I want to thank everyone for praying for the ministry. Now is not the time to stop. Fighting continues in South Sudan. They are no closer to a ceasefire and peace agreement than they were months ago. Thousands of people have been slaughtered since December 15, 2013. This includes many civilian men, women, and children.
The good news, is that we are not experiencing any issues in Pajok. Actually, things are going very well! The Lord has provided rain this whole growing season. We will be harvesting our corn in 2 weeks, and peanuts soon as well. Planting 16 acres of sesame will take place in the next week.
David has been discipling a young man named Paul for months now. Paul is one of our builders who is part of the crew building our church building. Please keep David & Paul in your prayers. Paul is very excited about learning God's word!
David is pressing the builders to complete the church roof by the end of this month. All the supplies have been purchased and are ready to go. After the roof is in place we need to purchase cement, paint, doors, windows, and plastic chairs. Then we can parge & paint the walls, finish the floor, and install the doors & windows. Please pray that God's word can be taught in Spirit and Truth and the worship of the saints will go up as sweet incense to the Lord!
Also, please pray for Benson. He is the oldest orphan with us. He is 17 years old. He has begun hanging out with friends instead of going to school. He is a great student with a lot of potential but he is choosing to not take the educational opportunity being handed to him.
The GTM nursery school and primary school are doing well. We have 20 children in Primary 1 (1st grade) and a total of 130 children in Nursery 1, 2, & 3 (4, 5, & 6 year olds). Last year's nursery school graduation was amazing! David purchased graduation gowns for the children moving up to primary school. They had a graduation ceremony with about 80 parents attending. After David and 2 of our teachers spoke, they walked in a processional from the school to the center of town. It is about a 20 minute walk. Old men were praising God, young women were weeping, and some were even giving the children money! The older people were saying they had never seen anything like this, even before the war started in 1983. A great testimony to the community that we are different because we are Christians. Currently, we are the only school in the area teaching the children God's word. I pray other schools follow our example so the children of Pajok can be filled with the eternal word of the God and Creator of the universe....the lover of their souls.....the end result being salvation and a passion to worship, know, and follow Jesus Christ.
Thank you for your support. We praise our Lord Jesus Christ for His faithfulness. He is worthy!
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