FW: Pray for Nigeria

Dear Prayer Partners,

I hope that I am not alone in wanting to accomplish more than possible on any given day. The last several months have been a real challenge. Even with the continued violence in parts of the country and increased security measures we now must follow , our ministry has persevered. We have been out every month for evangelism and are headed out today for a village in Plateau State. The prayer points are numerous, but here are a few:

Open hearts in the community we are headed to & that the vehicles and equipment will function as planned.

Gods wisdom and direction in accomplishing what He wants done.

Southern Kaduna has been experiencing on going killings and some areas have 24 hr curfew.   

The economy is in serious recession, currently over 18% inflation, 13.9% unemployment avg. rate & continuing to rise. With youth unemployment at 25%.

Keep praying, will send more later.

Bob DeVoe

FW: Pray for Nigeria

Greetings to our Brothers & Sisters in Christ,

 

As your weather is changing towards winter, we have left rainy season behind and have moved into the dry season. October is usually my favorite month: the rains have stopped, everything is still green and the harmattan has not started. However, like most things this past year that was not the case. We had some very heavy rains and already there are many days the sky is full of dust.  Regardless of the departure from the normal weather we are now in the dry season and that allows us to begin evangelism outings. We are headed this weekend to a village in Northern Plateau near where we were earlier this year and had incredible results. The village is farther in than we were last time (details omitted for security reasons). We have also discovered that our survey trips require more of us. We used to get permission from the village heads but now we are required to also write seeking permission from the police or military depending on the area we are going.

 

Please Pray for:   

Security over the weekend and as we travel.

That the vehicle and equipment will not disappoint us.

For open hearts and minds of all those we minister to and that many will come to truly trust in Christ.

 

Please also pray for me as I am the guest speaker next week at the local seminary, JETS, for the youth ministry week. Also pray for part of our team that will remain behind in Jos to provide Bible Club training at the seminary church to begin Word of Life Bible Clubs.

 

Thanks in advance for your prayers.

Bob

 

Traveling in Jos

 

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FW: Pray for Nigeria

Greetings from Nigeria,

Historical our rainy season is a slower time for us, but it has been a different story this year. Evangelism trainings, clubs, a VBS at the church we attend and camps. This is the 4th year we are doing the camp within the larger community we live in, Bukuru.

Last Mon we only had a little over 60 campers registered so we guessed we might reach 100 even during the troubling economic times we are in. We held camp training for the 18 counselors we had interviewed and chosen last Thursday to Sat. We also cleaned & converted a school to be our camp Venue. By Friday evening we learned the registration had doubled during the week up to 120.

This morning as I reached the school we are using I discovered 5 campers already there at 9 am by noon we already had over 30 kids with us and registration was not until 1 pm. At this point we are over 130 registered and have set a limit at 160.

Pray for all of us for strength & wisdom and that all that we do at camp is to Gods glory. Pray also that all campers, counselors & staff will grow spiritually and that all those who have not personally trusted Christ will be drawn by the Spirit & convicted of their need of a Savior.

Bob DeVoe Eph 2:10

 

Clean up & conversion to camp                                 Counselors & some staff

Unloading mattresses                                                    Campers

  

PS. I am using face book as internet here allows; to try and let everyone see more of what is going on.  Look for Bob Devoe with a picture of Meredith & I.

 

FW: Pray for Nigeria

Dear Prayer Partners,

 

I ask that you rejoice with us over the birth of LucPhilip Stephen Bahago to the parents of Stephen & Eglah, our National Director. Stephen took Eglah for a general checkup yesterday afternoon as the baby was past due. During the course of the examination the Doctor became concerned for the baby and scheduled an immediate operation to deliver. It was after 11pm that both mother and baby were out of the operating theater. I am asking that you would pray for recuperation, rest and strength for Eglah as well as LucPhilip to grow strong and healthy.

 

After leaving the hospital this morning I was confronted by a National Labor protest that has asked all workers in Nigeria to go on strike in objection to the federal governments increase in the price of fuel. We have been enduring the scarcity of fuel for some time now as a result of problems with the governments subsidy of fuel and the lack of foreign exchange in dollars to purchase it. Pray that these protest across the country remain peaceful and that labor and the Government can quickly come to a mutually beneficial conclusion.  

 

On top of the fuel situation the power generation for the Nation has dropped to 1,400MW for the whole country leaving us with no electricity for the last few days and not good prospects for seeing any in the near future. Inflation is now over 13% and is really hurting the working class that already struggles to make ends meet. Pray for the nation of Nigeria to look to the Lord for rescue from the increasing troubles that we are facing.   

 

This weekend, Lord willing, we will have our last Evangelism outing for the season in the village of Tunkus, Plateau State. Pray that the rains or the many other troubles that we face will not prevent us from going out on this last Evangelism outing for the season. Also  pray that all that is going on will not affect the visit of our previous director, Peter Verkaik, who is visiting Nigeria for several day.

 

Thanks for your faithful Prayers.

Bob