Dear Prayer Partners,
Ministry and life continues to keep us very busy here in Nigeria and therefore must ask that you continue to pray for our success and safety. Oct. 28-30, we had 2 teams go out to 4 small villages in the southern most part of Kaduna State for our first evangelism outing of the dry season. Your prayers were answered with awesome results.
TOTAL Attendance=1,096
Total Salvations=221
Just some of the many who trusted Christ
in Jangkasa, Southern Kaduna.
Stephen doing some of the counseling; the
Morning after their decision to trust Christ.
Our trip to this area was very timely as the following weekend a crises erupted when gunmen attacked a church during an all night prayer vigil in a village only a few miles from where we had been. 2 people were killed and 11 others injured. Things escalated from there with youths setting bonfires on major roads and smashing vehicles. Security men and soldiers engaged the rampaging youth and the Governor put the whole area under a 24 hr curfew for a few days which has been eased up and currently the area remains under a curfew from 6pm to 6am.
Today we are headed out to 4 more villages in the Eastern part of Kaduna which is quite a distance from where the trouble was. The 4 villages are Zarangi, Naturu, Taremu, and Mabango in the local government area of Gure. We visited these villages last week in preparation and are looking forward to more great results. However, we need your prayers:
for the vehicles and equipment to not disappoint
the volunteers needed to help with the work
safety and wisdom on the roads as they are some of the worst that I have traveled on
the speakers and counseling to maintain a focus on the Gospel message yet not neglecting the issues of idol worship, fornication and thoughtless living
for the Spirit to open the hearts and minds of the people
good follow up by the Nigerian missionary, Pastor Musa Kanga, in the area
and for a village close by, Katimi, which is all muslim
If you would also pray for me personally to have wisdom beyond my years and to demonstrate fruit of the spirit in all that I do, not following the easy path of the flesh.
Thanks for your prayers
Bob
