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Category Archives: Prayer requests
To market, to market to buy a fat…
Okay, so it’s not a pig. But isn’t this silly and sad at the same time? The cow is skinny and tired enough that it’s okay with sitting down for the ride to the market. What self respecting cow would …
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Ramadan
Oops! Here we are already a week into Ramadan, and I didn’t mention it in our prayer requests!
June 28 marked the beginning of Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting. Please join us in praying for Muslims around the world …
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Finding joy
Over this past busy weekend we had a meeting that was pretty discouraging, and then on my last visit across the border I sat with different ones from Chief T’s clan. They have suffered the death of 3 family members …
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Hurray, medicine for the hospital!
We have waited a long, long time for these meds to arrive via ocean freight container. Thankful that the main pharmacy stock is almost up to par again. There is a back order and we would ask prayer for that …
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Please pray for God’s love to shine through us!
Whether we’re talking with bigwigs or Fulani friends, please pray for us, that we would speak words of love, that we might be part of the much needed reconciliation and healing for this country. Pray that not just our words, …
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Beans, peanuts, and corn to go!
At the CEFA farm and out in the village co-operatives, staple crops are being planted, as part of a hope to stave off the coming of a hunger crisis in our area, and to aid in some way our Fulani …
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Captive audience
Before work starts out at the CEFA farm, everyone gathers for devotions at 6:30. Roy recently asked that anyone who catches a ride out to the farm on CEFA’s trucks sit close enough to hear the devotional time. Yup, forced, …
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Please keep the prayers going!
While peace continues in our little town of Gamboula and many of my Muslixm friends continue on with life as best they can just across the border,
there continues to be conflict in many places in the rest of the …
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Cattle on the highway!
What do you do when you see this in front of you on the only road between you and home?
You wait.
And they pass by.
And you see some more. And you wait. And they pass by.
And you …
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Josh, Lori, and Charlie!
Oh, what fun! We had a super 2 days with the Shinars, and I can tell you honestly that though we miss them at Gamboula, it was wondrous to see them shine in this new place of ministry. Josh was …
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