1. Nepal – Training with a group of twelve new pastors in the Dang
district will begin soon. Since this west-central district of Nepal requires a
30+ hour bus ride to reach, Pastor Raju will visit the district four times a
year for the next few years to provide training rather than have all of these
men travel to the Himalayan Bible Institute in Kathmandu each month. Pray that
the Lord will bless these men in their desire to faithfully proclaim the truth
of God’s saving word. Pray also for safe travel for Pastor Raju.
2. India – Ten days of Vacation Bible School was held among several
congregations of the BELC with several thousand children in attendance. Praise
the Lord for this opportunity and pray that these children will be led to place
their faith in our Savior Jesus Christ!
3. Haiti – Board of Missions member Steve Leinberger and Missionary Ohlmann
recently conducted a visit to Haiti. They met with Pastor Emmanuel Julien and
the fourteen pastors who are working to establish a church body that faithfully
proclaims the truths of God’s word. Pray that the Lord would bless the study of
His word as we work toward declaring fellowship. The Board of Missions has been
in correspondence with these men in Haiti since 2013.
4. Nigeria – Kinship funding was recently approved and sent to provide job
training for three of the older children at the Nigeria Children’s Home. Thank
the Lord for this opportunity to help our brothers and sisters in Christ
provide for the future needs of these two young men and one young lady. Pray for
the Lord’s blessings as they receive this training to support themselves.
5. Nepal – Pray for the Gospel outreach in Nepal as new anti-conversion
laws come into effect in July. These new laws are open to the interpretation of
those who are charged to enforce them. The law states that those who publicly
preach or teach the Bible to those of another faith with the intention of
conversion are subject to punishment of five years in prison and hefty fines.
Some have interpreted these laws to even prevent parents from bringing their
children to baptism and Sunday School until the children reach the age when
they can decide on their own if they want to hear God’s word. Pray that the
Lord will embolden His children during these troubling times. For more
information go to: http://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2017/october/nepal-criminalizes-conversion-christianity-evangelism-hindu.html
6. CLC Mission Helper Trip to East Africa – Twenty-Three individuals are participating
in the up-coming Mission Helper Trip to East Africa in July. Please pray that
the Lord will continue to bless their preparations to proclaim the Gospel in
Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia.
7.
CLC Online Theological Studies – continue to pray for the following
individuals who are studying God’s word through email correspondence courses as
they train to be faithful preachers and teachers of God’s saving word:
·
Pastor Idahosa Eghosa (Senegal, Africa)
·
Pastor Jacques Pondi Lumiangu (D.R. Congo, Africa)
·
Pastor Monotosh Banjaree (Bangladesh, SE Asia)
·
Pastor Liberty Atawa (Zimbabwe, Africa)
·
Samuel Benson Edwards and Ivan Edwards (Myanmar, Asia)
·
Pastor Emmanuel Julien (Haiti)
·
Evangelist Eliewaha Mshana (Tanzania, Africa)
No comments:
Post a Comment