May 07

Dear Prayer Partners,

The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. Psalm 28:7.

Greetings from Sedhiou! We are praising God for His Goodness. Our team is growing. Kimberly arrived in April. She handled the traveling irregularities such as one piece of luggage arriving a week after she arrived very well. We enjoyed the cool temperatures in Dakar before heading down to toasty temperatures in Sedhiou. Thank you for praying for Kimberly. She is eager to learn language so that she can get to know the Mandinka people. Thank you for faithfully praying for more workers to share the Good News with the Mandinka people.

The community of Sedhiou extends their gratitude for the gift of the bleachers that were built by the volunteers from Grace in conjunction with the soccer tournament. The project was an act of love and good will that we pray will cause many to seek to know more about the family of God.

Please continue to pray for Richard as he continues to follow up with the villages in the “Blue Jay” area and BS. Please pray that these visits will become teaching points.

Thank you for continuing to pray for our family. God has blessed us with three sons. Our youngest, Patrick just joined the ranks of teenagers. Daniel is continuing to build friendships through soccer. Alex, our oldest, is getting ready to take the SAT on Saturday, May 5. Please pray for Alex as he takes this step toward college.

Thank you for joining us in this task to lift the Mandinka to the Throne of Grace.

Scripture passages for May:

May 01-05: “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.” Romans 10:17

May 06-12: “Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place?

He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.” Psalm 24:3-4

May 13-19: “For the palace is forsaken, the populous city deserted; the hill and the watchtower will become dens forever, a joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks; until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.” Isaiah 32:14-15

May 20-26: “For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, and as a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to sprout up before all the nations.” Is. 61:11

May 27-31: So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?” Heb 13:6

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Mandinka Prayer Gram

May 2007
Pray for/that:

1. Kimberly as she begins MNK language study.

The Gospel message to be heard clearly by many through the Sila Tilindingo broadcast.

Richard as he shares the Word in the village “BN”.

The Holy Spirit

to open DD’s heart & ears to receive the Gospel.

God will reveal Himself in dreams & visions to people of peace in the “Blue Jay” area.

Pastor S. D. to preach God’s word boldly to those in the Gambia

MNK would come under the conviction of sin

B.C. and others who are seeking would understand that their heart is not clean

9. Those who listen to the S. T. broadcast, would realize that their righteousness can come only through Christ

10.

MNK would realize that lying is a transgression against God

11.

Pure hearts among the members of the MNK team

12.

MNK would recognize that trusting in spirits is sin against the one true God

13.

The future MNK church would be committed to seeking the Holy Spirit’s leading for direction

14.

Those who are seeking would see fruit and evidence of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers

15.

The Holy Spirit would make His healing power evident to the sick

16.

God will use the message of the S.T. broadcast to touch the hearts of many MNK who long for Truth

17.

The Spirit would move mightily in the hearts of those who have had the opportunity to hear the Good News

18.

The couple, I.F. and A.K., would have open ears to hear the testimony of a believing friend, MK.

19.

The Holy Spirit would cause people to realize the emptiness in their prayers to a false god

20.

Pastor MC in The Gambia to have a strong discipleship at church.

21.

Religious teacher in BN’s heart will be fertile ground for God’s Word

22.

MS, a neighbor, will be receptive to hearing stories from God’s Word

23.

God’s Word through ST to break down strongholds in the lives of MNK in Sedhiou

24.

BC, the nurse at MK to desire to study God’s Word.

25.

The village chief of BS to have an openness to the Gospel

26. The Sovereign Lord will make righteousness spring up before the MNK.

27.

That the Lord would grant MK boldness to share his testimony with friends and

family

28.

As prayers of the Charleston Association team are answered, people would see that they are answered in Jesus’ name

29. Coaches and city officials of recreation would be impacted by the witness of the Grace volunteer team that came last month

30. MNK would question what they are told by the religious leaders in their search for Truth

31.

That F.C. would be strengthened and encouraged in his faith

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