Our trip to Belarus was most encouraging in every way. We were well received in four different churches where Bill Clark and I preached. In one church I preached about 40 minutes, and they informed me that some of them came a long way to hear the word; so we sat back down and I preached again. We had some good fellowship and response from several pastors and elders. It is true that most of them, pastors and people, know so very little of the word and scarcely anything of God's covenant mercies, but we found some people who want to hear.
Our young missionary-publisher, Valery Grigorik (29), and his wife, Irena, are such talented people. They love the gospel of grace and are working with Bill Clark and Evangelical Press to publish some good, solid grace books. Valery and Irena translate, set the type by computer, and see that the books are printed and distributed among preachers and people. They both are fluent' in English and Russian. So far, they have four titles in Russian; our “Gospel of John,” “Old Testament Pictures,” “The London Confession of 1689,” and a good hymnbook. Two more books by T. Watson and H. Bonar are almost ready. “The Sovereignty of God” by Pink is also on the agenda.
We had very good meetings in Welwyn church in England; and the entire trip was an encouragement to the missionaries, pastors, people, and to us. Thank you for your prayers.
About Henry Mahan
Henry T. Mahan was born in Birmingham, Alabama in August 1926. He joined the United States Navy in 1944 and served as a signalman on an L.S.T. in the Pacific during World War II. In 1946, he married his wife Doris, and the Lord blessed them with four children.
At the age of 21, he entered the pastoral ministry and gained broad experience as a pastor, teacher, conference speaker, and evangelist. In 1950, through the preaching of evangelist Rolfe Barnard, God was pleased to establish Henry in sovereign free grace teaching. At that time, he was serving as an assistant pastor at Pollard Baptist Church (off of Blackburn ave.) in Ashland, Kentucky.
In 1955, Thirteenth Street Baptist Church was formed in Ashland, Kentucky, and Henry was called to be its pastor. He faithfully served that congregation for more than 50 years, continuing in the same message throughout his ministry. His preaching was centered on the Lord Jesus Christ and Him crucified, in full accord with the Scriptures. He consistently proclaimed God’s sovereign purpose in salvation and the glory of Christ in redeeming sinners through His blood and righteousness.
Henry T. Mahan also traveled widely, preaching in conferences and churches across the United States and beyond. His ministry was marked by a clear and unwavering emphasis on Christ, not the preacher, but the One preached. Those who heard him recognized that his sermons honored the Savior and exalted the name of the Lord Jesus Christ above all.
Henry T. Mahan served as pastor and teacher of Thirteenth Street Baptist Church in Ashland, Kentucky for over half a century. His life and ministry were devoted to proclaiming the sovereign grace of God and directing sinners to the finished work of Christ. He entered into the presence of the Lord in 2019, leaving behind a lasting testimony to the gospel he faithfully preached.
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