“And I am certain that G0d, who began the good work within you, will continue His work until it is finally finished on the day when Chr!st Jss returns.” Philippians 1:6
I continue to rejoice and give thanks to G0d for His continual Presence, His unfailing love, and His F@ithfulness to continue the work He has started!! That is one of my most favorite things about G0d…He doesn’t quit…what He begins, He finishes, what He starts, He completes!! We can count on it!!
Today, I have so much to be thankful for so I’m going to just ask you to join me in praising and thanking G0d for a few of those things. I ask you to also add to my list some of the things you yourself are thankful for today!! I’m thankful that G0d began these things and thankful He is working to complete them:
>He has forgiven me, cleansed me, and taken up His residency within me!
>He called my name to come and follow Him, to walk with Him everyday, to know Him intimately, and to lay it all down for His gl0ry!
>He placed His vision for Harvest Seekers International in my heart and mind and empowers me everyday to see a little bit more of His plan become reality!
>He has called others to come alongside me to believe in His work through HSI, to pr@y for it, to serve Him as a part of it, and to fulfill His purposes for it!!
>He has called out 9 M@lian bel!evers from the capital to join with the bel!evers from 3 villages—Dub@n, K0ni@n, and Faladie—to share His G00d News of salvation and restoration in the village of Dub@n October 30-November 1.
>He is teaching, preparing, and unifying this group as a team to bring light to the darkness!!
>He is making disciples of those M@lians He has called to Himself!
>He is empowering young followers to make disciples of new f0ll0wers!
>He continues to show Himself to those who are seeking!
>He brings His Word to life and shows the Truth of it to those who seek to know Him and live for Him!
>He empowers me to fight the enemy and overcome each day!
>HE IS….
This list could go on and on for me and I know you have your own list to add to this one!! Oh my friends and co-laborers He is worthy of our pr@ise!! He is worthy of our FOLLOWSHIP! He is worthy of our EVERYTHING!!
I also have some special requests to bring before you! Will you bow with us and call out to G0d for His power, His Presence, His Sp!r!t to go before us, guide us, and fill us with Himself as we serve Him?
Since the Craftsman Team was here, D@n and I have continued to meet with the Malian team of bel!evers that joined the Craftsman Team while they were here. We have been meeting to train and mobilize teams of M@lians into the Harvest Fields. There are about 13 of us who have been meeting together. Some are new f0ll0wers, some are young in f@ith f0ll0wers, and some are seasoned f0ll0wers. We have been sharing stories from G0d’s Word and learning how to use them to share the G0spel from village to village. We will be sending out our first team of M@lians to the village of Dub@n October 30-November 1. G0d is doing amazing things each time we meet and allow the story to teach and impact our own lives!! Of the 13 of us, there will be 10 of us going out to Dub@n. I am asking you to join our team by committing to pr@y for the following things:
>the people of Dub@n who are not yet f0ll0wers of Jss
>the bel!evers of Dub@n, K0ni@n, and Faladie who will be serving alongside us
>the team of bel!evers from B@mak0
>the Power of G0d’s Sp!r!t to go before us– to prepare the road before us and reveal Himself to people through dreams, visions, and His Word
>the Power of G0d’s Sp!r!t to be poured out on each bel!ever as we go out to tell the G00d News, pr@y for those who are sick, confront the demons who oppress and possess so many, and fight against every kind of evil
>the continued preparation of the team and the organization of the details that will make all of this possible, especially on Wednesday mornings
>the protection of G0d’s servants in all areas—physical, mental, and sp!r!tual
>the calling out of many from the darkness and into the LIGHT
I have mentioned to you in previous emails about a new f0ll0wer named Bil. Please continue to pr@y for him as he allowed the truth of G0d’s word to change and impact his life. At our training on Wednesday, Bil told us that before giving his life to Jss he was working as a Marabout (please look up the definition of this so you can truly understand what a huge deal this is). He asked specifically for pr@yer because he has put most of this aside, but the words they use to cast spells and do their work are still in his head. Pr@y specifically that G0d would replace all of the OLD stuff in his head with the NEW Truths to the Almighty, One True G0d. Pr@y that as he learns and gains new understanding that G0d would use Bil for His gl0ry!! Pr@y also for Bil as he faces the persecution of his friends and family members…already he has been told by most not to come back to their homes. He continues to boldly say he is a f0ll0wer of Jss and that he cannot leave this new road he is walking.