Dear friends,
Greetings in the Name of Jesus our Lord.
We are nearing the end of the January-May semester here at the Seminary. Though all of the teachers and our students are tired, pray that we will finish the semester well. The exam week is set for 6 to 10 May so there will be some more marking to complete after that week.
The provost of the seminary arranged for all faculty members to go away for a couple of days to the SIM-run guesthouse at Miango. While we were there we studied a devotional book together and it was a time of great blessing (Heb. 3:13). Thank the Lord for giving the seminary a provost who has a strong vision for the spiritual development of the faculty.
We are using a new generator purchased using a gift from Coagh Baptist Church. Though this gift was given before we returned to Kagoro last year, we didn't buy a new generator right away since the local mains supply was reasonably good back then. Unfortunately, the local supply is now very poor and we go for literally days without any mains electricity. This means we have to run the generator most evenings from about 7 to 10 pm. Thank the Lord for the provision of this new generator.
Over the last 14 years we have been using a kerosene fridge but it is not working well these days. This is not good news since the ambient temperature here is high and without a fridge to keep food items cold and a freezer to keep meat frozen, things go off very quickly. They say laying the fridge on its side, then upside down and on the other side for an hour each time can help so we tried that this morning. We have yet to see if it solves the problem. If not, then we will have to set up a different system.
Debbie has been accepted into a Doctor of Ministry programme of study. This part-time study is offered by the Irish Baptist College and the award is accredited by the University of Chester. Pray for Debbie as she studies. One module is being offered in early June so we will be flying back to the UK on 22nd May (D.V.). Our Lord is once again providing a vehicle for us to use and a place to stay in Northern Ireland. Praise Him. Pray that we will be able to get most of the marking done before we leave and pray for the people who will handle the work in the registry while I am away.
Thanks.
David and Debbie
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Saturday, 27 April 2013
Update for May
Dear friends,
Greetings in the Name of Jesus our Lord.
We are nearing the end of the January-May semester here at the Seminary. Though all of the teachers and our students are tired, pray that we will finish the semester well. The exam week is set for 6 to 10 May so there will be some more marking to complete after that week.
The provost of the seminary arranged for all faculty members to go away for a couple of days to the SIM-run guesthouse at Miango. While we were there we studied a devotional book together and it was a time of great blessing (Heb. 3:13). Thank the Lord for giving the seminary a provost who has a strong vision for the spiritual development of the faculty.
We are using a new generator purchased using a gift from Coagh Baptist Church. Though this gift was given before we returned to Kagoro last year, we didn't buy a new generator right away since the local mains supply was reasonably good back then. Unfortunately, the local supply is now very poor and we go for literally days without any mains electricity. This means we have to run the generator most evenings from about 7 to 10 pm. Thank the Lord for the provision of this new generator.
Over the last 14 years we have been using a kerosene fridge but it is not working well these days. This is not good news since the ambient temperature here is high and without a fridge to keep food items cold and a freezer to keep meat frozen, things go off very quickly. They say laying the fridge on its side, then upside down and on the other side for an hour each time can help so we tried that this morning. We have yet to see if it solves the problem. If not, then we will have to set up a different system.
Debbie has been accepted into a Doctor of Ministry programme of study. This part-time study is offered by the Irish Baptist College and the award is accredited by the University of Chester. Pray for Debbie as she studies. One module is being offered in early June so we will be flying back to the UK on 22nd May (D.V.). Our Lord is once again providing a vehicle for us to use and a place to stay in Northern Ireland. Praise Him. Pray that we will be able to get most of the marking done before we leave and pray for the people who will handle the work in the registry while I am away.
Thanks.
David and Debbie
Greetings in the Name of Jesus our Lord.
We are nearing the end of the January-May semester here at the Seminary. Though all of the teachers and our students are tired, pray that we will finish the semester well. The exam week is set for 6 to 10 May so there will be some more marking to complete after that week.
The provost of the seminary arranged for all faculty members to go away for a couple of days to the SIM-run guesthouse at Miango. While we were there we studied a devotional book together and it was a time of great blessing (Heb. 3:13). Thank the Lord for giving the seminary a provost who has a strong vision for the spiritual development of the faculty.
We are using a new generator purchased using a gift from Coagh Baptist Church. Though this gift was given before we returned to Kagoro last year, we didn't buy a new generator right away since the local mains supply was reasonably good back then. Unfortunately, the local supply is now very poor and we go for literally days without any mains electricity. This means we have to run the generator most evenings from about 7 to 10 pm. Thank the Lord for the provision of this new generator.
Over the last 14 years we have been using a kerosene fridge but it is not working well these days. This is not good news since the ambient temperature here is high and without a fridge to keep food items cold and a freezer to keep meat frozen, things go off very quickly. They say laying the fridge on its side, then upside down and on the other side for an hour each time can help so we tried that this morning. We have yet to see if it solves the problem. If not, then we will have to set up a different system.
Debbie has been accepted into a Doctor of Ministry programme of study. This part-time study is offered by the Irish Baptist College and the award is accredited by the University of Chester. Pray for Debbie as she studies. One module is being offered in early June so we will be flying back to the UK on 22nd May (D.V.). Our Lord is once again providing a vehicle for us to use and a place to stay in Northern Ireland. Praise Him. Pray that we will be able to get most of the marking done before we leave and pray for the people who will handle the work in the registry while I am away.
Thanks.
David and Debbie
Sunday, 3 February 2013
January update
Dear friends,
Happy New Year in arrears as they say here. We pray your year has started well.
Thank you for your prayers for us. We are thankful that our region is enjoying a time of peace. Join us in praying for this to be extended to the rest of the country, especially the north-east.
The series of meetings at the church in Kafanchan went well as did David's preaching on Christmas Day. The pastor of that church, Rev Luka Nboi, was our student and has since been transferred to be the pastor of our local church! Please pray for him and his family as they adjust to a new phase of ministry.
We were able to complete our marking during the Christmas break. Our growing team of missionaries joined together at the Shelly's home on Christmas Day for lots of good food and fellowship. The SIM Spiritual Life conference was an encouragement. We were inspired by Jim Plueddemann's messages based on Psalm 84: 5-7 as he led us in thinking about what it means to live as pilgrims. May we all go from strength to strength as we follow the Lord daily no matter how bumpy the path (Ps 84:7).
My (Debbie) journey into the new semester has been a stressful one. I have been given two new courses to teach and one which I haven't taught for eight years!This is as a result of staff changes and changes in the curriculum. It is certainly an opportunity to learn more about 1 and 2 Corinthians and Christian Ethics as well as update my understanding of the Old Testament Historical books. The classes are not big, which is a help. Please pray I would have a good understanding of the material and be able to communicate it clearly. Thankfully, David has taught the Corinthians course and I can use his notes.
David is happy to be teaching two courses which he has taught before, Hermeneutics and Third World Theologies. He is still kept very busy with the work in the Registry. Praise the Lord for the 310 students who have registered for the new semester and pray for the Lord to meet their need for school fees.
Six new faculty have joined the team as some staff who were on contract have come to the end of their time here. The newly appointed Deputy Provost was elected to be the Chairman of a local District Church Council although he will still come a teach a course. We have need of a new Deputy Provost and the Provost needs much wisdom in making this choice. Please pray for a good adjustment for the new teachers. We thank the Lord for bringing them and for a good time of transition for Dee Grimes who has come from Jos to serve at the Seminary.
Our good friend, Dr Paul Todd, will arrive in Jos on Monday for a few weeks of ministry with ACTS (Africa Christian Textbooks). We are looking forward to seeing him again.
In February, I will travel to Miango for a board meeting on the 8th and David is preaching at a local church on the 24th where one of our former students is pastor. One of our former students is launching a book he has written about the involvement of the Boys Brigade and SIM in evangelism and church planting. He has asked David to do the book review at the event on the 9th. There are always other meetings to attend and speak at in the Seminary. The weather is getting warmer and we need the Lord's help to keep going.
Thank you again for your fellowship in this ministry.
Debbie and David
Happy New Year in arrears as they say here. We pray your year has started well.
Thank you for your prayers for us. We are thankful that our region is enjoying a time of peace. Join us in praying for this to be extended to the rest of the country, especially the north-east.
The series of meetings at the church in Kafanchan went well as did David's preaching on Christmas Day. The pastor of that church, Rev Luka Nboi, was our student and has since been transferred to be the pastor of our local church! Please pray for him and his family as they adjust to a new phase of ministry.
We were able to complete our marking during the Christmas break. Our growing team of missionaries joined together at the Shelly's home on Christmas Day for lots of good food and fellowship. The SIM Spiritual Life conference was an encouragement. We were inspired by Jim Plueddemann's messages based on Psalm 84: 5-7 as he led us in thinking about what it means to live as pilgrims. May we all go from strength to strength as we follow the Lord daily no matter how bumpy the path (Ps 84:7).
My (Debbie) journey into the new semester has been a stressful one. I have been given two new courses to teach and one which I haven't taught for eight years!This is as a result of staff changes and changes in the curriculum. It is certainly an opportunity to learn more about 1 and 2 Corinthians and Christian Ethics as well as update my understanding of the Old Testament Historical books. The classes are not big, which is a help. Please pray I would have a good understanding of the material and be able to communicate it clearly. Thankfully, David has taught the Corinthians course and I can use his notes.
David is happy to be teaching two courses which he has taught before, Hermeneutics and Third World Theologies. He is still kept very busy with the work in the Registry. Praise the Lord for the 310 students who have registered for the new semester and pray for the Lord to meet their need for school fees.
Six new faculty have joined the team as some staff who were on contract have come to the end of their time here. The newly appointed Deputy Provost was elected to be the Chairman of a local District Church Council although he will still come a teach a course. We have need of a new Deputy Provost and the Provost needs much wisdom in making this choice. Please pray for a good adjustment for the new teachers. We thank the Lord for bringing them and for a good time of transition for Dee Grimes who has come from Jos to serve at the Seminary.
Our good friend, Dr Paul Todd, will arrive in Jos on Monday for a few weeks of ministry with ACTS (Africa Christian Textbooks). We are looking forward to seeing him again.
In February, I will travel to Miango for a board meeting on the 8th and David is preaching at a local church on the 24th where one of our former students is pastor. One of our former students is launching a book he has written about the involvement of the Boys Brigade and SIM in evangelism and church planting. He has asked David to do the book review at the event on the 9th. There are always other meetings to attend and speak at in the Seminary. The weather is getting warmer and we need the Lord's help to keep going.
Thank you again for your fellowship in this ministry.
Debbie and David
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
Dear Friends,
Happy New Year! We pray it will be a year of learning more of the Lord and increasing in our love for Him, Phil 1:9-11. Pray along with us that it will be a year when more people will be won for Christ and the church worldwide will be strengthened in spite of all the enemy is doing to try and destroy it.
We are praising the Lord that one of our students who just graduated, Micah Bulus, has been appointed as Associate Pastor of a church in Kaduna. We are so impressed by his godly character and his commitment to Christ. At graduation he received the award for best all-round student and last week he brought us a list of names of those he has led to the Lord recently. Please pray for him, his wife and their four small children as they adjust to a new environment. Pray for a fruitful ministry for him and other former students who are beginning pastoral ministry.
Sadly, there were bombs in Jos on Christmas Eve and one in Abuja on New Years' Eve. Many have lost their lives and many were injured. The nation needs much prayer for peace and stability in this election year. Pray that God's people would maintain their witness and be kept safe. Thankfully, all is peaceful in Kagoro.
I wonder what kind of gifts you received at Christmas? We were blessed to receive a live chicken, eggs, yams and coffee!! We enjoyed celebrating the greatest Gift of all with Canadian and Korean friends. We also had visits from some of our students who didn't go home for the break. Between Christmas and New Year we were marking papers. There are still more to mark but we've made good progress and should finish before the beginning of the semester.
We arrived in Miango this morning so the worship team can practice for the conference which begins tomorrow afternoon. David and the others are singing their hearts out! We are looking forward to the times of Bible teaching, worship and fellowship. Both David and I are leading small groups after the main sessions in the morning. These times will be spent in discussing the message and in prayer.
Our neighbours in Kagoro, Dennis and Coletta Shelly, return from their home assignment on Saturday morning. Please pray for them as they set up home again and get ready for classes which begin on the 17th January.
The Seminary's admissions process begins on Monday, 10th January. Pray that it will run smoothly and those that the Lord has called to train for service will be accepted for studies. The returning students should be back by the 14th.
Thanks so much for you faithful prayers during 2010. We continue to need them.
Love and God Bless,
Debbie and David
Happy New Year! We pray it will be a year of learning more of the Lord and increasing in our love for Him, Phil 1:9-11. Pray along with us that it will be a year when more people will be won for Christ and the church worldwide will be strengthened in spite of all the enemy is doing to try and destroy it.
We are praising the Lord that one of our students who just graduated, Micah Bulus, has been appointed as Associate Pastor of a church in Kaduna. We are so impressed by his godly character and his commitment to Christ. At graduation he received the award for best all-round student and last week he brought us a list of names of those he has led to the Lord recently. Please pray for him, his wife and their four small children as they adjust to a new environment. Pray for a fruitful ministry for him and other former students who are beginning pastoral ministry.
Sadly, there were bombs in Jos on Christmas Eve and one in Abuja on New Years' Eve. Many have lost their lives and many were injured. The nation needs much prayer for peace and stability in this election year. Pray that God's people would maintain their witness and be kept safe. Thankfully, all is peaceful in Kagoro.
I wonder what kind of gifts you received at Christmas? We were blessed to receive a live chicken, eggs, yams and coffee!! We enjoyed celebrating the greatest Gift of all with Canadian and Korean friends. We also had visits from some of our students who didn't go home for the break. Between Christmas and New Year we were marking papers. There are still more to mark but we've made good progress and should finish before the beginning of the semester.
We arrived in Miango this morning so the worship team can practice for the conference which begins tomorrow afternoon. David and the others are singing their hearts out! We are looking forward to the times of Bible teaching, worship and fellowship. Both David and I are leading small groups after the main sessions in the morning. These times will be spent in discussing the message and in prayer.
Our neighbours in Kagoro, Dennis and Coletta Shelly, return from their home assignment on Saturday morning. Please pray for them as they set up home again and get ready for classes which begin on the 17th January.
The Seminary's admissions process begins on Monday, 10th January. Pray that it will run smoothly and those that the Lord has called to train for service will be accepted for studies. The returning students should be back by the 14th.
Thanks so much for you faithful prayers during 2010. We continue to need them.
Love and God Bless,
Debbie and David
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