{"id":3198,"date":"2022-08-22T12:46:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T11:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opendoorsuk.org\/?p=3198"},"modified":"2024-02-14T10:33:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T10:33:35","slug":"news-latest-news-malaysia-baptisms","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/connect.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/blog\/news\/latest-news\/news-latest-news-malaysia-baptisms\/","title":{"rendered":"New believers baptised in Malaysia, despite flooding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good news from Malaysia where, despite flooding and persecution, new believers are getting baptised and joining the numbers of local churches.<\/p>\n\n\n    <section class=\"standard-page \" role=\"document\" style=\"\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/malaysia-930.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/malaysia-930.jpg 930w, https:\/\/connect.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/malaysia-930-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/connect.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/malaysia-930-768x329.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><figcaption><em>New believers are baptised in Malaysia, despite severe flooding<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We want\u00a0to share some good news we\u2019ve heard from a local Open Doors partner called Mikal (name changed for security reasons). Even while Malaysia faces severe flooding and landslides, five new believers connected with Mikal have made the decision to get baptised.<\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"pull-left-wrapper \">\n        <blockquote><p>&#8220;In the middle of this natural disaster, there is space for praise!&#8221;\r\n<\/p> <cite>MIKAL, OPEN DOORS PARTNER<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;In some states, flood waters have gotten so high, you can only see the roofs of homes and buildings,\u201d says Mikal. \u201cIn the middle of this natural disaster, there is space for praise! Five new believers were added to a church. It\u2019s fantastic to hear from their pastors that these five are growing so much in their faith.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Covid in Malaysia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s not just flooding that has hit communities in Malaysia. Like everywhere else in the world, the pandemic has had a severe impact \u2013 particularly during an intensified lockdown, where many believers lost their jobs. Travel between states has been banned since 13 January 2021, and some states are under tightly controlled lockdown. It\u2019s vital for tackling coronavirus, but Malaysia doesn\u2019t have the financial safety nets needed by poorer citizens, including many Christians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSome of the believers who work in fields to grow crops had a major loss during the first Covid lockdown, when they were unable to harvest any of their crops as policemen were nearby making sure that everyone stayed inside,\u201d shares Mikal. \u201cThey didn\u2019t lose hope and began to replant, but just as it was time to harvest their crops again, the floods destroyed their crops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s been very difficult. I know that these men &#8211; these farmers &#8211; are full of faith, but this has really challenged their faith,\u201d Mikal continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thankfully, with your help, Open Doors partners are able to help Malaysian believers with relief and fellowship.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good news from Malaysia where, despite flooding and persecution, new believers are getting baptised and joining the numbers of local churches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":3199,"parent":8268,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[89],"class_list":["post-3198","news","type-news","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","tag-malaysia"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.8 (Yoast SEO v28.5) - 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