Dear Prayer Partners,
I was able to speak with Ali Gorjo the other day and they are doing well, they remain at the compound that is just outside of Mallam Fatori with a close friend in Niger Republic continuing to look for long term housing there that will be able to accommodate the ministry. Please continue to pray for safety, wisdom and direction for Ali, his family and the many Fulani converts that are with them.
Our weekend evangelism was a great success for the Lord. We learned Friday right before we left that 2 of the villages that we had planned to visit would not be possible as there was a traditional religious festival that was going to take place on Saturday, however the pastors we had set things up with were certain that we would not be in any danger and that we would have other options for Saturday evening. The team I lead had over 300 come out on Friday in the village of Reak and between the individuals that raised their hands during the Gospel presentation and those that came for counseling the next morning we had 135 Salvation decisions. Saturday evening we went to a nearby village, Nachang, that didn’t even know we were coming but once we set up, played some Christian music videos a crowd of over 250 came out and the next morning during counseling we had a total of 86 individuals that had trusted Christ. The pastor from this village was so excited that we had come and helped his work and ministry, many of those who trusted Christ, he had spoken to often before. The 2nd team stayed in the same village both nights with over 400 in attendance the first night and 250 the second, with a total of 165 that trusted Jesus Christ.
Just a small part of Reak village some that came out in Nachang village
Meredith and Sarah enjoyed last weekend and we were all delighted to hear that a group of armed robbers that had been terrorizing a number of communities had been caught in Jos, Friday evening. However, Sunday morning a few doors down from us, had a break in while the family was at church. Continue to pray for safety & protection, especially while I am away. I have a trip to Abuja this wed-thurs, Fri-sat will be in a village doing follow-up and a tentative trip to Kaduna for clubs next week(depends on security). I also have a number of responsibilities at a Children’s/youth camp coming up on the 1st to the 6th of April, with a tremendous amount of final preparation before the camp begins.
Meredith and Sarah continue to enjoy high school—Sarah as a senior and Meredith as Bible teacher. Of course, Sarah is counting down the days to graduation, while Meredith is savoring these last few months with Sarah in our home before she goes off to Word of Life Bible Institute in Upstate New York! Meredith says that Kindergarten to high school was not as huge a leap as one might think, and has really enjoyed the challenge of teaching a higher level. All for now, off to teach our Church’s youth and see how far we make it through Daniel chapter 7.
Part of His Workmanship,
Bob
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