Yesterday Gremar and I, and Matt and Laura did the first Pastoral Care class at Mahula. We had good discussions about pressure on the youth to stay away from Christianity if they expect to ever get married. Traditional Africans will not give their daughters to a Christian man. They talked about a certain man thatContinue reading “Mahula Course”
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Mahula
Every day life at Mahula
Tungun Basalla
Today, Sunday we visited one of the smaller churches in the area. This place does not have an evangelist or pastor living on site so a person from this village attending the Bible school is assigned there. If you take note of the map you will be able to find the places that we visitContinue reading “Tungun Basalla”
“The Person Who Cares”.
Yesterday I had the second class with the students, lesson two “The Person Who Cares”. Of the many passages we looked at I liked the parable of the lost sheep Luke 15:1-7. Jesus spoke in parables so that only those with the Spirit would understand the spiritual meaning. In this case, Jesus tells this parableContinue reading ““The Person Who Cares”.”
Travel Today
Today we have seven visitors from America, Mark Albertson, Bill Pesch, Carrol and Peggy Nikkel, Mario Veldhuizen, and Pete and Jan Lanser, people with World Partners who contribute to the bore holes that are being dug by their Christian workers in this area. They have dug 150 bore holes at the average depth of 100 ft.Continue reading “Travel Today”
Idaci
Our trip to Idaci went very well, we met the new Pastor Ben and many of the evangelists. We will do a Pastoral Care course for them here at Mahula because this is most central according to them. Idaci has a large Christian school and a Jr. Secondary School. Some of the kids at MahulaContinue reading “Idaci”
Maretu
Yesterday we went to visit John, the Chairman of the Rural Church Council (Classis), in order to consult on the Pastoral Care Course. Matt Lancer and Jolly, the new principle assigned to the Bible school went along. I remember coming this way years ago when we visited the missionaries working there at the time. TheContinue reading “Maretu”
Ma Hula
Three days ago, Saturday, we arrived at Ma Hula (one with the hat}a small village of the main road. There is a mission house here large enough for a family. Because of the problems in Jos no one was able to come up and prepare the house for occupation. No one has lived here fullContinue reading “Ma Hula”
We Thank God
We had good flights all the way; GR-Detroit-Amsterdam-Abuja. On all the flights we sat on the window side, two seats together so we were not stuck in between other passengers. Abuja airport was a breeze. No hassle over anything nor was any luggage opened. The Baptist guesthouse was spartan, hot and it turned out fullContinue reading “We Thank God”
Do you love me more than these?
01/31/10 NCCN 11:00, Matt. 10: 37-42 God speaks to us: Do you love me more than these? Intro: Jesus words are in the context of sending out his 12 disciples but here in Matt 10 he is sending them to the Israelites. He tells them to be on guard because there will be suffering andContinue reading “Do you love me more than these?”
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