A New Chapter, A New Phase in my Missionary Journey

 

Greetings to you from my new duty post at Zarazong, at the outskirt of Haske village in Jos East Local Government Area of Plateau State. After over ten years of laboring at Furaka, a village of Bauchi Ring Road which has grown and merges to Jos, it became apparent that to enlarge our coast, we have to move to another village. Like Jesus said: “… Let us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also; for to this end came I forth” (Mark 1:38); we moved to Zarazong on March 9, 2021, where we had the African Missions Summit (AMS 2021).

Missions Training

After the summit, our mission training commenced in earnest at Zarazong. Among our students are five Fulanis, three Hausas, two Mumuyes, among others. These Muslim Background Believers (MBBs) have all demonstrated quality Christian character, an indication that we have the prospect of getting a substantial number of missionaries who would be deployed to the mission field next year. Besides the ongoing lectures, they have been deeply soaked in evangelism, and we have received diverse testimonies from their outreaches.

Attritions

Coordinating the entire work of the various nations and fields has been a mixture of excitement and challenges. It was exciting seeing over 50 laborers gather at our board room sharing reports of exploits and welcoming an additional three new staff; it was also a painful experience releasing one of our seasoned pioneer missionaries, Ladi Ekpa bidding farewell to the work because of ill health. While we were still trying to swallow the bitter pill, our very dear vocational staff, Mrs. Kemi Bayode, also dropped the news of her intention to relocate along with her husband to a new place of assignment at Rukuba, Bassa Local Government.

New Opportunities

Some vacancies and special needs created by this new development have to be filled up immediately by vocational or missionary candidates. Pray along with us for an accounting staff (ND or graduate), a driver, a secretary, and two teachers (NCE or university graduates) willing to teach disadvantaged candidates from displaced communities and unreached people background in Jos. If you are aware of any person interested in these positions, please, direct such person to us.

Building

We are still working on the new accommodation for the Home of Grace. We are almost at the lintel level and will require the fund to complete the first 14 room apartment we are building. God has been so good to us, and we trust the Lord to continue to provide for the work so that the children can all be in one place.

Outside Zarazong

Despite the COVID 19 pandemic, we have continued to feature in programs that are very critical to the advancement of missions across the country. On July 28-31, 2021, we will be at the Oro Missions Summit, and on September 1-14, 2021, our Summer Intensive Missions Training will be hosted at the Kingdom Bride Ministry at Ugep in Cross-River State. Would you kindly pray along with us for the success of these programs?

Our Prayers Points

• Thank you for your consistent partnership. Thank the Lord for bringing us to this new territory.
• Pray for divine protection for all our students, staff, and families working in the new field.
• Pray for more laborers, especially the ones listed here.
• Pray for the fund to complete the ongoing projects at Zarazong.
• One of our missionaries, Andrew Marafa has a challenge with his sight 9advanced glaucoma). Kindly pray for divine intervention/healing as he go through medical check up at JUTH.