OBERG PRAISE N PRAY – October 5, 2008
This Praise N Pray will cover the next month—we’ll write again on Nov 3^rd!  (see below)
 
Thank you for praying for the meeting in Ndorola.  The evangelism season schedule is planned, kicking off in November and running through March.  Please PRAY that God will be working even now in the hearts of those in the Kenedougou region who will hear the good news this year!  PRAY that He will reap a great harvest and that many will find freedom in Christ.    
 
Please continue to PRAY for Pastor Marcel.  The district had wanted to bring him in to Bobo, but he is so weak that Kevin thinks he wouldn’t even survive the trip in.  Please PRAY for his wife, Suzanne, as she is in desperate need of encouragement these days.  Marcel’s faith is strong—pray that God will continue to use him for His glory for whatever ordained days he has left on this earth.  We’re still praying for a miracle, but praying most of all that God will be glorified no matter the outcome.    
 
Thank you for praying for the very difficult situation in the Ndorola church with the two married men who were “pursuing” a woman just kicked out of her home by her drunk husband.  The men have repented and have returned to church.  Please PRAY that the testimony of all of our believers in the Kenedougou region would be strong, that they would “turn from evil and do good, that they would seek peace and pursue it.”
 
PRAISE God for a good Sunday in Samorogouan.  We are also PRAISING God for His protection—on the way home, just as we were entering Bobo, a moto that we were passing shot up a rock (or something!) and the passenger side window in our car next to me shattered into a million pieces.  Fortunately, it didn’t bust out until about 30 seconds later.  HOWEVER, we need this window fixed by Saturday, for a very important reason—please PRAY that our mechanic will be able to find a replacement soon.
 
PRAISE God for a two week vacation that we’ll be taking on the coast of Ghana!  We desperately need a break, and it’s coming!  We will leave on Sunday the 12^th and return home on Sunday the 26^th.  We plan on staying on the coast the entire time, with a day trip to Accra for Frankie’s cheeseburgers and pizza!  :O)  (A great restaurant that serves “American type” food!  YUM!)  Please PRAY for a great time together as a family and that we will returned refreshed, rejuvenated, and ready to serve with joy in our hearts.
 
On our return home, we will be bringing Tim and Susie Allen with us, our Burkina field pastoral couple from Pennsylvania.  They will be in Burkina for a few weeks—please PRAY for safety and good health in their travels, that their time with us all would be mutually encouraging, and that God would knit our hearts together as we spend time with one another.
 
Kevin and a delegation from Bobo and Samorogouan are hoping to finish up all the paperwork and final payment for the Samorogouan property this Wednesday.  Please PRAY that the authorities who need to be present for this to take place will be there and that everything will go smoothly without any problems.