May/June 2022 Missions Update

You are welcome to the month of June 2022. God has been very gracious to us. We trust that the month of June will be better than previous months and the Lord will bless you on all sides in Jesus' name,  Thank you for your moral, financial, and prayer support, especially during this challenging season. God bless you richly. God has been very gracious to us, and we are truly amazed at what God is doing in various mission fields. Many are embracing the lordship of Jesus. The sick are being healed, and new churches are being planted, more missionaries are being recruited and deployed, prospective missionaries are being admitted into our School of Cross-Cultural Missions for training. Below are some of the reports.

 Pioneer Church Planting at Beru, Bauchi State and Bodoni, Benin Republic

Bobina church

God gave us substantial converts among the Boluawa people in Beru, Bauchi State, and Kamberi people in Bobina, Benin Republic. Both places had no place of worship. Our missionaries stayed back to disciple them, during which they had the opportunity of having a worship center each.

The Bodoni-Kamberis put together a grass thatch house where they worship. With the heavy down, we prayed to God for the fund to roof the church, and God used two individuals to provide the resources. We are trusting God to raise the wall of the church soon.

At Beru, the land was provided free of charge, and God used one of our partners to provide resources for the building of the church. The church's foundation is already being built, and blocks have been supplied. Please, pray that God will bless the partner who single-handedly provided funds for the project.

 

Disciple-Making Movement DMM) Implementation

With the successful training conference n DMM held in March 2022, we are currently at the implementation phase. Our missionaries at Ahole in the Niger Republic have used their access ministry to secure men of peace through whom two Discovery Bible Study groups have kick-started. The missionaries covet our prayers for the salvation of every member of the group. We have similar reports from other missionaries who participated in the training.

New Dukawa converts

Sourcing from our existing structures, the following persons have been appointed as Regional Coaches. They are to collate the reports and discuss challenges with implementations of the DMM with our DMM leader, Pastor Mike Adegbile. The President of Final Command, James Forline, may also check n them directly for feedback:

1. Liman Dan wauya and Emma Boubacar for Niger Republic

2. Sunday Musa for Kebbi and Niger State

3. Stephen Paul for Benue State

4. Sayeri Mousa for the Benin Republic

5. Yohanna Musa for Bauchi State   

 

Diaspora Missions

Our other cousins from the core North of Nigeria are spreading towards the Middle Belt and southeast region via the means of commerce. They are taking advantage of citing trailer park to embark on biological jihad – impregnating the villagers and subsequently converting them to their religion.

 In collaboration with two other mission agencies, we are targeting one of the communities that have become a central location in Benue State (name withheld), where they are gaining ground. We have designated four of our missionaries from Northern Nigeria (two males and two females) to engage them. We will be using a provision supermarket as a front. They are currently involved in spiritual mapping. Please, pray for wisdom and divine protection for the missionaries.  

 

Home of Grace (HOG)

Four of our kids, Blessing, Elizabeth, Victor, and Samuel, are currently writing the West African

Examination Council (WAEC) examination and National Examination Council (NECO) examination. Two others, Timothy and Yakubu, are writing the Junior WAEC examination, while Sarah and Paul are writing Common Entrance examination into secondary school. This is another milestone, and we are grateful to God. We are also thankful to all our partners who made this possible.

 

The inflationary trend in Nigeria has been quite challenging. The price of foodstuffs is soaring. Pray along with us that God will continue to provide funds. He remains the father of the fatherless. The first floor of the Home of Grace building has gotten to roofing level. Rafter work is completed, but we trust God for the roofing sheet.

Some of the children had health challenges, but they are getting over it. Rosa and Daniel had measles. Rosa is well now. Daniel is recovering gradually. Blessing had typhoid and Malaria. We are praying for quick recovery, especially since she is writing an examination. Elizabeth had a severe toothache that resulted in surgery. In all, we thank God for providing the fund for health care. All the other kids are okay.

 

Appreciation/Prayer Points

Please, thank God for His divine protection and provisions on the following:

v God has continued to keep all our missionaries and their families in the face of the increase in insecurities, especially kidnapping. This has remained a huge miracle.

v How God provided for the roofing of the Babino, Benin Republic church was amazing. God used just two persons.

v How God provided the fund for the Beru church building project is mind-blowing. He used just an individual to singlehandedly provide the fund.

v Thank God for constantly providing funds for foodstuffs for the kids. Sometimes we almost get to running out of food, and God then brings in supply through our partners.

v Ten more missionaries joined our staff team between March and May 2022. We are grateful to God for the increase. Please, pray for God's provision for their monthly upkeep allowance and fund to settle down.

Please, pray along with us on the following:

v On a sad note, the wife of Evangelist Steve Rango, that died recently, passed on in May. Please, pray that the Lord will comfort the family.

v Wife of Moustapha Oumarou, Sister Josephine, has relocated back to Nigeria with her son from the Niger Republic. Pray that the Lord will provide all that she needs to settle down. She will be helping with the Home of Grace kids for now.

v  Pray that God should continue to protect our missionaries and their families and all our partners against all evil prevailing in the country today.

v Pray for all our converts on the mission fields and the children at the Home of Grace that Christ be formed in them.

v Pray God's blessings on all our partners for all the selfless sacrifices they make that keep on n the battlefront,

 

Finally, thank you for all you do to help us take the gospel to the dark places of the earth. Thank you for helping us put smiles on the faces of widows, orphans and other vulnerable kids. God bless you richly. We appreciate you dearly.