Dear friends and family,
9 members of our congregation regularly reach out to people who do not know the Lord. They have compassion on a woman who is considered “crazy” by her neighbors. On one occasion, they chained her to a fence near her home, while her 4 kids looked on! In spite of that, our people continued to try to visit her. They kept trying even after she turned them down again & again. Recently, this woman welcomed our team into her home twice, and even allowed 2 of her kids to come to an event of our teens’ group! Praise the Lord!
On Oct 23, Manjohn will start passing on to our people important insights about witnessing effectively for Jesus. Please pray earnestly that God will {a} protect everyone in this course, and {b} use the 12 sessions to equip our people well. They already want to witness, and several have received basic training.
Our people begin to understand they are not supposed to rely on themselves to live righteously & serve effectively. They are aware of the biblical command to “be filled with the Holy Spirit”. Some lives are transformed. Please pray they will eagerly want every part of their lives influenced by the Spirit of God.
Manjohn is grateful for a lot of in-depth mentoring. He passed on to “Danny” his best advice on conflict resolution. Pray that “Danny” would actually do it. Manjohn also talked with “Victoria” and “Mike” about how to resolve conflict, and showed “Victoria” how it is done. “Victoria” will preach soon. Pray that God will use her to speak for him & use us to help her speak well. Manjohn will have to teach the board members how to handle self-righteous “Pharisees” soon. Please pray God will direct the leaders when they consider this case, and support them.
The wife of Sunshine (mature business man) had become more conciliatory. Their marriage improved. A total of 3 marriages were saved recently! Thank you very much for praying! Pray that God will further transform these marriages. Pray that God will continue to enable Steve (business man) to overcome his sinful habits.
Some older teens prayed for forgiveness after studying James 3.
Leaking at the roof of our church happened frequently. Construction of the canopy (to prevent leaking) has progressed fast & well. Please continue to pray for safety & security (burglars). We are grateful for considerable ministry progress. Please pray that we would not burn out. Pray for safety on the road. Pray that God would protect us from all attacks from the evil ones.
Thank you very much for partnering with us! We appreciate your support. God bless you!
Manjohn and Christina