastly, if you actually live in Jamaica and read this blog, I’d love to meet you in person next month! Again, I will be in Morant Bay, so let’s get together over a cup of Blue Mountain 🙂

God bless!

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by Anthony Baker | February 17, 2020 · 7:54 pm

Kumusta, Philippines!

I’ve never been to the Philippines, but I know people who have. As a matter of fact, my daughter was planning on going there several years ago, but then there was a tsunami.

Just recently I saw in the news that the President of the Philippines was going to kick the U.S. military out of the country, because America is “rude.” I hate that. I hope it doesn’t happen. Think of all our nations have been through together! Our military and our people still think of the sacrifices you made during WW2. Thank you!

I don’t know who in the Philippines reads my blog. Maybe they just stumble upon it. But to whomever you are, thank you for stopping by. It’s an honor.

May God bless your country with peace!

Anthony Baker (The Recovering Legalist)

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by Anthony Baker | January 15, 2020 · 5:07 pm

Bună ziua, Romania!

Romania

I have a very special place in my heart for Romania. So many memories.

If I could take you to a box full of pictures, I could tell you story after story about the cities I visited, the people I met, the food I enjoyed, the time I came close to dying after drinking the water, the relationships, the church services, and the fish soup I just couldn’t eat.

If we had a while, I’d tell you why “Este o zi bună pentru a muri” became a repeated phrase every time we got in a car. What does it mean? It’s a good day to die.

I’d love to tell you about an overnight ride through the foothills of the Transylvanian Alps in a sleeper car straight out of an Agatha Christie novel.

You’d get a chuckle if I told you the story of me telling a Russian girl of the Romanian tree-dwelling vaca while walking through a park.

You’d laugh at the story of what led to recording a beautiful Romanian girl play her guitar and sing in a pink-tiled bathroom.

You might even tear up at the stories of sharing the gospel and Bibles with people who had been crushed under the foot of a communist dictator. And, how would you react if I showed you a picture of the approximately 80 people that accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior in one meeting I preached in village outside of Alexandria?

You’d be fascinated with the flag I was given, a flag with a hole in the center, a tattered piece of cloth that was actually drug through the streets of Timisoara during the revolution of 1989, just 2 years before (30 years ago, now).

But that was then – this is now.

And Romania has internet, internet users, and people who read my blog once in a while.

I’d love to find out whatever happened to the 80 in that village.

Maybe they’re the one’s who visit this site! Wouldn’t that be great?

Mulțumesc, Romania!

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by Anthony Baker | January 14, 2020 · 2:58 pm

A Post About A Talk About Myself (and Social Media)

Tonight I am going to be speaking to a group of men…

…about 40 of them.

What was the subject about which I was asked to speak?

Social Media!

More specifically, how I’ve used it and how I’m using it now to promote and further the ministry.

Hmmm. What could I say?

Let me think…

We are here for such a time as this.
Social media is a tool. And like all tools, it can either be used for good or evil.
If you can’t handle the heat, stay out of the comment sections.
What you write is eternal.
You don’t have to be famous or have a huge following to make a difference.
Don’t let it consume you.
Christian bloggers are internet missionaries, so treat every article, post, or tweet as a ministry opportunity.
Don’t bury your talent.
Every open door and window is one that can be closed at any moment.
Pray before you post.

Well, there ya go! I think I’ll just use that as my outline for tonight. What do you think?

Heck, each one of those points could be a blog post! 😉

In the meantime, enjoy some gratuitous pictures of my granddaughter, Emma. She’s ONE!

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by Anthony Baker | January 12, 2020 · 5:34 am

Sawubona, South Africa!

Sawubona is Zulu for “greetings” or “hello.”

I’ve never been to South Africa, but I was very close a few years ago when I was in Zimbabwe. As a matter of fact, while I was there I enjoyed two items that came from South Africa: a great mattress and Peri Peri hot sauce (which I love).

I know I have a few followers/subscribers in South Africa. Please know that I appreciate you and pray for you and your country.

If you are in South Africa reading this, leave a comment! We’d love to hear from you.

Hamba Kahle!

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by Anthony Baker | January 8, 2020 · 11:12 pm

Namaste, India!

It never fails to amaze me how this blog can be read by people around the world in places I may never be able to visit. Therefore, I want to start doing some shout-outs, some “hello’s” to my friends and readers in all these distant, far-off lands.

Today I want to say Hello (namaste) to all you guys in India! Howdy!

It is an honor that you would stop by and read my blog. Please leave a comment, if you would, and tell us about yourself 🙂

God bless you!

Anthony

Aluu Greenland! Welcome!

Visits from Greenland

Even though its size makes it the 12th largest country, Greenland’s total population would fit into a small American town.

I am so excited to see that someone – or maybe three – in Greenland visited my blog, today!

You may think nothing of this, but to me it is really a big, big deal. I have never had a single hit from Greenland until today. Never! It has been one of those continents I’ve always wanted to reach, but could never get a bite. Happy day!

I had my accountant wife run the numbers for me, so let me put this in perspective. Based on statistics I dug up from the CIA and Wikipedia (probably equally reliable), getting three (3) views in one day from Greenland (population less than 57k) would be the same as getting 22,991 from America!

For crying out loud, as of 2013 they had only 16,384 IPv4 addresses! That’s less than 0.05% of the world’s total!

How many of YOU get 23,000 views a day, huh?

Needless to say, this is pretty cool… all the ice in Greenland aside.

Don’t Be Strangers

Dear visitor[s] from Greenland, don’t be a stranger! Now that you’ve visited my little sight at least once, maybe even three times, why not keep coming back?

Better yet, how about you leave a comment and let us know a little about yourself? That would be awesome!