OBERG PRAISE N PRAY – April 14,
2008
Thank you for praying for the land situation in
Samorogouan. We’ll know more details later on this week, but apparently the
parties involved met for a day and a half and the situation has been resolved.
We PRAISE God for this news, but are a bit leery as we move forward. Please
continue to PRAY! The mason and his crew will be returning today and will
continue building. We’ll keep you posted!
PRAISE God for a new believer in Ndorola, a 50 year old
Muslim man who stopped by to visit with Pastor Samuel! You know how to PRAY for
this new believer!
Kevin and Toby had a good trip to Sirasso and Temetemeso
last Wednesday. They received the encouraging news that 3 more men have
accepted Christ in Temetemeso during the past 2 weeks. They were also
encouraged to arrive in Temetemeso to see the believers working on building the
pastor’s house, along with many non-believers in the village who had come to
lend a hand!
PRAISE God for a good Storying Seminar this week. The
pastors and lay leaders have received their materials and seem to be excited
about going back to their villages and putting the storying into practice.
Please PRAY that many people would come to Christ through hearing of God’s love
for mankind through these stories.
Please PRAY for Pastor Tychique and his family (from
Badara), as they lost their 10 year old girl this past Wednesday. She has had
mental and health problems since birth, but we’re not sure what she passed away
from. Please also PRAY for Draman, one of our lay leaders in the Ndorola
church. He was in Bobo at the Storying Conference when he received word
yesterday that his 10 year old boy drowned as he and his friends were crossing a
reservoir. Kevin drove Draman home and attended the burial service. (In 2000,
this family also lost another 10 year old child.) Please PRAY for God’s comfort
and peace to surround these two families during these difficult days.
PRAY for Kevin as he heads off for another evangelism
campaign this Thursday-Sunday, in the villages of Kulenbougou and Sunkalobougou
(next to Jengenebougou where we have a group of believers and hopefully a pastor
coming later this spring). PRAY that people will respond to the gospel message
and that many will put their faith in Christ. PRAY for the Bobo district as
they decide who they will send to send to pastor these groups.
Please PRAY as we are in correspondence with a