...On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, 11 as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many. 2 C0r 1:10-11
AFRICA REGION Sun 1 Susan Opiyo – Uganda Conducted outreach, in partnership with Christian’s from Gulu University, to 363 bible clubs members in 15 secondary schools. One hundred and seventy seven of them received the Lord as their saviour.
Two conferences they organised ministered to 10,410 young people with 232 committing their lives to the Lord Jesus. Thank God for successful partnership and pray that the young ones may be grounded in their faith.
Mon 2 Thank
God for the freedom to share the Gospel in schools and through other community based school programmes. Many young people have been encouraged in their leadership roles in the bible clubs and in their schools. Many school leaders bear testimonies of the positive impact that ministry activities are having in the lives of the young people.
Follow-up class – Gombe, Nigeria
Tue 3 Bryceson – Tanzania
Praise the Lord for the impact the week-long marriage seminar had on the 50 people that attended. The youth seminar also ministered to 80 young people. Pray that the lives and homes of program participants may never remain the same.
Wed 4 Luka Mwanja – Tanzania
Since their decision in March, the former street kids have continued to meet monthly for fellowship and mutual encouragement. Fourteen of them with 3 instructors attended the July meeting. One of them has decided to start a home for street children. He is currently hosting 40 children in the home. He has also been appointed to the National Task Force that is to carry out a research on the way to keep the children away from the streets.
Please pray for wisdom for the brother and his colleagues as they carry out this onerous task. Pray also that the home he is running may be a place of refuge for the children and for God’s provision.
Thu 5 At the invitation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, Luka conducted training for a total of 149 Sunday School teachers helping them to understand how best to disciple children and connect them with God.
Fri 6 Cabra- Zambia
Visited 18 school groups focusing on training of leaders for Life-skills ministry in the schools. He also had the opportunity to minister to pupils in 4 schools at an open air evangelistic meeting. Six hundred and seventeen young people heard the gospel at this meeting. During the school visit, 104 children responded to the gospel message while 67 others did the same during the open air evangelistic meeting. Pray for effective follow-up in their school groups.
Sunday School Teachers’ training, Tanzania
Sat 7 Micheline Mumbabo – Beni, Congo DR
I work where there is a lot of insecurity. Psalm 23 has helped me a lot. I have read this part of the Bible before but it did not have as much meaning to me as these days. We live and minister in a very unsafe area.
Pray for many missionary partners who, like Micheline, face various dangers each day. Pray that they may daily experience God as their shepherd.
Bible Quiz – Nasarawa, Nigeria
Sun 8 Three people accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour of their lives during the quarter. Pray that they may experience true joy, true peace, true forgiveness and life of victory.
One of these is a 16 year old young girl, Ruth. She was abused by her own father for six years. So it was a repeated abuse. Now she no longer lives with her mother, who considers her a rival. Her mother never wants to hear about her. Please pray for me as I seek to counsel and mediate between Ruth and her mother. Pray that the Lord may bring true forgiveness between these two people.
ASIA REGION
Mon 9 V. Barnabas – India
Ministry in Gopalpuaram and Jaggaram Nallameedi villages is growing as I continue to visit these villages on a regular basis to conduct gospel meetings and distribute tracts. Thank the Lord for 10 people that accepted the Lord as their saviour during the quarter.
Tue 10 Pray for provision to rebuild his house that was destroyed by cyclone and for provision of drums and public address system to enhance evangelistic outreach. They plan to reach out to two new villages. Pray for God’s direction and fruitful ministry in the villages.
Wed 11 K. Paul Raj – India
Conducted gospel meetings and door to door witnessing in Parkalgandi, Patwarigudemm, Kotturu and Pakalgudem villages. Said Paul, “In the past 3 months no one has accepted the Lord but we have done ministry in these villages.” Pray that those who heard the word may soon see the need to accept the Lord as their saviour. Pray that God’s Spirit may encourage Paul in his ministry as he continues to hope for some fruits among these villagers.
Bible Study – Plateau State Conference, Nigeria
Thu 12 S Karthik – India
We conducted gospel meetings at Cherukupally. After that I fell sick and could not go anywhere. Both legs were paralyzed but God gave me much relief. I am now able to walk a bit. I am discouraged and feel weak. Please pray for me. In spite of the attack, thank God for two people that received the Lord as their saviour during this short period of ministration. Pray that the Lord may grant the desire to see a church develop in this village very soon. Pray also for healing for his wife and daughter.
Fri 13 Manori Peiris – Sri Lanka
One of the teens that Manori leads gave this testimony. God spoke to me through the daily devotions held every morning in school and through this I was able to draw closer to God, away from worldly things. I was able to recognize sin for what it is and repent of every sin that I committed. Though it was not easy for me to walk through the narrow gate, I still chose to travel through the gateway that would lead me to Heaven. I give all praise and thanks to God for His love for me.
Shehara Madhushini Perera, Grade 10
Sat 14 K. Syam Babu - India
Has been proclaiming the Good News of the kingdom from house to house in new villages currently focusing on Bandhlapalem near Paloncha town. Started a prayer cell in Nallajarar village and prayer meeting is being conducted every Friday in Bamjar. Praise the Lord for four people that received the Lord as saviour during the quarter. Pray that the word of the Lord may be established in these villages.
Parents at holiday club closing ceremony – Gombe
Sun 15 Stephen Yila – Borno, Nigeria
Organised visits to 42 Secondary School Bible Clubs during the quarter. The group ministered to almost 3,000 students during these visits. Thank God for 408 students that accepted the Lord as their Saviour.
Mon 16 At the Post Secondary conference attended by 120 young people, one participant, a Muslim, accepted the Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour. Nuhu (not real name) has had to relocate to another neighbourhood of the city for security reasons. Please pray for wisdom for him and his mentors as he seeks to live out his new found faith in the midst of serious opposition and danger.
Tue 17 Thank the Lord for the blessings he continues to pour on the ministry as the message of the Good News of Jesus Christ continues to be proclaimed in a very hostile environment. That a total of 3,398 people came to the knowledge of the Saviour during the quarter can only be due to the Lord’s own intervention.
Wed 18 Akin Gbadero – Gombe, Nigeria
A retreat was organized in a girls’ school for two days where God’s love and the need to respond in holy living was emphasized. It reached out to 541 youth and adults with two confessing their faith in Jesus.
Holiday schools were organized in 8 centres to help the children academically while ministering to their spiritual needs through life-skills and bible study. Thank God for 18 of the 842 children and young people in attendance that received the Lord as the saviour of their lives.
Thu 19 The Lord is sending help to me in the work thus making the load easier to bear. The brother that released the projector for the film outreach that ministered to 1472 children is not even a member of the ministry. The projector was left in my care throughout the period of the outreaches. I did not need to hire a projector each time we needed one. Thirty teachers also freely ministered to the children at the holiday school. Pray for God’s blessings on these co-workers.
Fri 20 James Okpenge – Adamawa, Nigeria
Much effort was put into leadership development by organising three leadership retreats for post-secondary arm of the ministry during the quarter. Student leaders as well as staff benefited from the programmes. Four hundred and fifty seven people were in the first retreat of which 48 opened their hearts to Christ and 69 others rededicated their lives to him. Pray that all may put their trainings into good use in their different institutions and beyond.
HIV/AIDS Workshop – Nasarawa, Nigeria
Sat 21. Worldlink USA
February 1st marks the 10 Year Anniversary of Worldlink’s founding. Praise the Lord for his continued blessing and the hundreds of thousands who have come to faith in Christ over that period. Thank God for his financial provision at the End of 2011. We experienced his gracious hand and started 2012 with a stable financial foundation and with great opportunities for ministry growth in areas less penetrated by the Gospel.
Sun 22 Worldlink UK
Plans are being laid out to share the vision of Worldlink in other cities in the New Year. That will involve lots of travelling. Pray for open doors and hearts and for the right message for each pastor/Christian we shall be meeting with.
Mon 23 Cyprian Ogar – Kaduna
Mission to Kaduna Polytechnic led to the harvesting of 128 souls into God’s kingdom. Thank God for the impact of the gospel on these and others who attended the four-day programme.
Tue 24 Thank God for two new Bible clubs that were recently inaugurated. Pray that members of these groups may shine God’s light into the darkness of these schools.
Wed 25 Thank God for Cyprian’s wedding that was successfully held on 3rd December. Pray that he and his wife may build a God honouring home.
Thu 26 Emeka Udeoba – Kano, Nigeria
Eighteen school groups were visited during the quarter to encourage the young people in their Christian faith. Seven hundred and seventy-eight students participated in the schools rally held in four centres with 123 putting their faith in the Lord. These will join their school groups for effective follow-up.
Fri 27 To sensitise, encourage and mobilise Christians to help establish more school groups especially in Primary schools in the area, a workshop was organised for pastors and teachers. Pray that the 63 participants may work towards the establishment and effective supervision of more school groups. Already three secondary and three primary school groups were inaugurated during the quarter.
Sat 28 Abolaji Godwithus – Nasarawa, Nigeria
To encourage young people to imbibe the habit of daily Bible meditation, Bible quiz was organised for secondary school students. Seventeen students took part in the competition. Pray that this programme may challenge each participant to be dedicated to the study of God’s word and to prayer.
Sun 29 Pray for the success of the Zonal Conference planned for this quarter. Please pray also for provision of a vehicle to enhance his ministry as he has responsibility for three large states.
Mon 30 Gabriel Gberindyer – Yobe, Nigeria
Recently, there was a serious attack from an Islamic sect on the Christians and Federal government establishments in the state. It led to the death of almost 200 people but God preserved us.
Thank God for his protection and pray for peace in the state and in the hearts of the brethren.
Tue 31 Ninety-four post secondary student leaders participated in the leadership retreat held in Damaturu. Twelve of these rededicated their lives to the Lord. Weekend program at the Polytechnic in Maiduguri brought together 620 young people. Thank the Lord for 67 that confessed Jesus as their Lord for the first time.
