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November, 2005
ChangePoints
(News from the Source of Light International Fields)

AFRICA REGION

Congo: Praise the Lord for new SLMers, Brian and Gwenda Trapp, who will be returning to the capital city, Kinshasa, on Jan 16; the Trapps previously served in Congo, and conducted an Associate Discipleship School there. Please pray for: 1) the adjustment back to Africa and to their international school for their 2 daughters, Marguerite (9) and Autumn (6) 2) salvation for the school principal who is Muslim 3) affordable housing and a facility for their ministry 4) God’s specific direction for their ministry in the Congo 5) the re-structuring of the Discipleship Training Branch along with the national SLM Board and the 40 volunteers 6) their Asian ministry in Kinshasa.

    Ghana: Give thanks with director Daniel Sappor for a successful National Discipleship Conference Oct. 26-29 in which many Ghanaian Christian ministries were able to report on their activities and network together, as well as the Discipleship Training Institute conducted at the SLM Office. Daniel asks prayer for 1) a follow-up DTI to be conducted Feb. 6-10 where two dozen new people will be trained 2) for extra funds to meet operational expenses as well as salaries for the month of November;

for $2,500 monthly needed to keep the work going 3) for Church Leaders Seminar in Ho (Volta region) Nov 26-27 to introduce the Bible lessons 4) a conference in Tamale Dec 3-12, as well as a Seekers Conference on Dec 10.

       Ivory Coast: Praise God with Bello Johnson that 1) in October 82 people received Bible lessons and 16 of them received Christ as Saviour; 2 new students have enrolled in the Bible Institute 2) a U.N. resolution adopted by the government has calmed the political situation. Please pray for 1) the return of peace to the Ivory Coast 2) $13,000 to buy parcels of land for a DTC building 2) to open a prison ministry 3) for SLM worker, Mr. N’dah, who needs $1000 to continue with treatment/to repay loans after the accident in which he broke his leg.

       Kenya/Ethiopia: BLESS GOD that the first few lessons of CCH have been translated into Amharic, and have been taken to the printer for the new SLM work in Ethiopia. Jack Stiles reports that SLM has permission to work in Ethiopia. Please pray for Genet Kassahun who will be the office manager of the new office in Addis Ababa. Jack also reports that born-again policemen in Kerugoya hosted an SLM-EA evangelistic crusade in which 24 people were saved; the SLM ministry to police is growing rapidly, and prayer is requested for expansion to regions outside of Nairobi.

TESTIMONY: “My sincere gratitude goes to the author of LDM for the books have enabled me to understand dating and how to date wisely. More so, they have really made me determined to retain my purity, as it is the most wonderful gift that I could offer my future husband.” – Matuga Girls H.S.

“We met at Kibos School for the Blind and we became close friends. One thing we had no peace about was our blindness, why God could not prevent this bad thing from happening to us. But the SLM preacher came to our school and told us that spiritual blindness is far worse than physical, and that Jesus Christ drove away spiritual blindness to make you new. That day both of us decided to follow Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour. He drove away the bitterness that kept us away from God. We can now understand things very clearly, and we hope one day, one time in Heaven we shall see things very well, because God has saved us.” – Unice and Mary

       Liberia: Director Sampson Hinneh praises God for the 1^st Leadership Meeting with kids held outside of the capital. About 100 kids attended the 3-week program of sharing the Gospel, Bible quizzing, sports and games. Please pray that Bible lessons will get to Sampson in Liberia for his use – this is a vital and urgent need.

       Nigeria: Please continue to pray for Sanya and Bosun Dosunmu as they need funds to move the DTC office from Lagos to Abeokuta. Thank God for a report recently received from Pastor David Ajayi who participated in the Discipleship Training in February. He is continuing to conduct 6 discipleship groups through his church.

       Togo/Benin: Benin Director Sika Yao gives thanks to God for 1) the seminars in Togo and Benin 2) some government members who are very pleased with the SLM Bible lessons, especially the LDM course 3) prisoners saved through the courses 4) many people who are illiterate have also received the Lord after the Bible lesson is explained! Prayer is requested for: 1) an evangelization campaign in the Togolese capital in November 2) a project to teach French to village people who are illiterate 3) for God to provide a car, and finances for increased petrol prices 4) for Sika’s full recovery from malaria.

Testimonies:

“While I have studied your lessons, I have found out the real way to go to Heaven. Formerly, I lived doing bad things, but attending church. Through the light of the Bible lesson, I learn to receive Jesus Christ as my personal Saviour…with LDM, I can say from now on I will live only with my wife in the fear of God.”

“All of your courses lead me to Christ, but LDM lessons really teach…because I learn about love, fornication, how to choose my future wife and faithfulness. I believe that the lessons are very helpful because God guided His people to write them to young men. I want to share my joy with you.”

       South Africa: Praise God with Fanie Buys for the many letters they receive requesting Bible courses, and the expansion of the prison ministry. Please pray for his wife, Cornelia, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer; she had a mastectomy on Oct.31. She will need further chemotherapy, so please pray for her. “She is such a testimony at this time, calm and trusting Jesus through the operation and for what’s ahead.”

       Uganda: Thanks be to God for Aloni Mwisaka and his wife, Ovia, and their 2 young children. They recently rented a larger house for the same price as the former one. Aloni reports the following ministry activity: 1) Aug-Sept (1^st week) 2005, conducted a youth conference with 1,000 attending, and 70 souls were saved 2) Sept 2^nd week: house to house evangelism and the youth given opportunity to care and help for AIDS patients – 8 souls saved 3) Sept 3^rd week – 18 volunteers were commissioned by SLM-Uganda to go into the camps in the rural areas of Katakwi…People feel loved.

4) October – end of November: prison ministry in 13 jail and prison institutions in central/eastern/northern Uganda; for inmates who return to their communities to be ambassadors of the Word of God.