Letters From Paphos: Sudan Church-planting Campaign

Why Do I Call This Letters From Paphos?

Because that's where Paul went on his first mission trip.

Acts 13:1-6
1In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. 2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." 3So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off. 4The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. 5When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their helper. 6They traveled through the whole island until they came to Paphos.

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Sudan Church-planting Campaign

Mekindya Baptist Church, noted below.

I love David Kaya's attitude and determination. When the U.S. team fell through this month, he didn't fold his tents. He recruited more local believers and led an all-national church planting campaign. Now God is blessing. They've been working for several days now. Today, he sent me these photos and this email.

Greetings from Kajo-Keji,

Glory be to God for all what He has done through his children in Kajo-Keji.

Mekindya Baptist Church, 40 Came to christ, Pastor Simon Sokiri, he is assisted by Onya Simon
Wogoru Baptist Church, 53 Came to the Lord, Kauda patrick Pastoring.
Saregoro Baptist Church, 61 Came to Christ, Chandiga Moses Pastoring that church.
More still to go.

A new church, meeting under this tree.

In case you missed them, here are his previous emails and notes from calls to me.

First Update: I just heard from David Kaya. Thanks for praying because the Lord as established one church already with 40 new believers. They are continuing to work until next Sunday with the goal of planting four more churches. Please continue to pray for David and his all-Sudanese team. (Who needs the token white guys?) This week, they anticipate persecution from a few existing churches in the area. That’s a sad statement, and I think a terrifying one for those churches, but it’s true.

Second Update:I spoke with David this morning. He thanks you all for praying and gave me this quick report. We talk via a satellite phone so the discussions are quick and to the point to save money.
Seventeen families came to Christ yesterday. He asked that we specifically pray for a female witch doctor in the village where they worked yesterday. Several of her family members accepted Christ as their savior, but she rejected him.

Please pray for these families and their pastor as they now form the beginnings of a new church.

David and the 28 local believers and pastors he recruited move to a third village today to work. Please take a minute to lift them up.