Hello everyone,
Thank you so so much for praying! I don't think we will
know quite how much has been accomplished through your prayers until Heaven,
but we are at least seeing things go a lot smoother than they could.
Today was a little different than usual in that we were able
to sleep in (!) and relax a bit in the morning. It was amazing. We were able to
get eat breakfast at our own leisure, do laundry and other important
things (like playing soccer), and have an unhurried group devotion.
For today's devotion we read Ephesians 3:1-10, talking
about what a gift it is to serve Christ and represent His name. Daniel pointed
out that our greatest and loftiest responsibility is to share the Gospel, as it
is the most valuable thing we have. Unfortunately, we can get so used to it
that sharing it becomes mechanical and common, and we forget how precious
it is.
We also talked about different callings. God is not
interested in ability, but availability. This is something a lot of us on the
team are learning, as many of us felt inadequate ad unworthy to
serve Christ here. But God delights in using broken pieces, and somehow He
is able to use us anyways. We learned that God often confirms His calling for
us through a combination of factors:
- Confirmation by godly authorities in
our lives,
- Open and closed doors
- A God-given desire.
However, our hearts are deceitful, and just because we have
a desire to do something may not mean that we are called to it. Tim commented
that if we're doing the will of God and doing His service, we are
doing the greatest service we can do for Him.
After lunch we all climbed onto the bus and drove to
Adumasa. This village has been the focus of a lot of our evangelistic
efforts, both in, and around the village, over the past few days. Joseph
and Heather Frimpong have been laboring in this area with the hopes of
establishing a new assembly. Today was the finale of our ministry there, as we
showed the 'Jesus' movie. Daniel went to a lot of trouble to buy, and set up
all of the electrical equipment for tonight so that the crowd could
hear the movie, and anyone speaking or singing. We were glad that it was a
clear night (no rain), which was an answer to our prayers. Not only that, but
the equipment all worked fine, and there were no hiccups.
The crowd started out small, with some children filling
the front rows before we began. More children came in as we started
to sing, and the adults lingered around the outskirts. By the end of the movie,
almost all of the 300+ seats were filled, and there were many standing
watching in the back. There was a short pause towards the end of the movie, and
Isaac (one of Daniel's boys, and the champion of
memory-work) told his testimony in Twi, and the choir sang 'I
Have Decided to Follow Jesus'. It was Isaac's first time speaking in front of
such a large audience, but he did well, and apparently it was very down to
earth and clear. When the movie was over, Bro Joseph then preached
and amazingly, the people stuck around for his whole message, and then they
dispersed into the night. With all the
outreaches we have done here, it would be almost impossible to live
in Adumasa, and not know about the church, which will be planted
soon. Many have expressed interest, and it is our prayer that many will be
saved and will grow in Christ as a result.
Please pray for:
- Open hearts toward the Gospel
- Seed planted in good ground
- Endurance for the team
- Hannah, for GtG 2013
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| The Jesus film in the Twi language |
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