January 10, 2014
Two days before the date of this
letter, my family experienced something that we need to express as a prayer
request. After I went to exchange our December support (Dollars to Naira) that
had been withdrawn from the bank, it was stolen out of our car before I could
deposit it into our other account. The incident was caught on camera at the
clinic where I had parked and has been reported to police. We are thankful that it was not a robbery,
that nothing happened to Sabrina and Noah (whom I had gone to meet), and that
it was almost nine years on the field before something this significant was taken
from us. I have replayed the situation
over and again, and it is obvious that more than a dozen things could have been
done differently for the sake of security. Please pray for me personally as I
implement simple precautions with God's help to keep our family safe and allow
us to be the best stewards of your investment in us.
Christianity compels us to express
blessings especially in the midst of trials. With that in mind, we want to
officially announce our excitement over the expectation of our fifth child in
July. This will actually extend our furlough, that begins in mid-March, through
the month August. We ask your prayers for Sabrina's health and strength and for
our trip in the States as we work to schedule meetings and look forward to time
with relatives and friends along with the hope of a new addition to our family.
On January 7th, we welcomed seven
new students to Providence Baptist College and Seminary, which brings our
enrollment to its highest ever at 24! [pictured with several members during a special session] Our current Temple Baptist Institute
course (held on Saturdays for six-week sessions) has 16 attendees, and the
recent launching of the Revivals Christian Correspondence College (DVD
curriculum) has added 12 more for ministry training. Through the correspondence
fees, we will employ several seminary students to advertise, expand, and
maintain this new ministry.
The last two months of 2013 allowed
us three special occasions. We were honored to again host a friend and
representative of FBMI, Evangelist Jim Belisle, to preach our 6th Annual Great
Commission Meeting. In addition to the missions conference, several from our
church attended the special seminary classes that were taught by Bro. Belisle. Next,
Thanksgiving Day was made unique with two visiting missionary families who
helped us celebrate the American feast [pictured]. Finally, our kids have are now happy to
have the following holiday tradition: for the third time, we spent four nights
at a hotel in town on a Christmas special where we enjoyed a breakfast buffet,
recreation time during the day, and going out to eat in the evenings.
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