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HIGHLIGHTS
• The new year
for the School S EP T EMB ER 20 0 8
of Evangelism
The Word of the Lord...
began Sept. 8.
• The need for
personal “Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; Though the
financial labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food; Though the flock may
support is
be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls – Yet I will rejoice in
crucial.
the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength;
• Prayer is He will make my feet like deer’s feet, and He will make me walk on high hills.”
urgently Habakkuk 3: 17 – 19
needed for
ministries and
finances.
The Lord God is Our Provider...
us in your prayers and also We are so grateful that
given your financial support the Lord has answered
to be part of what God is prayer for provision for our
doing here at the Interna- building project. Friends of
tional Center of Evangelism our ministry have given a
in Jos. It has been such an generous gift which will
encouragement to know that allow us to put a roof on
we are held up in prayer, and the building. This is a tre-
we thank God for your faith- mendous answer to prayer
fulness to us. which we celebrate with
Mawo, Miriam and Janet Abaya
On Monday, September great joy.
8, we began welcoming a But this money is not for
This text of Scripture new set of pastors for an- our personal use. We
has been a song in our other training year at the continue to need God's
hearts and on our lips School of Evangelism. We provision for the ongoing
many times over the last are expecting about 20 ministries that will take
fourteen years as we have pastors from our latest place in our beautiful new
seen the Lord’s provision count. Sixteen of these have facility. The true Church is
in difficult times. arrived. Two of our Camer- not a building— it is a
Thankfully, those times oonian students are here and people belonging to God,
have been few because our we are expecting one more and we still need financial
Father in heaven has been next Monday. A few others support so that we
gracious and faithful. We are being expected from may forge ahead in the
feel blessed to have such a other parts of Nigeria. This great ministry which God
wonderful team of support- promises to be another good has entrusted to us.
ers like you who have kept year for us.
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Our God Never Fails...
Over the last several months we have
had to deal with diminishing financial
support even as our ministry needs
increase. It is a tough place to be.
Though the majority of our financial
supporters have remained faithful in
giving, our work of evangelism has
The new building as
grown, and with it our costs.
it now stands, ready
In the meantime, we have not added any new financial supporters. Our
for roofing
financial need is underscored by the fact that as of August 2008 we have
just about 44% of our total budget for the year. We should at least be
approaching the 60% mark. Are we concerned? Yes! Should we worry?
No! Our God never fails!
“Are we
Please Help as God Leads...
We ask that you continue to now we average $3,679 monthly. As
concerned? pray for the work here in Nigeria you can imagine, this gives a sense
and that the Lord will provide the of urgency in meeting our family
budget shortfall. Also, pray that support and ministry operating
Yes. the Lord will raise new supporters expenses.
who will pledge to give regularly Before now we had not been in
Should we to support the work of bringing this situation, but we know that when
people to the saving knowledge of God guides he provides. This letter is
worry? No!” Christ. to make you aware of our need and
In order to meet our ministry to ask you to pray, to give, and also
needs, we need an average of to ask your friends to give.
about $5,000 monthly and right
Graduates from a previous
SOE class We Are Overwhelmed with Joy...
As we think of this new class preach Christ to the poor, we ask
we are overwhelmed with joy at that you would uphold us with
what God is doing in Africa and your prayers and your support.
around the world. Even now God We could never adequately
is building His everlasting king- express our gratitude for your
dom and we are all given the faithfulness, but we know that in
awesome privilege of being a this life or the next God will be
part. your blessing.
As we equip church leaders to With love,
fulfill the Great Commission, as we
send teams to the Muslim north, as we
disciple new believers, and as we Mawo and Janet
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