OBERG PRAISE N PRAY – January 26, 2009
 
PRAISE God for a good 4 nights of evangelism, split between two villages near Jengenebougou.  About 15 people responded to the good news of Jesus!  Please PRAY for them, that they would grow in their new found faith and stand strong.
 
Please PRAY for the village of Jengenebougou and those who made decisions to follow Christ last week.  They are facing strong persecution from members of the village to recant and many are wavering in the decision that they made.  Kevin was encouraged that someone from that group came to the church this last weekend to ask questions.  Please PRAY that these new believers will remain strong in their decision and get the support that they need from other believers.
 
PRAISE God that there has been progress in Nema’s deliverance from the evil spirits.  The majority of them have left, although there are still some remaining.  The good thing is that she is now mostly “coherent,” where the pastor is able to talk directly with her.  She has experienced some head trauma from beating her head during the worst times.  Please PRAY for complete freedom for her, as well as for physical recovery from what she has gone through.  Your prayers have made a marked difference in her life—please continue to PRAY that every evil spirit will leave and she will live in total freedom in Christ.
 
Please PRAY for Kevin and Toby as they head to Sirasso Friday-Monday for an evangelism seminar, as well as for two nights of evangelism in that village.  Pray especially for the village chief, who has discouraged people from following Christ.
 
Thank you for praying for Bonnie’s audit!  There were no big surprises (yeah!) and it all went well.  Please PRAY as Bonnie trains colleague Mary Crowgey to take over the bookkeeping for the year that she is in the US.  We started training this week—there is a lot to go over!  (Mary will be taking on the books full time mid-March.)