Now we have seven married couples in the church and we are happy to help each other to have great marriages in God! Glory to God that he is changing people's lives and giving Mongolian people hope for a better life.
Editor's Note: This report was written last May by the brother leading the church in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. You can read more about Bayantur and the Mongolian church by reading an article from July, 2005 by Steve Chin: "Open Grassland and Open Hearts in Mongolia."
The last 2-3 months for us were not easy months, because we had so many young disciples. But now we are happy because we all learned many things and our young brothers and sisters fight together with us. Many people here depend on Buddhist tradition and other people's opinions; that is why we try to help people understand God. It takes a lot of time, because we need to remind people many times. Because many people live in mongolian tents, it is not easy for them to accept pure relations between women and men. But now brothers and sisters have deep convictions from the Bible about life.
In this month, God blessed us with two baptisms. Our sister invited her husband to church for a long time. One day he came to Sunday service and he saw people who were totally different, so he decided to study the Bible and change his life. Before, he had a bad relationship with his wife and sometimes he had sex with other women. He repented, and in this month he was baptised in Christ. Now they're a happy couple with two babies. Recently, the sister said that her husband has totally changed.
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A sister named Saikhana was baptised last year. At that time she broke up with her boyfriend. Her relationship with him was so bad. When she became a disciple, her boyfriend decided to study the Bible, and several days later he was also baptised and they became boyfriend and girlfriend in the church. They had many challenges in their relationship, but they overcame, and recently they married. Now they like to pray together and study the Bible together.
A sister named Tuya was baptised almost ten years ago and she is great sister with a great heart. Her life is not easy. Her husband is always drunk and does not help in disciplining their four children. Many people, including her brothers and sisters, recommended that she divorce him, but she decided to unconditionally love her husband and forgive him. During these ten years, she has been completely faithful to God. Now, she is leading a Bible talk. With a grateful heart, she is always coming to church and serving.
Last year, one brother named Mega was baptised. For nine years, he attended different churches to seek God. Finally, he came to our church and he found the real God from the Bible. He had a bad relationship with his wife and he had debt. His wife saw his changes and she decided to study the Bible. She moved from another church to our church. Now, they are a very happy couple, and are helping other people study the Bible. They have already paid their dept as well. Soon, they will have their second baby.
Now we have seven married couples in the church and we are happy to help each other to have great marriages in God! Glory to God that he is changing people's lives and giving Mongolian people hope for a better life.