10/24/08

Praises

Missionary Stan Hall shares this praise report:  I'm teaching a Seminary class on Evangelism with 22 students.  After several weeks of class, 28 of us, which included both Seminary and NILI students, went to our favorite "fishing hole" and met the pastor with several people from his church.

Using the sound system donated by some NAF Partners, we played music, did magic tricks and other things to attract a crowd.  Many students were scared to death when we started.  Later they testified that the Lord helped them and that they were able to talk with and pray with several to accept Christ.  Over 100 people accepted Christ in a little over an hour.  One of our NILI students, who just started learning Spanish at the beginning of this semester, led some people to Christ as well.  Praise God!

One Seminary student testified that he was talking with a youth who was a Christian.  He was concerned for his mother who hadn't accepted Christ.  The student told him to go get his mother.  While he was waiting, he began talking with two ladies who after some persuasion decided to accept Christ.  When the boy came back, it turned out that one of the ladies was his mother!

After the street experience, we went back to our classroom.  Almost everyone shared about how God had helped him or her put the training into practice.  We praise the Lord that many who were once afraid to share their faith now can't wait to go out again in a couple of weeks.  As a Seminary we are planning next year to plant several churches using the methods of evangelism we're currently learning in class.  Praise God for those who shared and for those who heard.

Prayer Requests

Please pray for Dwight Rich and Jon Fischer as they travel to Venezuela on 10/25, and will meet with the Venezuela National Board on Monday and Tuesday.

Missionary Celebrations

10/26            Gail Zickefoose

10/28            Kim Haddon

Continued Prayer Requests

·      The Alulema family as they continue to heal from the tragic car accident.

·      The Howard family on Home Assignment until the end of December.

·      That Felix Vargas would receive a U.S. presidential pardon and be able to return to the U.S. one day.

·      NILI:  recruiting students and building relationships with partnering universities.

·      This school year for our Seminary and our extension programs in all three countries.

·      The leadership throughout Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela as they seek to do God’s will.