recent training among students and a new believer

On Saturday, a evangelism training was held for college-aged students.  Around 10 students came. On the following day,  around 8 of the 10 gathered to go out and one of the students that was trained then believed in Jesus as their Lord and Savior and was baptized that night. Praise the Lord for clearly making Himself known to this student, and bringing this student into His kingdom!

Please pray for this new believer.

As a result of this training, these 10 students are being gathered into two Bible study groups. Please be in prayer for these groups as they study God's Word and learn about His heart for the nations.

Praise the Lord that for many of those trained, this is the first time that they have shared the Gospel with someone they had JUST met.

Please join us in prayer for what the Lord can and will do as a result of this training.

Hallelujah!

A great word about reaching out to UUPG's and UPG's

Your first questions may be, "what language are you speaking? What is UUPG? UPG?" Let me give a quick answer and then refer you to read the blog linked below.

An UUPG is an Unengaged, Unreached People Group
An UPG is an Unreached People Group

UUPG means that there is no real focus, person on the ground, church from afar, nor strategy to reach that certain people group. (Unengaged) The majority, if not most or even of all the people, still have not heard nor believed in the Gospel. (Unreached)

UPG means that there may be a person on the field or a strategy in place from a church in the States that is targeting that certain people group. The majority, if not most or even of all the people, still have not heard nor believed in the Gospel. (Unreached)

I am sure this is still confusing. Please take a few minutes to read the article below.

http://www.sbclife.org/Articles/2012/10/SLA10.asp

After reading this article, I hope that you will pray about being on mission with God by reaching out to some of the UPG's and UUPGs around the PB area.

May God's kindgom come to PB land and may HE receive ALL glory and honor.

From the Ben people....

Please be in prayer for a mother and her mute son.  This past week some people went out and met a woman and her 16 year old son, who is mute.  The followers of Christ shared Bible stories and Bible truths with the the mother and son.  In the end, the mother desired to hear more Bible stories, and regarding the story of Jesus, she replied that this was the "best good news" she had ever heard.  However, neither the woman nor her son expressed desire to believe in Jesus Christ.  Please pray for this family that God will draw them into His kingdom, and this won't be merely an interesting story but a life altering faith in Jesus Christ.

From the Trans people....

Please pray for Mah.  Mah has been regularly meeting with two followers of Christ over the past few months. In the past Mah seemed resistant to the Gospel. However, recently she has begun to interact in discussions about the Gospel. Please pray for Mah. Pray that the Holy Spirit would open her heart and that she would become a follower of Jesus Christ.

From a large people group north of PB land....

Please pray for Leah. A young woman that claims Islam as her religion yet she is following and desires the ways of the world in her pursuits of materialism, men, and alcohol. Please pray for those that meet with Leah and are sharing the Gospel with her. Please join us in praying for her salvation.

Would you take time to stop right now, this very minute, and pray for the four souls mentioned above?

Thank you fellow prayer partners.
To God be the glory! May He bring His kingdom here to PB land and those surrounding us.

Update

From Surway area...

Please pray for Mr. and Mrs. S, from Surway area. Last week they both heard the full gospel. Mrs. S believed right away, and is being followed up with Bible Study about Baptism and what following Christ looks like.  Mr. S thought the gospel story was interesting but was not ready to become a Christ follower. The people who shared with this family said that Mr. S had hearing problems and had difficulty hearing what was being said to him. Please pray for this family that Mrs. S would be baptized and continue to study the Bible with those discipling her. Please pray for Mr. S. Join us in asking God to clearly make known the gospel to Mr. S by opening his ears and soul to the gospel.

From Rujohn area... 

Please pray for Mr. Sur, a Rujohn man, who recently heard the gospel. He stated that he wanted to believe in Jesus. Mr. Sur went home and told his wife the gospel story and his desire to become a Christ follower. His wife became angry and does not like her husband’s new desire to follow Christ.  Please pray for Mr. Sur that he would follow the truth that God has shown him. Please pray for his wife, that the Holy Spirit will work in her own heart as the Spirit is working in her husband's heart. 

From the evangelical training of 70+ Christians... 

After the training of 70+ Christians, a few weeks ago, around 50 people expressed an openness and desire to follow Jesus. A number of those were already taught about following with baptism. Two or three of the 50 immediately were baptized and are being discipled.  Please pray for the 50 that they would be followed up well over the next few weeks.