PR - Oct 31, 2008

Psalm 96
verses 1 - 5

Sing to the LORD a new song;
Sing to the LORD, all the earth.
Sing to the LORD, bless His name;
Proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day.
Tell of His glory among the nations,
His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
For great is the LORD and greatly to be praised;
He is to be feared above all gods.
For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
But the LORD made the heavens.

Update
(this may seem long, but please stay with it and read to the end)

Mr. Caman
In our last blog on October 15th, I wrote of a few situations where God is working, and praise the Lord for it! Keep praying. Men are meeting regularly with Mr. Caman, sharing the Gospel and studying the Bible with him. Please pray that God will open Mr. Caman's eyes, heart, and soul to receive the Good News of Jesus Christ and that Mr. Caman would become a follower of Jesus.



Mrs. Mobile
Such a sweet smile, pleasant countenance, and petite woman... words that can describe Mrs. Mobile. Yet such power is within her. Yes I said power. For God Almighty dwells within her because she believes that His Own Son Jesus died on the cross and rose again triumphantly and now sits on the throne in Heaven waiting till the day when God says to return for His children. It is not her power but God working through her that gives her strength.

"I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me." Paul - Galatians 2:20

A new story has also occurred this week with Mrs. Mobile. A family was celebrating the wedding of their child. The family asked Mrs. Mobile to come pray at their house. And she did. Later the same family also asked a witch doctor to come bless the house in the same place where Mrs. Mobile had prayed. He also did. It is said that later, the witch doctor came out of the room angry that he had no power in the room and demanded to know who had been in the room previously. It was told him that a few days prior, Mrs. Mobile had been in the room and prayed over it.

"Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that He through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is the devil, and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives." Hebrews 2:14-15

and one more verse...

"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places." Paul - Ephesians 6:12

I believe Mrs. Mobile would be the first to admit that what is so special about her is the mighty work of God in her life. Because of her belief in a Mighty God and His Son Jesus Christ.

I know these accounts may seem foreign possibly even uncomfortable for some of us... perhaps some write it off as village people "that just don't know any better" but let me encourage and challenge you with Paul's words again "our struggle is not against flesh and blood..." This is real, everyday life... and Mrs. Mobile needs our prayers for the darkness she is encountering. May God receive all the glory and may MANY PB peoples too come to faith in Jesus Christ because of this faithful witness.

Psalm 96
verses 10-13

"Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
Let the sea roar, and all it contains;
Let the field exult, and all that is in it.
Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy
Before the LORD, for He is coming,
For He is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
And the peoples in His faithfulness."

Lord God, please quickly and mightily come save the PB peoples...

PR - Oct 15, 2008

Isaiah 43:25

"I, I am He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake and I will not remember your sins."

Two Accounts

We have asked you to pray for God to stir the hearts of the PB peoples, and friends He is working in hearts. Just in the last week alone I heard several reports of God giving dreams/visions, pricking hearts, and revealing Himself to some PB peoples. Below are just two of those accounts.

Join me in praying for these souls as I share some of their stories here with you:

* Ibu Mobile is a fairly new believer. In her conversion, her husband threatened her many different ways. I cannot begin to tell you the amazing details of the conversion of Ibu Mobile and her life since that time but please pray for her. Pray that God would ground her in Himself. She has shared the Gospel with her husband and very recently SEVERAL members of her family. Family members (whom she was warned by a friend that they may try to poison her because of her conversion) who have thought her crazy have been faced with the Gospel in a bold and clear manner given by Ibu Mobile. Oh praise God that she was faithful to share. These few details feel so insufficient for the difficulties, persecution, and trials Ibu Mobile has encountered. Please pray for her husband, who is quite a strong Islamic follower. Please pray that Pak Mobile would fall before Jesus, find forgiveness there, and find that his sins would be remembered no more (Is 43:25). Please pray for the many family members and community that has now heard a strong and bold presentation of the Gospel. Please join us in praying that HOUSEHOLDS and COMMUNITIES will come to faith in our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

* Another man named Pak Caman, has recently been searching for the "living God." Oh friends would you plead that God would remove the scales from his eyes, and that our Living God would reveal Himself to Pak Caman and call him His own. This man is searching for God yet also believes he had an encounter with God when he was five months old. Pak Caman was challenged with Scripture challenging this interaction with the spirit. Praise God for the men who have visited Pak Caman and have committed to visit him every Thursday night your time. Praise the Lord that these men sharing their faith are burdened for the lost that will perish if not but for God working in their lives. Please pray for Pak Caman, for the complex beliefs he holds that the Gospel Bearers will deal with and for his salvation. Please pray for Gospel Bearers as they will be meeting with Pak Caman on your Thursday night.

So close yet so far away....

God is changing much of our ministry here, the local church, and burdening hearts for the Gospel to go forth among the PB peoples. Truly exciting stuff. We have asked you to pray and we ourselves pray and continue to pray that God will start a church among the PB unreached people groups. At times it seems that a church will happen any day now and other times we scratch our heads and wonder WHEN it will happen. Would you go before the Father and ask for His mighty hand to work among the PB peoples? That we would get out of the Lord's way and that He would move in miraculous ways here in PB land.

Lastly I have recently heard a song by Chris Tomlin titled "God of this city". Many of you have probably already heard this but when hearing the song, how could I NOT think of the PB peoples and find such joy in crying out to God verses such as these below.

"You are the God of this city, the King of this people, You are the Lord of this nation..."

"Greater things have yet to come, and greater things are still to be done in this city. We believe, we believe in You God."

Will you pray that God would be God of this city, this people, this nation? And that greater things would be done among the PB peoples? Thanks to Chris Tomlin obviously he has been to PB land and sees the need for those "greater things" to be done here. :) (just kidding)