JEREMY BARKER FAMILY

ON DEPUTATION TO NIGERIA

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 Jeremy 4/2
Sandra 8/24
Anniversary 3/23
Carina 1/27
Barrett 1/25
Henry 4/8
Alex 6/28

I was a teenager when my dad accepted Christ, and although he didn’t know how to explain salvation, he made sure I read the Bible.

It was through the Word of God that I learned of my need of salvation, and at the age of sixteen, I accepted Christ.

Immediately afterward, I asked God to show me what church He wanted me to attend, and a few days later, a man from Wayside Baptist Church of Ridgeway, Virginia, knocked on my door and told me that if I wanted to go to church, a bus would come by and pick me up.

I began riding the bus to church, where I followed the Lord in baptism and was first trained to be a soul winner.

Five months later, our youth group attended Youth Conference at the First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana, where I was called into full-time Christian service during an invitation given by Dr. Jack Hyles.

I enrolled in Hyles-Anderson College in the fall of 2000 and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in missions in January of 2005.

Sandra grew up in Germany in the home of a missionary. It was after a Missions Conference one evening that her dad led her to Christ. She later followed the Lord in believer’s baptism, and as a teenager, she surrendered to full-time Christian service.

I first met Sandra when I went to help two of my coworkers move, not knowing that they would be my future brother- and sister-in-law, as Sandra made the 3½-hour drive to help also. God used that to introduce us to each other, and at a stage in our courtship, as we are still courting, we got married.

We both have experience in the bus ministry, teaching Sunday school, and soul winning. Sandra has experience teaching in a Christian school.

I’ve had the desire to go to the mission field for years, and when God confirmed with me that it was time, we sold what we could (house, vehicles, etc.) to finance a three-month survey trip/internship to Nigeria, working with veteran missionary, David Maskey.

-Jeremy

David Maskey has been a missionary to Nigeria since July of 1994, and we are raising support to return to Nigeria to work alongside him for a brief period before starting our own independent work, which would be a soul-winning, discipleship, and church-planting ministry.

The day after we arrived in country was the 28th anniversary of Port Harcourt Independent Baptist Church, and they had…

  • 817 in attendance.
  • 170 first-time visitors.
  • 60 people saved.
  • 6 baptized.

The Nigerian people are wide open to the Gospel, and everywhere we went, they were asking for missionaries.

We are looking forward to returning to Nigeria so we can continue to reach the people with the Gospel, as well as disciple them.

-Jeremy

Roanoke Baptist Church
11015 Lafayette Center Rd.
Roanoke, IN 46783
260.478.5500
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  • Jeremy and Sandra Baker Prayer Letter: Adding to Our Family!

    Jeremy and Sandra Baker Prayer Letter: Adding to Our Family!November has been a busy time for us, as we were in 13 different churches across Texas, Oklahoma, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, and Michigan. The Lord blessed by using us to add to His family in 2 ways. First, we were at New Testament Baptist Church of Northfield, Ohio, with Pastor Brian Miller, and 3 people raised their hands for salvation after I preached the Sunday morning message. Then, about 2 weeks later, we were at a Missions Conference with Pastor John Doss of Faith Baptist Church of Richmond, Kentucky, and 2 young ladies raised their hands for salvation after I preached on a Saturday evening and were dealt with at the altar. The next day during the morning Junior Church, a first-time visitor raised her hand for salvation and was also dealt with at the altar. Praise the Lord for 6 people saved during the month of November!

    Also, many of you have been praying for Sandra during her pregnancy. I am ecstatic to announce that Joanna Alin Barker was born November 27, 2024, at 8:42 a.m. She was born a healthy 7 pounds and measured in at 19 inches long. We were even able to be released from the hospital the next day and make it to Roanoke Baptist Church of Roanoke, Indiana, for a Thanksgiving family get-together. The rest of our children are adjusting well. The oldest 3 have all taken turns feeding her a bottle, and our 1-year-old Alex will try to hand her the blanket whenever she starts crying (I guess he figures if it calms him down, so it must calm her as well).

    Finally, continue to pray for our visas to get approved. We are expecting to hear something one way or the other in the month of December. Please note this is just for 5 of us. We will be submitting the 300-plus pages for Joanna and Alex’s visas through the mail as soon as Joanna’s passport arrives in December. (It is a blessing that due to their ages, we don’t need another in-person interview.) Due to most of our visas taking over 2 months to process and various other setbacks, we have had to delay our scheduled departure date until March 6. Our final exit interview is scheduled for March 3, and we are continuing to make preparations for the move.

    We pray for all of our supporters on a regular basis. From our hearts to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

    Working hard to bring fruit to your account,

    Jeremy, Sandra, Carina, Barrett, Henry, Alex, & Joanna Barker

    Published On: December 24th, 2024Tags: ,

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