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Keep On Praying 01/12/2011
 
“The greatest missionary is the Bible in the mother tongue.  It never needs a furlough; is never considered a foreigner.”
– William Cameron Townsend –

I just read this quote and it struck me about how true that is and it is very timely for this email that I am sending.  One of the biggest things I could ask you to pray for right now is for the printing of our Kabiye New Testament.  I will be receiving soon the final text that needs to be proofread before being sent to the printers.  We will be having 3 people reading it thoroughly, checking punctuation, spelling etc.  We are sensing Satan’s attacks against our translators and ask that you would pray for them.  Satan is not happy that the word of God will be going out.  We are so thankful for the funds that have come in to pay for the printing, especially for a generous gift from Community Baptist Church in South Bend, IN.

 

It is so good to be back in Mango.  I have loved seeing my friends again.  I just had a visit with Medina, she has been helping her mom alot so I have not seen her much since I have been back.  Please pray that I can continue the bible study with Medina after I get back from traveling again.  Please pray as well for my relationships with Fata, she is a Muslim woman who is now at the water pump alot, and Rachael and Ramatou.  Pray that I would just love this ladies and that God would show me how to reach them.

 

Pray as well for the kids in my neighborhood, they will be coming around 4pm to play.  I now have grass in my yard, and they love to play on it as right now there is no grass anywhere during the dry season.  I hope to start a kids’ club with them and do a chronological bible stories with them.

 

I have also started my language studies again.  Pray that I will work hard in this area.  It was nice to have a break and I am excited to work at it again.

 

It is also exciting to see what has been done at the construction site for the hospital.  Roofs on buildings, tile in the bathrooms and we hope to soon start the foundation of the hospital itself.  Please pray for the health of Kevin who just arrived up here to work on the project.  He is at our hospital in Tsiko for some problems and we really need him up here, as the Weinbergs will be leaving in two weeks for a furlough.  We also praise God for $350,000 that came in December for the project!!!  We are so thankful for all those who have given!!

 

I will be traveling south on Sunday to attend our team meetings next week.  The following week we will be doing more interviews for the nursing class.   So please pray for the need for 5 more candidates.

 

I am praising God for allowing me to be back.  He has given me a love for the people of Mango.  I would also ask you to continue to pray for Kareem, the guard who has made a profession of faith but is being greatly oppressed by fear.  I was able to see him with the Neufelds on Sunday.  It was so sad to see him so oppressed.  Pray that he would walk in faith; it is a big step in this culture as he is in a Muslim family and his brother is a Muslim priest.

 

We so covet your prayers.  I myself sense the need to be more diligent in prayer.  The battle is becoming more intense so is the need for us to be on our knees.  Thank you for your faithfulness to pray!

 

Cindy
 


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