Please pray!!!
Tonight is the Bible Study for the school teachers at Ben and Leonie’s place
and the study is about Jesus’ death on the cross and His triumph over sin and
death and the full payment that He has made for our salvation! Pray that
many will trust Jesus as their Saviour and their names will be written tonight
in the Book of Life!!!!
Also
another big prayer point is for the teaching of the Word in a place which is a
haven for criminals. There is a group of about 20 being taught weekly and most
of these men have killed. Everyone there has a gun....and the place is very
hard to get to. One of the bible teachers from here who travels there each week
told us yesterday, “When I get there and start teaching this group, I forget
how hard the trip was and how tired I am!” Some of these criminals have
been saying, “If I had known this before, I wouldn’t have killed.” Others have
said, “This is amazing, God is actually giving me a chance to get saved. I
thought I could never be saved.”
There were two things that stood out to us this last Sunday:
That life is short.
This dear man is Kukuy Bagas and this month he was given 6 months to live by his doctor. He is suffering from an aggressive type of liver cancer. Kukuy and his family are from the neighbouring community, Miarayon and they were taught about Jesus by Rodil, one of the missionary team here, who for weeks went to their home and taught them until they were saved and joined the church here in Lapoc. Since Kukuy was saved his desire has been to serve the Lord and he has been part of the team of bible teachers who are spreading the Gospel in the surrounding areas.
The elders met with him here last Sunday afternoon and prayed with him, along with the leading women in the church. It was really difficult. We all cried with him, we prayed with him, we asked God to heal Kukuy by His miraculous power if it is His will, and we committed Kukuy to God’s hands. Kukuy shared how he misses his ministry and misses going out with the team, he misses coming to church as most Sundays he is too ill. He hates to look in the mirror he said now as he has lost so much weight and looks so unwell. Please pray for Kukuy and his wife Lisa and their 4 married children and grandchildren.
The second thing is that the kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed upon the soil and the seed sprouts and grows – how, the man does not know. (Mark 4:26-29)
This is what is happening here. The seed is sprouting and growing – while we are asleep at night and while we are up by day. It is an amazing work of the Holy Spirit. Please pray for the community of Miarayon. God is doing huge things there right at this moment. Last Sunday, one of the prominent men of Miarayon and his family met with Paul and the elders and they want to be taught each week. The first bible study there starts tonight!! They are coming to church and want to know the Way of salvation!! Also another bible study starts tonight in the remote community of Sulahugon with a group of 7 young people. These young people are the unsaved friends of Isabel - one of the young ladies from the church here - who she has been witnessing to, and they too want to know the Way of salvation!!
Two weeks in a row now, 25 people of Talid-Talid have also gathered to be taught the Word. “The people of Talid-Talid are hungry for God’s Word” is the report that the bible teachers brought back to the church here!
PLEASE dear co-workers, please take up arms with us through prayer and fight for these souls. It is a huge battle raging here right now!
Pray for our church leaders and for our evangelists too! Eph 6:18
