February 2012

Hello Dear Friends!

God has been working in and through our believers! We are encouraged to see that our believers are sharing their faith with their friends.
In recent weeks the team has had opportunities to minister with several young men ages 17 to 20. We are encouraged to see the new believers boldly sharing their new faith with their friends.   And showing them the way to follow Jesus.

Also we have been continuing to minister to Betty & Harriet's compound to share Jesus.  They have been doing our E2E stories with them.  They are very close to accepting Christ.  So please pray for them.  Betty & Harriet, as they hear and receive the gospel and also for us as we present the gospel,(that it is presented clearly).
We have also continued to assist in Kids Clubs in our neighborhood.  going out to play!  The kids can tell most of the stories in the Bible and sing some Christian songs.  We thank God for their parents allowing us into their compounds to teach God's Word.

Tomorrow a volunteer group will be coming out to help us minister in one of our villages.  Please pray for them as they travel and as they minister to the Songhai once they are here. Also for their health as the heat is heating up!  We are in for a long hot season!!! We have big plans for this team.  The women will minister to some women in village B as the men go out to do evangelism in the same village.

Let us re- cap some of the work God allowed us to do in 2011...
* Two villages that had previously had NO believers now have a witness.  Read that sentence again.  Two villages that for their entire existence have not had anyone believe or anyone to be a light now have a Gospel witness!
* 27 men and women prayed to recieve Christ and were baptized!
* The Gospel was clearly preached in 16 different villages,
* Two men, both in their 50's and from different villages share the same testimony: "I've been waiting 20 years for someone to tell me about Jesus."
* A new long-term unit joined our team.
* We hosted 12 volunteer teams and 2 summer interns.
* We established a three year partnership with Living Hope Baptist Church who will be sending 4 teams a year to work on "The Road to Karma."
* We re-upped our partnership with First Baptist Hurst Church as they continue to minister on the Mehanna Road.
* We established a new partnership with Mount Olive Baptist Church.
* We created the E2E ministry strategy and implemented it in all our work.
* We trained and sent out our first short term national partners.

Praise Be to God!!!! For the work HE has done!!!
Thank you all for your prayers and support!  We love you all and are so glad you have joined in this kingdom work!  Thank you for you financial support as well... We would not be able to do work like this if you had not given to help keep us on the field... Thank you and please know that this will be added to your heavenly account!  God bless you all!!!

Phi 4:17Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account....



Your servants in Christ Jesus,your account.