FW: trying to get home to Nigeria

 

Dear Prayer Partners

As I had mentioned in our last Prayer letter we were headed to Liberia to help get Bible Clubs established there. 4 days of intense training for leaders, visits to 8 different churches to get the Clubs going and hundreds of Liberian kids that we had a chance to have fun with and hopefully have an impact on their lives through the Word of God and their leaders. The first photo is Peter, who said the training was so good he was going to “make it part of his DNA”. The second is Esther who has been working with kids for a number of years and has found nothing like what we offer in training and materials. She said Liberia desperately needs Word of Life. The last is of Meredith leading the kids in some fun music at one of the churches we were in. With such a successful trip; having 8 Bible Clubs on ground and a Liberian clubs coordinator in place it is easy to say the Lord has answered prayer.

However I need to ask for more. This morning as Stephen Bahago, Meredith and I went to the airport to return to Nigeria, we learned that the airline we used to get here has canceled all of their flights in and out of Liberia until further notice because of the Ebola outbreak. Word of Life has made funds available to use to try and get other tickets and to make sure our physical needs are met as well as mobilizing prayer warriors. The specific things we would ask from you is to PRAY:

·         The funds sent by WOL would be available in the morning

·         We can get tickets on another airline

·         We make careful and wise decisions in whatever we do

·         We have been careful to avoid the areas where the outbreak is prevalent & need to continue using great care in everyone we come in contact with at this point.

·         Try to learn what we may encounter upon arrival in Lagos Nigeria, concerning testing and quarantine before we leave Liberia, hoping to avoid a worse situation.

·         Most of all pray for the people of Liberia to accept the reality of Ebola and take all the necessary precautions to stop its spread. 

 

Devoted to Nigeria

Greetings from Nigeria,

 

We hope this finds you well and that our Lord brings encouragement to your hearts by all that He is doing.

 

Part of His Workmanship

Bob

Good News from Nigeria

Dear Prayer Partners

 

With the escalating attacks of Boko Haram, the 200 plus school girls still missing, and the twin blasts that hit the city of Jos yesterday; many are concerned about our safety and that of our staff. We all are doing well and have once again redoubled our efforts toward security.

 

However, we are not letting this bring things to a halt. We have been incredibly busy with evangelism and follow up as well as club trainings and producing needed materials along with the numerous details that are involved with camps. Just today we delivered 334 Quiet Times to the national missionary school here in Jos. The kids were delighted to receive a new book of their own and were eager to dig into the spiritual activities inside. Tomorrow I am headed to the village of Ngras (near Shendam in Plateau State) that we did evangelism in and are following up with the physical need of a water well, alongside the spiritual needs of the community. Then on Friday through Sunday I will be in Saminaka, Eastern Kaduna, working with a chaplain on the Police barracks to start Bible Clubs for the children. I will also be able to visit the bush church in Mabango that we have been involved with to see of their spiritual growth and learn if they have been able to finish the church building that we helped with.

 

Meredith will begin summer break starting this Friday and is considering the possibilities of helping some of the local schools with workshops for the teachers.

 

Please continue to pray that we make wise decisions with all of our movement and that we remain focused on things of eternal value not the temporal troubles and trials of this world.

 

Part of His workmanship Rev. Bob

 

The picture below is some of the kids receiving Quiet times

 

             

 

FW: Nigerian update

 

Dear Prayer Partners,

As always, way more going on than I can even begin to tell about, but hope to get a good summary done next week of our first 3 months back home in Nigeria.  Next week in addition to my normal activities I will be kicking off new Bible Clubs for the children of indigenous missionaries, they now have 4 boarding schools around the country (since many of the remote villages where they serve do not have schools). We have been working with the one here in Jos over the last few years, providing daily devotional materials; but they have asked if we had more that would help the children grow spiritually, for which Word of Life Bible Clubs is the perfect tool.

We are headed out to southern Plateau today for Evangelism in two villages, Kopdashe & Ngras. This is very close to where we were in the beginning of the month and have to return to this area as the place we had hoped to go is experiencing problems. The 1^st picture attached is just one of the groups of children that came for counseling last month (notice the roof is covered with drying ginger), the 2^nd is at night during the salvation message with many accepting Christ. It is always an incredible blessing to spend time in these villages.

Meredith was on break this last week and was able to travel with me to Kaduna for some  speaking engagements. It was very hot, but Meredith & I enjoyed the ministry opportunities.  She will be staying home this weekend as she will be traveling with me again next weekend. I am so blessed to have such a wife that that endures so much for the sake of the ministry.

Pray for the vans and equipment to not disappoint us, safety and trouble free travel and that many will come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. Pray for Meredith as well as she will remain behind.   

Part of His Workmanship

Bob