Happy new month and independence for us in Nigeria, in Jesus' name. The past two months were full of progress on every front, and we give all the glory to God and we are very grateful to you for all the sacrifices you made to make this partnership work so well.
More Conversions and Intense Discipleship Efforts
Firstly, several souls came
to know Jesus for the first time. Others who left the faith were restored. We
may not disclose their identity especially since most of the converts are from
sub-Saharan Africa and are being hunted to make them return to their former
faith. We covet your prayers earnestly that the persecution they and others are
going through will not make them retreat.
Lausanne 4 Report
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| Some of my table mates and I at C36 at Lausanne Congress |
The International Director of Grace Foundation(myself) was among the 5200 carefully selected missions chosen from across the globe to participate in the just concluded Lausanne Congress (the fourth edition). The congress was a great success and what stood out were the need for revival, collaboration among agencies/denominations, etc. The messages were inspiring and new kingdom relationships were established. On my table was the Malawi SIM President, Peter Ong who is from Australia, Moa Ao from India, and Scott Harris the VP of Church and Global Engagement, USA. We had almost one week of bonding. Pray along with us that the impact of the Congress will remain indelible.
Discipleship Making Movement (DMM)
In addition to our
traditional way of discipling our converts, we have not only adopted the
Discipleship but Making Movement(DMM) which we did over two years ago and has
been crawling, took another dimension in the past two months with Pastor Ayuba
Ajikovi coming to head the DMM team. He had traveled extensively and taken time
to explain the concept and practicalities. Pastor Josephine Oumarou did a
follow-up visit and their labor in collaboration has birthed no fewer than 15
additional Discovery Bible Study (DBS). They are to cover Kebbi and Niger
State, Benin, and Niger Republic before the end of the year as the Lord
provides resources.
Collaboration/Networking
Strategy
We have collaborated at the grassroots level to carry out the Great Commission. Before now, the
Soteria Ministry in Maryland, Final Command Ministry, Eternity Ministry, the Forgotten Ones Foundation, Tabitha Arise Foundation, Purpose Driven Fellowship, Our Daily Needs Ministry,White Camp, Dream Center, Missions Enablers, Gospel Bankers Inc., and many others have contributed immensely to our efforts to advance God’s kingdom to its current height.
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In one of the
Sub-Saharan nations, our missionaries (names withheld) reported that:
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District Hospital of
T*b*ri invited us regularly to represent Christians to their meetings where
very sensitive decisions are taken.
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An organization,
Joseph Ministry offered scholarships to seven of our missionary kids who are
schooling in Niamey
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Also, another
organization, Grace Academy also offered scholarships to three of our
missionary kids in secondary school in Niamey.
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Also, Samaritan
Purse helped Grace Foundation in that region with materials like laptops and
children's gifts and Campus pour Christ Niger provided water in Kwa***
Gob*raw*.
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In collaboration
with Peace House, our missionaries train at least 40 candidates twice at
Mail*.
Home of Grace Updates
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| Some of our HOG growing kids |
We are so glad at the report
of the progress at the Home. We have four children in their final year of high
school now. That connotes huge financial responsibility. The three terms
of school fees and both WAEC and NECO exam fees must be paid now. Some of the
fees have been paid while we are still praying for the remaining fees. We also
have five students at the University of Jos now and one in Plateau State
Polytechnic. As the children grow, financial demands increase. We have an
individual already shouldering the responsibility of one of them while a
foundation is committed to shouldering the responsibility of two others. We now
have the financial needs of two University of Jos Students and one Polytechnic
student outstanding.
Foodstuffs and the cost of
transportation remain challenging but our dependence is on God. We are
struggling with accepting other vulnerable kids because we want to be sure we
are able to come up with the ones we have now.
Missionaries Welfare
One of our missionaries,
Andrew Marafa had a challenge with his eyes. He was taken to Jos University
Teaching Hospital(JUTH) where they claimed it was irredeemable stressing that
it was an advanced stage of glaucoma. He visited Glory Dome at Abuja and God
restored his sight. After over two years of enjoying good sight, the problem
started all over again. We have withdrawn him from the field and sent him to
another ophthalmology hospital at Bauchi. He has been given some
medication and was asked to return after some time for evaluation. Please, pray
along with us for divine intervention.
Conclusion
Once again, thank you so much
for your collaboration over the years. Though, we are not yet where we are
heading to, we are no longer crawling. Your working with us have made a huge
difference. We continue to count on you as we press on.
- Please, pray for us for divine protection on the various fields where we labor especially places where banditry and kidnapping is still rampant.
- Pray for sound mental health for our missionaries going through several challenges.
- Pray for financial provisions for missionaries whose stipend cannot meet their family needs especially children school fees and foodstuffs.
- Pray for uncompleted projects ( Both individual and missionaries building projects and needs for strong cars.
God bless you and maranatha!
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