REPORT OF WORK FOR JULY-SEPTEMBER, 2010

 

I express my sincere thanks to the Elders and Mission Committee

of the Winfield Church of Christ and Mesa church of Christ for

supporting me and my family to spread the Gospel of Christ in

Nigeria. God has been so gracious to me and has really blessed

my ministry. I graduated from the Bible College in 1986 and since

then, I have been preaching the Gospel for more than twenty four

years now. Church of Christ Nto-Otong is the sixth congregation

that I have served.

 

August 15, 2010 was my complete one year here in this

congregation. Every morning, 5-6am, Christians numbering 15-20

gather in the church hall here to glorify God in songs and prayers

for his wonderful love and protection. We also pray for Christians

allover the world and for the expansion of God's Kingdom. We

are employing many strategies to see that the church here grows

but the growth rate is very slow, every last Sunday of the month

we do house to house preaching and open air lectures. Our efforts

yie lded some fruits as we have two recent converts. On August 8 

Nene Etuk Udoidiong was restored back to Christ. She left the

Lord's Church and wandered to Mount Zion Church for many

years, on September 26, Linus Dan Akpan was baptized into

Christ, he was formerly a member of the Pentecostal Assemblies.

Nigerian Christian Bible College Ukpom conducted her 53rd annual

Bible Lect ureship from 3rd to 6th August 2010. I co-ordinated the

activities of the lectureship a total of 62 souls obeyed the gospel

and were baptized, 230 congregations from five states of Nigeria

attended and 4,000 Christians attended daily.

August 7 and September 3, I preached at the funeral of two

faithful brothers who departed from this life.

 

On august 31st, Dr. Monday Akpakpan and myself spoke in the

World Bible School Enlightenment Programme at Afaha Obio Eno,

Ibiono, 200 preachers and church leaders from 5 local

government areas attended.

On September 9, I helped a young congregation at Ikot Oku Ubo

Offot, Uyo in their house to house preaching and open air

lectures.

 

I was appointed the chairman of the Abak preachers and church

leaders forum in august 2010, we meet every third Sunday of the

month at Abak Town Church of Christ, 18 Ebom Avenue. We are

faced with the responsibility of evangelizing Abak Local

Government and environs our first proposal is to know all the

congregations in Abak and environs and to establish new

congregation when there is none. We will conduct a seminar for

all ministers and church leaders in December, October 17, we will

 

have a lecture on "Strategies of Evangelism in the 21st Century".

 

 

I commend Tina of Winfield Church of Christ for sending lessons

to many students here in my area. I commend Mary Box for

sending lessons and converting many souls here for more than

twenty years of our working together. I appreciate the activities

of Doug Wheeler for sending money to buy Bibles for these

students to study and make commitment to Christ. I also thank

the mission printing press for sending gospel tracts in a long

container it arrived Monday Akpakpan office and I help to upload

these variety of tracts to spread the gospel in Nigeria. Brethren in

August and September, 2010 I have been associated with 63

Baptisms and two restorations. To God be the Glory

 

Thank you and God bless.

 

UyaiJoshua

Your Missionary

 

 

 

 

Letter about WBS Baptism

 

 

 

Dear Bruce Mathews ,

I greet you with brotherly love and in the name of Jesus Christ . I am

a minister of Christ serving here in Abak, Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria .

I am well known by brother Monday Akpakpan and Doug Wheeler of

Westside Church of Christ Ok .

 

I bring you good news of joy . Raphael David Esau , your WBS student was

baptized into Christ last week October 5, 2010 after completing the

first two lessons which you sent him, "God has spoken and this is

good news". I am sending you the picture of his baptism.

I will like to work with you in the WBS follow up to convert souls

here in my area for Christ. WBS is very effective here and souls are

converted daily through this medium . 

Thank you f or your love for souls and missions in Nigeria .

May God bless you richly .

Your fellow worker in the Lord

Uyai S. Joshua

 

 

Dear Mesa family,

Greetings to you all in the name of our Lord and Savior,

This small projection for the in Guyana mission’s field will conclude 2010, in December we are planning the host our children parties and Old Years night services.

We are also planning this end of year to have members donate food stuff and old clothing to families that are less fortunate already I have sent our request asking Christians whom can afford to donate to begin preparing their contributions.

In January 2011 I am planning to return to Jawalla Village, in Region 7 of Guyana, this is upward Kubenang River, this Amerindians Village has the Patamona Tribe, two years ago I have already began visiting and teaching which was very rewarding .

The year 2011 I want to spend more time in the Interior, so from January 2011 I am planning to spend one month in Jawalla which will gave me enough time to work and live around the Villagers and get the congregation motivated .

In February 2011 I want to organize a small team from Guyana to help with a Crusade in Jawalla Village this will really help boast the congregation and bring many more souls to repentance.

With revivals crusades and workshop in 2011 will help many Christians with their spirituality and 2011, personally want to help Christians whom faith and spirituality is wavering to become stronger in the work of the Lord.

Mesa Missions Sunday thank you all for you generous hearts.

Thank you all for your prayers.

In His Service 

Pradeep Bachan

God Bless!! We are doing great in the Lord.

My family is better health wise, except for me I am still suffering with lots of pain from my kidney stones, and also I fell off a donkey cart I was traveling on one day. I had lots to do in September, My boy started prep school, I went there and People knew I am a minister in the area and this is good for the Church, it is a new building and I was asked to open In prayer there for the first day of school. I am finding more People with open hearts for the Lord, I am studying with a 19year old Dwyane who is single, But very confused with the life he was living and he wants some time to work things out we studied two times.

Another family that we are working with is Thessa and Samanatha her sister-in -law. Both has children and is not married to their partners, but Thessa is willing to make it right, I spoke to him and when he returns from work in the interior(GOLD BUSH) we are going to meet, But in the mean time they are attending and learning about the Church and the worship.

Attendance is picking up some times I come in and People come in slowly and I feel what is happening we did so much work in the week but then people are people, those might stay away and next another set comes and makes me happy to Preach and enjoy the services more and this keeps us up spirited, we just have to plant and God give the increase. I love to plant the seed as you go I enjoy talking to every one I meet, Taxi Drivers, those at the School, shops, on the streets and can have doors open all over. Collection is on the increase also we are giving some more maybe because I have thought some on giving in the pass months. We are having some times $5,000 to $8,000.on some Sundays.

There were two funerals in the months, I Help to do one of them which is that I was just called to help out, the Preacher could not make it he was at work. Brother Woung was 73years old and was very faithful to the Lord. The other Person is a minister from the Church of Christ in the Pomoroon River Ramond Garraway. He had cancer in his head from a accident he was riding his bicycle as I do also and he hit the back of a bus several years and now he is dead. I just pray to God to take me safe on the streets.

We had two marriages in the Church this month Sis Doreen and her Partner Narine was married and Steve and his wife also. When we had our opening of our Building a BRO. David from WBS came and visited Tuschen and several members and Visitors alike was enroll in WBS and people stop me on the street and tell me how happy they are to have this course’s was brought to Christ in 1986,By Bro. Jack Epperson from Florence Alabama.

A congregation From Linden visited us at Tuschen and some 45 persons came and that week we had over 100 persons at services and we prepared Food for them and had a great fellowship; they worked on a local effort with us before in Tuschen. We also celebrated Five years at Tuschen this month, and North Road where I came from Home church is having 28years while I am 25 years come next year in the Church.

On the 30th of Settle GSBS Guyana Bible School, Visited with three other brothers from the USA and the Denham, Ten of us in all working on visiting some new people, follow up and just sharing the Gospel and some 26 homes was visited but no Baptism was a result as yet but I am still working with those who show real interest in the Gospel, it was a wonderful day together. I had one to be Baptized in the Month it was Tonya, a 16 year old girl that gave he life to Christ, It was a great day we were working very long with her she had her share of problems but she working them out and was ready. One thing she told her mom was that she wanted to live in a Christian home and needs the support from her also, her other younger sisters also coming out to learn, very smart little sisters just too young.

We had a great month in the Lord and are looking forward to next month where we at Tuschen is hosting a Grand lectureship On Developing Biblical leadership for the Church, for all Preachers there wives and two faithful members of each congregation in the Country. We are teaming up with GSBS in this venture. It is done every six months and we on the west side never had hosted the work shop before, we can only be able to do this because of out new building.

This is all for now.

In Christ
Hari-om Persaud

When it comes to reaching a lost world for Christ, some may wonder how far we’ve come and how much farther to go. Today, we can identify the people groups that remain untouched by the Gospel. For the first time, it is conceivable that all people groups can be reached in the coming years with a Gospel presence. According to 2009 data there were 3000 + baptisms, 89 churches planted. 11 new churches yet to plant before end of December 2010.

Yes, there is still a long way to go, but progress is being made every day with the Prayers and material, financial support from world Bible school and Church of Christ, United State of America(mesa church, AZ/ Hooker ,OK, Gruver, and Davis park church of Christ,)

• Joel & Pat COPPINGER
• David SANDERS
• Bob HUTCHINSON
• Greg GROUNDS
• Perry ROBERT
• Teresa GROUNDS
• Doug HURST
• Steven BLACK
• Phillis & Fred DICKEY
• Oakhurst, CA
• Gathering & Gateway Churches, AZ

Now is the time to also take a fresh look at the challenges ahead and be ready to finish the task. With many planted churches in Ghana, there is much work to be done.

Here’s a view of the work ahead of us:

• people groups are not engaged at all with the Gospel
• unreached people groups (those with less than 2 percent of people who profess to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ)
• no access to the Gospel
• Muslims – 30 percent of the population
• Preachers witness among Ghana cities less than 1 percent
• 1/2 population in Ghana do not know Christ
• Less than 1 percent Christian among more than 22 million living in the Ghana
• 97 percent of all northern Ghana are Muslim
• 89 percent of Volta and Middle Eastern people groups are unchurched people(they need gospel)
• Volta people groups in Ghana have no known evangelical believers
• Only 1,600 believers among 3 million brong ahafo of Northern Ghana
• The central region population is 4,546,978.the growing rate at of 2.2 percent per annum. The region is also second most densely populated in the country, with a population density of 345 persons per square kilometer

A little overwhelming isn’t it? The task is double, but it will take all of us – our churches, our missionaries, our preachers, and our Great Commission team

Ghana preachers

• Group A. (those with support)
  • Samuel Mends
  • Simon Dadzie
  • Nana Banson
  • Isaac Mensah
  • Simeon Baiden
  • Chris Arthur
  • Thomas Effah
  • Isaiah Amankwadonr
  • Joseph Appiah
  • Moses Annan
  • Emmanuel Sackey
  • John Ansah
  • James Kwame
  • Emmanuel Acquah
  • Gabriel Mills
  • Peter Acquah
  • Emmanuel Arkorful
  • Emmanuel Aiddo
• Group B. (NEED SUPPORT)
  • Aaron Ato Mends
  • Philip Donkor
  • Isaac Quianoo
  • Thomas Eghan
  • Ebenezer Acquah
  • Nana yaw Addo
  • Isaac Amo
  • Rich Ellison
  • Paa kwesi Dadzie

Traveling to the remotest villages is exciting. When you cross cultural borders to work and witness for Christ, your life becomes adventure! World bible school has helped thousands of missionaries. To deal effectively with challenges of adapting to and working in new cultures.

Challenge facing the TEAM

• Van for transport to village
• Support for needy preachers

 

SAMUEL MENDS
GHANA

 

Mesa church of Christ

On Sept. 8, 2010, Samuel mends evangelism group of new preachers appointed by the team at Breman Asikuma mends home. At a special meeting in their honor, including Joseph Appiah shared personal stories of calling, sacrifice and passion for making Christ’s name known.  

Samuel mends, highlighted the wide variety of careers from which the preachers came. They included a roofer,   seaman, forester, carpenter, graphic designer, bus driver and farmer. Many of the missionaries left behind dream jobs, powerful titles to serve God in remote villages.    

Joseph Appiah gave up a career at seaman, where he worked as a seaman. He and his wife are bound for Twifo Naimakrom.

Speaking from 2 Timothy, mends offered the same charge to the new preachers that the Apostle Paul did to Timothy. 

 

“Paul charges Timothy, and we charge you, to realize that whatever you go to do, you do in the power of the Lord Jesus Christ — not in the power of yourself,” Samuel mends said.

“The things you go to do are things which you are incapable of doing. … We all know how inadequate we are to do the work of the living God. But we also know that whatever He calls us to do, He empowers us to do, and He fills us with His Spirit to enable us to do those things.” 

Samuel mends also encouraged the preachers to embrace Paul’s exhortation to Timothy for patience and endurance when it comes to sharing the Gospel. 

 

“Many of you are going to work among people whose ears have already told them the only truth they want to hear is that there is no God. And that everything they’ve heard about religion is empty and false and wrong, and if they worship anything it is whatever their particular culture is. … You go with understanding … that people will be resistant to truth,” Samuel mends said.

“All of you are going to ministries that will be heavy with suffering emotionally and spiritually. … But Paul says endure suffering; endure hardship. … Look toward Him in every circumstance.” 

 

Mends told the preaching team that Jesus’ command to go and share the Gospel applies to all; not just the 35 team-members.  

“You may say, ‘I’m not a preacher. I’m not a good in English. I’m not an evangelist’ … neither were they. But God can take any one of His followers, whom He chooses, He can change you, He can call you, He can empower you,” Mends said.  

 “People like you who go from your church for a week or two make a difference and touch the lives of people on the field that are used by God in remarkable ways. Every one of us can go.” 

 “I hope you will prioritize that relationship with Jesus Christ. Nothing is more important than that. When we have our relationship with Christ right and love the Lord most of all, then we have a love for the lost,” mends said. 

 

Samuel mends also offered a challenge to Ghana preachers and churches across the central and western region.

 

“One of the hopes I have for the World Bible School is that there will be a radical reprioritization of taking the Gospel of Jesus Christ to every people group on earth,” he said. 

Samuel mends also challenged every newly planted churches to take at least one mission trip in 2011, including the preachers on the team. 

 

“I really don’t believe that Jesus could be any more clear than He is in Matthew 24:14,” Mends said. “Until the Gospel goes to every people group on earth, He ain’t coming. And when the Gospel is presented to every people group on earth, get ready — it’s going be good for those who follow Jesus.” 

 

The Samuel mends preaching team will host its next missionary’s trip Jan 22-30. 2011, in conjunction with the Mesa mission campaign.

 

Your servant in Christ

Noah mends.

We finally have photos of the trips to Taiwan taken by John Camp and Friends. Unfortunately, they were too big to upload to this site so you will have to go here to view them.

Click Here –> Taiwan Photos

 

 

Hi Family,
We're having a great time teaching every day (28 English Bible students and 13 preacher school  students), preaching tomorrow, seeing the sights, watching student preachers grow, 
eating strange (even to me) foods, and being amazed at how much this country is like Thailand in the 70's.  Julie & Ronda are doing great.  They are speaking the language and buried in the Cambodian culture.  Super opportunity to grow God's kingdom among 14 million folks.  Jean is struggling with the weather, can't handle the humility and for sure this will be her last trip to Cambodia.

Laos Foreign Ministry will not answer our request for a visa through the embassy here. No answer is their way of saying I'm still a black sheep so we are changing plans and not going to Laos.

Please add Burma to your prayer list. The politics aren't looking good but if Bill says go, we'll go.  Read between the lines for the situation.

We love you,
Ken & Jean Fox

 

[The campaign started today.  It will conclude Monday, August 30, 2010]

 

AUG 23—30TH, 2010

 

WE HAD BAPTISM OF FOUR (4) AND RESTORE 3,

 

THE PEOPLE OF BENIN ARE FRIENDLY AND HAPPY TO STUDY THE GOSPEL WITH US

 

WE NEED YOU PRAYERS 

 

NOAH MENDS

 

[PLEASE PRAY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND FOR EVERYONE’S SAFETY.]

 

AUGUST 16 – 23, 2010 CAMPAIGN

 

 

GARY,

WE ARE GETTING READY FOR NEXT CAMPAIGN START FROM AUGUST 16,

 

AT TECHIMAN, NORTH OF AJUMAKO

 

WE ARE ASKING YOU TO PRAY FOR THE SUCCESS OF CAMPAIGN

AS PREACHERS LEAVE FAMILY TO THE CAMPAIGN

 

WE ALSO PRAYING THE CHURCH WOULD BE PLANTED AND 

 

SIMON DADZIE AND NANA BANSON WILL BE THE PREACHERS TO HELP THE NEW CHRISTIANS MATURE.

 

WE WILL NEED BIBLES FOR NEW CHRISTIANS.

 

GOD BLESS YOU

 

NOAH