Starting off with the great news,
after a full day of Bible lessons the evening concluded with 13 souls coming to
the Lord. Bro. John preached a powerful lesson on the church and its member and
Rackson gave a heartfelt invitation with much singing and praying.
As usual we started very early and
without running water but we did have ESCOM so it was no big deal. We had a
very good meal and Darcy took care to make sure the families that were staying
0n the compound had a meal. Pastor Glad and James (I do not know how to spell
his last name) along with their wives and children are staying for the
conference and translating for John. The two men are graduates of the Bible
College we held two years ago. Both Harry Schenimann and I participated. It was
good to see them again.
Again as usual we started somewhat
late but only about half an hour, this is good, very good. Rackson ask that we
give the travelers a little extra time as it is the first day and not all can
start the day by going to church first thing with family and work. The
attendance was smaller than expected but we had many, many children. The ladies
held class in make shift classrooms and took care of as many as 70+ kids. Go
ladies, it is like having a week long VBS in two days. Please see Blog and
Facebook for pictures, lots of pictures.
After one song and prayer Bro. John
was called on to bring us the lesson and for the next 2+ hours he taught on the
Church as presented in the Bible. We broke for lunch and Grace fixed us chicken
and French fries along with goat and nsima. Way more than we could eat.
At 1330 singing and prayer
commenced and the people begin to file in from lunch and rest at 1400 hours I
began my presentation on the Holy Spirit using PowerPoint slides that I had
prepared over the last few months. It was very good using this method here in
Njuli, it has not been that long ago we were a pole and grass church building
and thought it could not get any better. We started construction in 2009. There
was great interest shown by the class and the two hours passed way to fast and
it was time for dinner break.
At home we had a light meal and a
lighter rest and it was back for evening service and again John preached a
short but powerful message on the church and its purpose to reach souls. Many
came forward at altar call and Rackson gave the invitation. There was much
activity for the next hour while those who were going to spend the night at the
church prepared the sleeping areas. We took this as an opportunity to head home
and a much needed rest.
I was made aware rain had come our
way by much lightning and thunder with high winds. We were all worried that the
outdoor areas would be a mess but when we arrived at 0900 all was in order.
Saturday was a repeat of Friday with the schedule being reversed and I started
off. The outside classes were jam-packed with children of all ages eager to
learn. I would say well over a hundred. I do not know how the women kept
control but they did. The day went very well both morning and afternoon
sessions and the attendance was larger for this second day. We had a great
lunch of spaghetti and hot bread fixed by Grace and served by Rackson. I had
the privilege of preaching the evening service and I could tell it had been a
long day for all, so I decided to preach a little motivational message I had
laid on my heart for not only the attendees but for us as the instructors. It
was short, fast paced and uplifting. We left as soon as altar call was made and
headed to Limbe to the Indian Sports Club for the “DIWALI FAYRE” at the
invitation of our good friend Mr. Patel. He had all types of food waiting for
us when we got there and it was all good, with the exception of one and I don’t
know which but it kept me up all night with running exercise. I was very ill
come Sunday morning and just could not make it to church service. I asked John
if he would please take my place for teaching and he did and did a wonderful
job. He reported that at Sunday service there was standing room only which
means well over 300 in attendance, that would be that day I was ill. I met with Rackson today (20th) he
informed me we had over thirty persons get saved during the conference and many
more rededicate their lives to the Lord. Sunday was also the day chosen for the
church to participate in the Lord’s Supper. What a great conference and I want
you all to know how important you are in the process. Sheila and Wyatt will be
leaving in two days and I will be staying behind. I will be moving back in with
Rackson and Grace. We have many more things to accomplish for the Lord and
again it is because of your liberality. May God bless you.
Because of the Cross,
Chuck & Sheila
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