There are 29 Atolls in the Marshal Islands with an approximate population of 60,000 people. Nearly half live on Majuro Atoll, which is the main Atoll of the islands where missionary John McMillan of Lighthouse Church is ministering.

The Batkan Lighthouse of Majuro is a church that is thriving! God is pouring out His spirit in many ways. They baptized eleven new converts in the one true name of Jesus Christ in the month of March alone! April and May saw many first time visitors to the church and more were baptized!

For Apostolics in North America, we usually think of baptism as a wonderful comfortable experience in a tank of room-temperature water. The people of the Marshall Islands are truly hungry! As work on the church building continues, baptisms must take place in the ocean, and they must also wait for high tide to baptize and wade at last 100 yards into the water.  So men of the church are digging out a new baptismal next to the sea wall.

Not only are people being baptized in that precious name, but they are repenting of their sins and seeking the Holy Ghost as well. One sister was baptized through revelation during Bible Studies with a lady named Cathy from Batkan Lighthouse of Majuro, and is seeking the Spirit. God is doing great things with His people!

Where the Spirit is, there is always a drawing of people; many are visiting Majuro to see, hear, and feel this revival, especially from the nearby island called Milli, which is an outer island. With such growth is a demand for a new building; they have only occupied a building for 2 years and are already outgrowing it. When it becomes too crowded, that doesn’t stop them from worshiping! They simply run outside to take laps and dance and shout in place, no matter how tight fitting it is. The enemy will not stop their praise!

Remember to keep the Marshall Islands in your prayers! With church expansion is a demand for finances to pay for construction. The builders of the church are trying to expand the building another forty feet, but sand and gravel is very hard to come by, and very pricey. On a bigger scale, the vision for missions in Majuro is to eventually spread and send young preachers to establish daughter works in these outer islands; we must do our best to reach the lost and hungry!

If you would like more information about the Islands, give support, or would like to schedule a mission service in your church please contact:

Reverend John McMillan @ (541) 786-1698 email: johnmarmac113@msn.com

Or

Reverend Jesse Parker, Pastor La Grande, OR (541) 963-8201.

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