May 2008

May 1, 2008

Dear Prayer Partners,

Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power (Psalm 21:13, ESV).

Thank you for beginning last month to pray for the medical team. The people in the areas that they are going to minister are very excited that they are coming. We are excited that as they wait to be seen by medical personnel, they will have the opportunity to hear God’s Word. Please pray for spiritual and physical healing as the team from FBC Jonesboro shares their time and talents with the Mandinka people.

Thank you for praying against those who wish to discredit the message of the Gospel. Please pray that many will compare this rhetoric with the Gospel-in- action as they see and hear about the medical team.

We are praising God that our team has received financial gifts toward our radio broadcast of the Sila Tilindingo. We are praying and searching for another station to contract with to play the lessons. Please pray that we will find the allotted station and that negotiations will go well so that many new listeners will have access to God’s Word.

Kimberly has begun a new women’s group in Sedhiou. SB, who we ask you to pray for in the calendar is assisting Kimberly with the lessons. Pray for SB as Kimberly shares the lessons with SB prior to the group lesson. Please pray that SB as well as the group will be open to the “nudging” of the Holy Spirit.

We have another volunteer team coming near the end of May. A team from FBC Liberty City, Texas will be coming. This is Kimberly’s home church. Please pray for them as they prepare to come. They will be prayer walking, sharing Bible Stories, and testimonies. We praise God for this encouragement for Kimberly.

Senegal will have local elections later this month. Our town has had the same mayor for many years. He is now a minister, so Sedhiou will elect a new mayor. Please pray that this transition will go well.

Your sister in Christ,

Scripture for May

May 01-03: Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you (Deuteronomy 31:6, ESV)."

May 04-10: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor (Luke 4:18-19, ESV)."

May 11-17: You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the LORD your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day (Deuteronomy 5:15, ESV).

May 18-24: And he said to them, "Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you (Mark 4:24, ESV).”

May 25-31: The ear that listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise (Proverbs 15:31, ESV).

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May Prayer Gram

Pray for/that:

1 Travel mercies for the medical team coming from FBC, Jonesboro, GA

2 The health of team members and family members as this team prepares to minister to the MNK.

3 Those waiting at the clinic will be open to the Good News that will be shared.

4 SD & another believer coming to assist with translation, for health and protection of their families.

5 God to soften the hearts of those living in and around MK as the Medical team ministers.

6 YM, the village chief of MK and his family to give their hearts to Christ.

7 Dm, the village chief of BF to see the love of Christ as the Medical team ministers in BF.

8 The women in BF will see the power of God through the team, and will stop trusting charms.

9 The men in BF will be changed by the message of hope and salvation.

10 Health workers in Sedhiou will see the Love of Christ as they observe the Medical team.

11 The Holy Spirit will draw the MNK to form a vibrant church to reach southern Senegal for Christ.

12 Those in the BF area who touched by the medical team will seek to know more about God.

13 BbC, the nurse who helped organize the ground work for the medical team will become a seeker.

14 Many to hear the clear teaching of scripture through the Sila Tilindingo on the radio.

15 DD, who has heard the Gospel many times to step out in faith and make a decision for Christ.

16 Workers among the MNK to have endurance during this hot dry season.

17 FC, a believer, will listen to cassettes of God’s Word and be strengthened.

18 KG, an MNK pastor in Guinea Bissau, will have fruit among the MNK.

19 The Word will penetrate the hearts of the ladies in the teaching group in BN.

20 SB, a young woman who assists Kimberly, will be open to the message.

21 Many will respond to the Word through the Sila Tilindingo on the radio.

22 BC, a young man, will read his Bible and turn away from Is.

23 Holy Spirit to give AN, a believer, wisdom as she shares her faith.

24 The ladies in Kimberly’s new group will be attentive to the lesson that she shares with them.

25 MNK believers, in isolated areas will be encouraged through worship today.

26 MS, who is married to a believer, will become dissatisfied with Is.

27 Travel mercies for the team from Kilgore, Texas coming pray and share among the MNK.

28 Against distractions in compounds during the time of the Sila Tilindingo.

29 DjT village will be open to scripture shared by the volunteers.

30 DS village will realize the power of Jesus name in answered prayers.

31 The Holy Spirit will soften the hearts of the people of MF to the Word.