Welcome to the First Baptist Church of Detroit
June 06/16/2010
 
Since my last letter, God
has reminded me of the brevity of life, as I see many people who are nearing
the end of their lives.  It reminds me of the wonderful grace that God has
given to me in Christ, and the hope that I have in Him !!  May I be
diligent to share that hope with people here in Togo.    Last week heading back
to Mango, we stopped in the village to see Akouwa’s family.  Akouwa lives
with Beky in Kpalime and is a good friend of mine.  Her father is dieing and we
wanted to stop to see him and her family.  We had the opportunity to share the
hope of the gospel with her mother.  Pray that she truly understands and puts
her faith in Christ.  Pray also for Akouwa’s father and for her family.

I have been working with
two pastors the last five years in literacy program.  One of them is Joseph who
lives in kara,  in the north.  He was hospitalized this past week and looks
like he is dying as well.  Pray for him and his wife and 3 children.  Two of
his children are handicapped.  It is very sad situation but we are trusting
that God is working in it for his glory.  Praise God for what you see
above, the Agou church building !!!!!   I was able to stop and take this
picture on my way back up to Mango.  We are so thankful for it and for all of
you who have given gifts to make it happen.  Please pray that John Teusink will be able to get it done before he leaves for his furlough in July.

We are thankful for the progress of the construction of the Wendell Kempton Memorial Hospital , Hospital of Hope.  Below you see a picture of about 20 guys moving a tresse for a roof.  We hope to start putting tresses on the buildings this next week if we
can rent a crane for a decent price.  Please pray that we will  find one.  We
are thankful for several teams from the states that have come out to help and
we need lots more.  If you have an interest to come, let me know.  The
temperatures are getting much cooler now, 90 J  as it is
starting to rain.  And it will soon be down in the 80s.  Yes, I know some of
you still think that is hot, but it is much nicer than 120.   One of my jobs is filling in for Randy Young who went to the states to be with his dad who had cancer surgery.  I am helping do payroll and pay for other expenditures for the project.

Many of you have asked about the water and tax exoneration.  We are still
waiting on both issues.  Keep praying !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for praying for my language studies.  It is kind of amazing to me that I am learning Anufo in  French.  So I am reminded that just as God helped me learn French , He will also help me learn Anufo.  It is coming along ,  but please continue to pray
for this as it is a tiring process, but so needed.  People get excited to see
that we are learning their language.  They say that it is one of the most
effective ways to reach people, in their own mother tongue.

Speaking of reaching people, I ask continued prayer for the people that God has put into my life here in Mango.  Pray that God work in the hearts of Medina, Roukiya, Sukala, and Adam, and these kids that you see below.  The kids live in the compound
behind me and come over once a week.  Pray for Fidose, Maurice, Monique and
Adanane.  May they see Jesus in my life.  And for Solim who is staying with me
a few weeks.  She is a young lady that I have discipled over the years.  That I
might encourage her in her walk with the Lord.
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