Just a Moment…June 24

Susan and I have the joy of attending the dedication of our granddaughter, Abigail in Portland, MI today. She is the third daughter of Trisha and Michael. In my absence you have the privilege of hearing Waad Haddad as he fills the pulpit for me. I’ve asked Waad to give you an update on what is going on with the spread of the gospel in the part of the world to which he ministers. 

 I first met Waad when he was one of my students at Birmingham Bible Institute. While pastoring in metro Detroit, I taught Tuesday evenings at BBI for around 15 years. Waad was a delight – eager to learn and had lots of questions. The perfect student!  Sensing God’s call to ministry Waad went on to get a bachelors at Maranatha Baptist University. From there he returned to SE Michigan to receive his M.Div from Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary and a Th.M from Southeastern Baptist Seminary. 

 Currently Waad is a Bible teacher-missionary serving with National Theological College & Graduate School (NTCGS) in the Middle East and in East Africa. He was born and raised in Iraq in a Chaldean Catholic family. He got saved at the age of 17 in Baghdad, and then immigrated to the US. Today he and his wife, Febe (she’s from Egypt) and their daughter Joy live in southeast Michigan. 

 Please give this dear family a HBC welcome.