COLIN BAINES, A MODERN DAY SAINT OF THE LORD OF THE HIGHEST CHARACTER.

Below is a photo of our dear saint in the Lord, Colin Baines from Leyburn, which was taken at Saltburn last week. Colin has been a Christian for over seventy years, and walks very closely with the Lord. His devotional on Thursday on Mary smelling of the "Odour Of Jesus" after washing the feet and drying the hair of her Master (John 12:3) was the highlight of the week for me, and many others from our time in the North East Yorkshire Christian Resort. He started his message with one of his many jokes (listed on this blog), which had us all crying with laughter. But by the end of his twenty minute devotional, he had us crying again, but this time with tears of joy and emotion in our eyes.

Colin is deaf in one ear, and with the help of a hearing aid, he can hear just a little in the other ear if you speak loudly. He has one glass eye, and has poor sight in the other. He had to use the largest print Bible available, and even then he had to use a magnifying glass to read his beloved Scriptures. He uses a walking stick, and gets about in a very hesitant manner.

Despite his ageing body, Colin is full of the joy of the Lord, and he knows that one day he will receive his new glorious resurrection body from Yeshua, and these "temporary" ailments will be a thing of the past. I also know he will receive that highly deserved accolade, "Well done my good and faithful servant. Enter thou into the joy of My presence" (Matthew 25:21). Please pray for Colin as he awaits these two highly merited rewards, for he is a true saint of the Lord and a shining light in this dark age in which we live (Neville).