Dear partners in the Gospel,
These are some exciting days we are walking through, as the Lord leads our ministry. Please join us in praying for the ministries below.
Investing in the local established Church
In the 5 years that we have lived in PB land, our local established church has gone from caring mainly about the local Christian body and having little desire to share the Good News of Jesus with their Muslim neighbors till present day where common discussions are happening among the Christians of whom they have been sharing the Gospel with. Just last week a evangelism training was held at the church, where a good number of members came, and then the following day went out to practice sharing with whoever they met. In fact, 24 people heard the Gospel on last Thursday. From these 24 people, two people stated they desire to follow Christ and become a Christian. Praise the Lord! It is so amazing to see what the Lord is doing with the local body of Christ!
Please join us in praying that:
- the Lord will continue growing the local body of Christ, emboldening them to share the Gospel, and ultimately using them for His Glory in PB land.
- other churches that our PB team is working with will begin to share and hold God's heart for the nations, being obedient to the Scripture as ultimate authority, abiding in Christ, and sharing the Gospel with those around them.
College Student Ministry
R, C, and K continue to share with A. A has confessed that she understands that Jesus is God's answer to our sin problem. She understands that salvation is found in no one other than Jesus. However, A doesn't yet "feel convinced in her own heart" (as she says).
Please pray that the Holy Spirit will:
- continue working on A's heart - convincing her that Jesus is the Christ
- A- brought a Muslim friend with her during the last Bible study. We are unsure of her reasons in doing this but pray that A- would continue bringing others to study just WHO Jesus is.
- pray for the Lord to guide R, C, and K as they try to meet with A on a weekly basis
T and R continue to boldly share the Gospel and follow-up those who have already heard. A few weeks ago T and R found themselves facing a strict Islamic leader. He questioned them for two hours about the Bible and their faith in Christ. Praise God that they repeatedly shared the Gospel with this man. They say that over the two hour period, where four men gathered to discuss the Bible with them, that they shared a full Gospel presentation 3 times, as well as at other times drawing the four men back to God's Word. Through this, a young man name Von has become a believer, been baptized, and is being discipled. Praise God! The Islamic leader tried to get R & T to drink poison in order to test and see if God is truly on their side, that God truly takes care of His children. R & T expressed that the truly believed God, and that He takes care of His children, but felt no need to put God to the test.
Please pray that God will:
- continue to embolden T and R as they go out
- continue to lead and give them wisdom in answering the fiery darts that are being thrown at them
- as they disciple Von on a weekly basis
- that the Lord would use them in bringing MANY PB college students to Himself
- that God would renew their passion for Him and that T & R wouldn't just be sharing out of a feeling that it is their job but sharing from the deep love and gratitude they have for the Lord.
- R's health has not been the best lately - please pray that God will heal her and renew her strength
A Paycall Believer
A Paycall woman (that believed a few years ago) recently visited with Mrs. Per (a national partner). The woman expressed her sadness over her family's rejection of her. They have completely disowned her. They cut her out of the monetary inheritance that was divided when her father passed away recently. Mrs. Per tried to encourage Paycall woman that though she may have lost her earthly family, that she is now God's child, and that He will be with her and take care of her always even to the end of the age.
Please pray:
- that the Paycall woman would feel comforted by the Lord and that He is always with her
- that the Lord will save the Paycall woman's family.
Thank you for your prayers brothers and sisters!
Kingdom come! No place left! Finsih what others have started!
Your PB team