(Please see the attached promised photo of the little lost boy and his mother from our last email. If you didn’t get that email, let us know—you’ll want to hear what God did!)
PRAISE God for a good time of evangelism in Banzon and three surrounding villages. Many people turned out each night, and in the village of Banzon, 10 adults and several youth and children made decisions to follow Christ! The other three villages are made up primarily of the Toussian people group, and in the Kenedougou region, this people group has been more resistant to the gospel. Only one man in these villages made a decision to follow Jesus, but we PRAY that all those who heard the gospel will continue to think about what they have heard and will one day soon choose to put their hope in Christ. PRAY that the Holy Spirit would work in the hearts of the Toussian people, that there would be a movement among them to follow Jesus.
Please PRAY for the man who came forward during the evangelism in the Toussian village of Seinzon. He has a major health issue, most likely a problem with his liver, and his stomach looks like one of a pregnant woman in her ninth month. What a testimony this would be if God miraculously healed him! Please PRAY for healing and that he would grow in his new faith.
Please PRAY for Kevin and Toby as they head to Samorogouan this Friday-Sunday to hold the evangelism seminar for the believers there, along with evangelism in that village two of those nights. Please PRAY for the Samorogouan believers, that they will develop a passion for sharing Jesus with those who are lost. PRAY for those who come to the evangelism in the evenings, that they will understand clearly God’s love for them and desire to put their faith in Christ.
There are many needs in this culture, and very often, we are come to for many requests for help. As we are building relationships in the Kenedougou region, we have expected that this would naturally increase. It has done so, especially within the past few months. With our upcoming return to the US in May, we are starting to really get hit hard with these requests, some ministry related and some personal. Please PRAY that we would have wisdom in knowing how to respond to each situation and that God would clearly show us what He would have us do. Please PRAY that we would have compassion and keep good attitudes—it is not an easy task to face so many demands, especially when a lot of the time we are not able to do what people would like us to.
Please PRAY for safety as we are digging a well in our courtyard. PRAY that the work would go smoothly and for God’s protection over the workers and everyone else in our courtyard. Although our kids have been given strict boundaries, this mother will be a bit nervous until that well is sealed! (I probably need the most prayer!) :O)