We went on 21 missions in 6 counties impacting 59 villages
and towns in 2 countries, Liberia and Ivory Coast. A mission can last 1-7 days. We did 2 three day conferences. Our projector was used 3 times showing the
Jesus film and other Christian training films.
We baptized 42 people. Many had
the Gospel presented to them and many made confessions of faith asking our Lord
for salvation and forgiveness. We
printed 9,000 pages of Bible training material.
We made 491 manuals.
Exciting news! One of
our students comes from an unreached people group of Liberia and is a former
Muslim. He comes from the Vai
tribe. Joshua Project considers the Vai
to be an unreached people group. They
are a Muslim mixed with animism stronghold.
He is from Grand Capemont County, a county we have never sent a disciple
to. He is determined to go back to them
and share the gospel!! He and I have
agreed that he should stay on our base for at least a month to attend level 4. While here for the month we will continue to
train and prepare him. We plan on
sending a mission team with him when he returns.
Some of these Bible Institute students were unknown to us
having been brought by our Lord. But
most all of these students have come because our field leaders on motorbikes
have made an impact on them while visiting their communities. We have been to 13 of the 16 counties
evangelizing, discipling and working towards church plants.
The two pictures below show mission team being prayed over
before they leave. The second picture
shows a team leaving in the background with our repairman fixing a bike for
another team to be sent out.
Our press shop wall structure should be complete this week.
As I type this report our dental team is preparing to pull
their first tooth. Exciting!!! Bad teeth bring much pain and even death. This is a huge blessing for the SE of Liberia
where hundreds of thousands have had no access to a dentist.
Pray requests: We praise God for an anointed Level 1
class. Pray for our Bible Institute
Level 4 class that starts on February 20th, each class lasts 2 weeks. Praise God our dental clinic is in
operation. Pray that we can start
distributing our water filters. Surely I
broke a toe (no X-ray equipment) in a motorbike mishap. Pray for healing.
Expenditures:
Missions
·
$825
Missions – includes feeding, compensation, rice for conferences
·
$987
Bikes – includes gas, parts and labor
Printing Press Shop - $30 – for generator fuel, and labor
Humanitarian - $470 – Assisted many with food,
rent, clothing and medical care.
Water Filter Distribution - $90 – purchased internet equipment
and cost of downloads.
Dental Program - $300 – sent a team of 2 to
Monrovia for dental training.
Bible Institute - $1,720 – 41 students attended a 2
week class.
Base expenses
·
$137
Cook labor – we cook for 10-20 every day during construction and up to 80 when
our Bible Institute is in session.
·
$186
Security labor – our doors and windows are secure, so thieves cut through our metal
roof to enter. This now requires us to
have security at night.
·
$350
- Compensation for 3 staff members
·
$194
base supplies and maintenance
·
$400
house food
Press shop construction – $1,828 – Includes purchasing
tools, material, feeding and labor. The
wall structure should be complete this week.
$9,559 – Total
