New Opportunities

I have been traveling a lot these past few weeks since my return from Mali. I made a trip to SC to visit with a church in the Spartanburg area. I was able to talk with the pastor and his wife about the possibilities of Cedar Spring joining us as partners among the Pana people. I was able to greet the church and share with them the work God has been doing and challenge them to become a part of His work. Please pray for this Pastor and the church he leads as they pray and seek God's leadership about taking a vision trip with Harvest Seekers to see what God wants for them.

I am currently in Brownwood, Texas preparing to speak tonight to another church who is praying and seeking God's will about becoming a partnering church among the Samogho people. Lori Price and I will be speaking tonight, giving witness to what God is doing and how He is using churches and volunteers to fulfill His Great Commission. Please pray for the Pastor and people of Southside Baptist Church as they pursue God's plan.

Please continue to pray for Marianne and Mark Smith as they continue their benefit motorcycle ride from Fort Worth to Fairbanks for Africa. This ride is to raise funds to build a radio station in Mali that will give over 33,000 people access to the Gospel. If you would like to sponsor them for 1 penny a mile @ $38.50 and join in providing the opportunity for the Pana, the Dafin, the Fulani, the Bozo, the Mossi, and the Dogon to hear the story of Jesus, send a check to First Baptist Church Watauga, Texas and place "Africa" on the memo line. If you would like a t-shirt please specify what size you would like. You can follow Mark and Marianne on their blog at ridefordannaya.blogspot.com. The address for FBC Watauga is 6124 Plum St. Watauga, Tx. 76148

If you would like to participate even after the benefit motorcycle ride you may make tax deductible donations to Sahara's Gate. Make the check out to Isaiah 61 and write Radio Kantigiya on the memo line. Send the check to Sahara's Gate PO Box 901499 Kansas City, MO 64190

your partner in the gospel....
lori

Testimonies to Come

The team is home and ready to share all that they experienced on the field in Salle. Stay tuned to hear the stories!

Rejoicing!!!

Greetings from the Pana and your team serving among them!
We have just arrived in Bamako and we will leave tomorrow night (Thursday)
for the USA. Our hearts and minds and spirits are full! We are still
praising and processing all that God did.
We had an incredible time in the village! We expected much of God and he
went above and beyond every expectation! His Word is true...you cannot
even imagine all God will do for those who love Him and are called
according to His purpose. We expected to spend a day with the one believer
in the village. God arranged for us to spend everyday, all day with him.
We expected to talk with the women we shared stories with the last visit,
God opened the doors for us to speak to a large group of women. In
addition to that, God opened the way for us to spend some great one on one
time with some of the women. We expected to tell more stories with the
people and God allowed us to share stories with the young men, the women,
and even with a crowd that gathered unexpectantly. We expected to visit
with the chief in his courtyard, yet God allowed us to have a special one
on one time with him in our courtyard and even prayed with him in his
fields for his crops. Then there were the things that we didnt expect...to
spend a day with all the followers in the Baye region praising and
learning about being a disciple, going into Burkina Faso and encourgagin
the followers there, discovering and spending time with a potter in the
village, watching God do the amazing as He took away the pain of a
scorpion bite and then the greatest power of God displayed...a young woman
from another village choosing to follow the Way, the Truth, and the
Life!!!
There are stories to go with each of the praises above! Stories that
continue to declare God's glory just as the stories we tell from His Word.
I will continue to write and share with you the amazing details that
demonstrate our God. Please continue to pray for the Pana, for Ma the new
follower, and for the one believer Iz in the village of S.
Thank you for your faithfulness to pray...i am curious to know how God
spoke to you as you prayed for us at 10pm each night. If you have stories
to tell us please let us know. We want to fully declare His glory!
thanking God for you and praising Him for the work He has done!!
lori