Grandma Eva’s Story
Grandma Eva was baptized at age 83 on Sept. 22, 2019, by Pastor Richard Mittwede, Missionary/Campus Pastor of University Lutheran Church, Austin, Texas. After coming to America many years ago,
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Kristina’s Story—Baptized and Deployed
On July 13, Fortress celebrated its first baptism! Kristina, a 29-year-old Army soldier, was baptized into the faith. Raised as a Muslim and Hindu, she had not learned about the
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Go Therefore and Make Disciples
It was a group of young people who made the connection. While serving on a summer mission trip, a youth mission team met a young mom and her children near
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“What hinders me from being baptized?”
The story of Philip’s encounter with the Ethiopian eunuch recorded in Acts 8:26-40 is familiar to most of us: 1. Philip called by God to go down the road from
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What Prevents Me From Being Baptized?
That’s what the Ethiopian asked Philip the deacon and evangelist in Acts 8:36. The Good News of Jesus created a craving for the fullness of God’s gifts. The same craving
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