Category Archives: Prayer requests

What a morning!

Posted on March 9, 2013 by danforth

So, Lori and I went down to see tiny 2 month old Hammadou, and we are so encouraged by his weight gain and we thank you for your prayers for him!  He came in weighing around 1.350 kg/3lbs. and now, …

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Overwhelmed and thankful!

Posted on February 27, 2013 by danforth

Dearest friends and family, how can we even begin to tell you how thankful we are for each of you? How can we tell you how it feels to receive an email from our mission office letting us know that …

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Serendipitous meeting today

Posted on February 26, 2013 by danforth

As Lori and I were praying our way through the maternity ward at the hospital, we ran into an old friend of mine, Rayaanatu.  She was helping out at the bedside of a friend who had a premature baby.  Rayaa …

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Little tiny Hammadou hanging on tenaciously

Posted on February 26, 2013 by danforth

This morning as Lori and I made our way through the rooms in the maternity ward, praying for the new moms and the waiting-to-be moms and the moms who just lost their babies, we met Hammadou and his mama.   Hammadou …

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Seems like things are calm in this neck of the woods

Posted on February 9, 2013 by danforth

Thank you for your prayers for this country.  It seems that things have now calmed down in most places, and that the new government is in place.  All of the friends who were temporarily staying with us due to the …

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Please pray for C.A.R.

Posted on December 31, 2012 by danforth

This is a map of the Central African Republic that was sent out by ICDI before Christmas.  I have added a couple of advances, circled in orange, made by the rebels since the map was sent out.  There is talk …

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December prayer requests

Posted on December 2, 2012 by danforth

Dear Praying Friends and Family,

Thank you for keeping us in your hearts and prayers!

Aleta & Lori’s prayer rounds are going well, though busy days have kept us from going the 3 times/week we continue to hope for. The …

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New CEFA staff! Thank you for praying!

Posted on November 30, 2012 by danforth

Here are CEFA’s (ag project’s) long-time director Benoit, brand new secretary/bookkeeper Wambilo, assistant director Jean Bedel, and you know who!

We are grateful for your prayers, as the two men in the middle of the photo joined our staff last …

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October prayer requests

Posted on September 29, 2012 by danforth

Dear Praying Friends & Family,

Thank you for praying for CEFA director Benoit, his travels have gone very well. He is still in Burkina Faso at an ECHO (Christian ag development org) conference as I write this. His return is …

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Prayer answered = request answered = happy and relieved Aleta

Posted on September 12, 2012 by danforth

Yay!!!!!!!!!!   We have a “happy to help” volunteer to send out our emails, as per our request a day or two ago.  Thank you Lord! and thank you Darren!

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