OBERG PRAISE N PRAY – Feb 16, 2008
 
PRAISE God for an excellent evangelism seminar in Ndorola!  It was well attended and during the evangelism on Saturday night, several people came to Christ!  We are rejoicing as there were well over 125 people in church on Sunday in Ndorola!  (Although many of these are also from villages surrounding Ndorola, we remember those beginning days in the fall of 2005 when there was an average attendance of 6-8!  PRAISE God for what HE is doing in this village and in the surrounding area!)  Please PRAY for Pastor Samuel and Elizabeth as they oversee the ministry there and for the believers as they reach out to those around them.
 
Please PRAY as Kevin and Toby head to Dingasso (next to Ndorola) for evangelism this Thursday-Sunday (K the first half/T the second).  God is moving in a miraculous way in this village!  A month ago, the Alliance Women’s group held the first evangelism ever in that village and now there are roughly 40 people following Christ!  Because the hand of God is moving, we feel it is important to continue on when the harvest is so ripe.  PRAY for further fruit and for Pastor Samuel as he oversees this group.  
 
PRAISE God for further freedom!  A witch doctor in Banakoro (next to Samorogouan) has come to Christ and has burned all of his fetishes.  Please PRAY that his testimony would be strong and that he would grow in his new faith.  PRAY for Pastor Fidele as he disciples him.
 
PRAY for health and strength for our pastors as they are busy working with a lot of new believers.  We are thankful that our pastors are motivated and seeking opportunities to share Christ—please PRAY for wisdom for them in the situations that they face.  Because they are reaching out to villages surrounding their home village, there is much work to be done!  PRAY for wisdom for them as they balance busy schedules.
 
PRAISE God that the construction of the church in Temetemeso is advancing and the believers are actively involved with helping out.  Please PRAY for protection as the church is built and that these believers would continue to grow in their faith as they await their new pastor.
 
Please PRAY for Bonnie as she continues to have a very busy schedule doing school in the morning with the kids and bookkeeping training in the afternoons.  This will continue on for about another month, and then it will be full scale into packing and getting ready for home assignment.  There is so much to do in the next 2 ½ months—PRAY that we don’t stress out as we try to tackle it all!  Pray that we will get the rest that we need in order to keep us plugging along and that we will have joy in our hearts as we do so.