Few years later Rika and I joined the Bakers as long term staff. It was a time that Jesus taught us so many new things and how much He loves the orphan and the widow. It was amazing how they believed Jesus as the obeyed His call to love the abandoned and to invite the poor to the wedding feast of the coming Lamb. Daily we saw how they trusted Jesus to provide for their every need and for the needs of the ones Jesus brought to them.
One morning Rika, Rolland and I were sitting in their living room, Heidi came came back from the bank and went straight to their bed room. We could here her crying out to Jesus that the children needs food and that there is no money in the bank. She kept on praying and crying before Jesus, asking for His provision. As she was busy praying a leader of a visiting team came into the house handing Rolland $3000-00. We saw Jesus providing in miraculous ways on a daily basis and it stirred our faith.
Daily we saw God at work through them and we saw the sacrifices they made. We saw the love, the commitment and the faith they walked with. We learned by watching them, spending time with them and many times of fellowship with them. They followed Jesus with passion and through this they showed compassion to the poor. As Rika and I walk our journey we live by the lessons we learned from them. Paul say, that we should follow him as we follow Jesus. It is important that we have people in our lives that we can learn from and that we can model our life on. Many days Jesus reminds us of our time with the Baker's and as He provided for them, he will provide for us.
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| Heidi Baker |
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