MALI JAN09 - Celebrating & sharing with the saints, and another follows Jesus

Thank you for your continuing prayers.  You can see they are not in vain!  The team continues to be encouraged by all that God is doing, and by the way He is working out the details moment-by-moment.

Lawrence also provided an update on the little girl who was burned.  The burn is still visible and painful, but “We may have overestimated how badly the baby was burned,” or God is working His wonders. and (2) the baby is well on the way to recovery.  Her family is amazed and we know God has heard the prayers of His people.  Continue in prayer for her comfort and healing, and that the people will be drawn to Christ through this incident.

PRAISE GOD

- for His continued provision, physically/emotionally/spiritually.

- for demonstration of the Holy Spirit’s teaching of the saints.

- for display of His power and mercy among the people.

- that He continues to draw men unto Himself.

PLEASE PRAY

- provision for the saints in Village Y, and for that of their neighbors.

- for resolution to the team’s transportation problem (the tire).

- for a harvest of souls in Village F.

- for the ongoing safety and health of the team.

God bless you as you focus on the Kingdom’s work.

After another cold, cold night here, we got up. There were six families who lost their crops due to flooding during planting season so we brought extra rice in from the people of First Baptist Keller to give to them, to help them make it through until June when their next crops come in.  Of course what we give them today won’t be enough for those many months, but it will be a helpful start.  We shared both last night and today about the reason we’re doing this:  to show the love of Christ, and gave the precedent from the New Testament - the collection for the poor saint in Jerusalem. [1 Cor 16:1-3, Acts 24:17, Rom 15:25-27, 2 Cor 8:1-2, 2 Cor 9:1-2,13-14]