Bible Conference -- 2007

Thanks to a generous gift from a local Baptist church the annual IOI Bible conference is on schedule for January 2007.
The conference is scheduled for January 19 which is the day after Timket, an Ethiopian Orthodox holiday celebrating the baptism of Jesus.
This year’s theme refers to the cultural holiday and the invitation that Christ extends to those whom He calls: “‘Follow Me’ Buried with Christ in baptism, and raised to walk in newness of life.” The theme scripture passage is Matthew 16:24: “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.”
Ecki Breitenmoser, SCFS Port Minister from Germany, will be the special guest speaker for the day long conference. Ecki, his wife and three sons live and minister in Bremerhaven, Germany. The Breitenmosers have been associated with IOI since July 2003. As well as serving as an evangelist and Bible teacher, Ecki has ministered to men who struggle with habitual sins. His testimony is one of hope and perseverance based on a Biblical presentation of the Gospel and Christ’s commands to obey.
The conference follows the Ethiopian celebration of Christmas (January 6) and each missionary supported through IOI will receive a gift box containing various useful items and a small monetary gift. There is still time to participate by sending personal greetings, Christmas cards and monetary gifts to the missionaries to be included in the gift boxes. Call Patrick for details at (731) 217-0750.