A husband came seeking prayer for his wife. She had lost her sight and was having very painful headaches. After explaining to the man, what prayer is and how Jesus taught us to pray, we shared with him the story of how Jesus healed a blind man. He asked us to come and pray for his wife. Upon arriving at his compound, we discovered through talking with the wife that she had been tormented by demons for over 3 years. She explained the time when they took control. She had sufferered physically from bad health because of all the things these demons required of her. Her husband had tried all kinds of things to help his wife and they had spent all of their money trying to find help. We told the woman the story of Jesus healing the demon possessed man to show her and her family that Jesus alone has power over the demons. She agreed that she wanted to believe Jesus could could help her and agreed for us to pray. Before praying, we explained to her and her family that all other potions and trinkets had to be removed from her and her house. It was through faith and belief in Jesus alone that would heal her. After an intense time of powerful prayer, the woman was free from the demons. We taught her to call on the powerful name of Jesus when the pain was too great, if the demons confronted her again. She began doing that right away, trusting Him to help her. She rested for the first time in months that night!
We give praise to the One and Only...the All Powerful One...The One to Whom All others bow!
Monday, December 7, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
Faith Comes By Hearing
"Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The Lord is the Everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth. He never grows weak or weary. No one can measure the depths of His understanding. He gives power to the weak and tired and strength to the powerless."
All along the frontiers and faraway places of every nation are peoples who have never heard about the Everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth, and the Promised One who came to show us the way to have right relationship with God. All around us are people who have never understood the peace and joy, the hope and healing that comes through Him. This is true of the people of village S along with the people in all the surrounding villages, but that is beginning to change!! Because of God's call on the lives of His people, the news is spreading through volunteers and the people of village S are beginning to hear and understand!
You have been pr
aying with us for the stories to be translated into their heart language so that all can hear, so that followers of J can understand how to walk as He did. We began that process this week...join us in praise!! The first draft of the first story was translated!!!! The joy and smiles on the faces of the 2 followers as spoke and listened to God's Word in their own language was priceless! The process of creating an oral set of stories for this people groupo has just begun, but join us in praising God for this new beginning!! Continue to pray for direction, clarification, and the development of these stories so that the people of village S and all of those who speak this language will be able to hear, understand, and place their faith in the Everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth!
All along the frontiers and faraway places of every nation are peoples who have never heard about the Everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth, and the Promised One who came to show us the way to have right relationship with God. All around us are people who have never understood the peace and joy, the hope and healing that comes through Him. This is true of the people of village S along with the people in all the surrounding villages, but that is beginning to change!! Because of God's call on the lives of His people, the news is spreading through volunteers and the people of village S are beginning to hear and understand!
You have been pr
aying with us for the stories to be translated into their heart language so that all can hear, so that followers of J can understand how to walk as He did. We began that process this week...join us in praise!! The first draft of the first story was translated!!!! The joy and smiles on the faces of the 2 followers as spoke and listened to God's Word in their own language was priceless! The process of creating an oral set of stories for this people groupo has just begun, but join us in praising God for this new beginning!! Continue to pray for direction, clarification, and the development of these stories so that the people of village S and all of those who speak this language will be able to hear, understand, and place their faith in the Everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth!Thursday, December 3, 2009
Power of the One Who is True
This is a story from God's Word...
One of God's chosen spokesmen challenged the spokesmen for the god known as Baal. He challenged them to a contest between Baal and the One Who is True. To make the story short for the sake of this blog, all day the spokesmen of Baal called out to him to come down with fire and burn up the offering on the altar...all with NO RESPONSE. Then the chosen spokesman for the One Who is True saturated the altar and the offering with water until the trench he had dug around it was filled. The chosen spokesman called out to the One Who is True, "Prove today that you are God and that I am your servant...Answer me so these people will know that you are God and that you have brought them back to yourself." Immediately the fire flashed down and burned up the offering, the altar, and even all the water in the trench. When they all saw it, they fell face down on the ground and cried out, "The Lord--He is God!" This is a story from God's Word.
The Power of the One Who is True was displayed over and over in the 3 short days we spent with the people of village S. The holidays of 3 major religions all celebrated within those days proved to be the way the One Who is True had decided to show Himself and His Power to those who were seeking peace and long life. He showed His Power over the spiritual world by inviting several to trust Him for their physical health instead of the unseen powers and potions they had previously believed in. When they did express their faith and trust, He brought health, peace, and a display of Who He is...The One Who is True. He showed His Power as the One Who is True with every story that was told...with the revelation of truth that comes fro
m speaking His Word alone. He showed His Power as the One Who is True and the One Who Provides by feeding the entire village until all were full with 75 kilos of rice and 2 goats. The words of the chief, " Everyone ate and the whole village is full, and there is food left over!"
Praise The One Who is True with us today and everyday! He is True and He longs for us to know Him and make Him known...
lori
One of God's chosen spokesmen challenged the spokesmen for the god known as Baal. He challenged them to a contest between Baal and the One Who is True. To make the story short for the sake of this blog, all day the spokesmen of Baal called out to him to come down with fire and burn up the offering on the altar...all with NO RESPONSE. Then the chosen spokesman for the One Who is True saturated the altar and the offering with water until the trench he had dug around it was filled. The chosen spokesman called out to the One Who is True, "Prove today that you are God and that I am your servant...Answer me so these people will know that you are God and that you have brought them back to yourself." Immediately the fire flashed down and burned up the offering, the altar, and even all the water in the trench. When they all saw it, they fell face down on the ground and cried out, "The Lord--He is God!" This is a story from God's Word.
The Power of the One Who is True was displayed over and over in the 3 short days we spent with the people of village S. The holidays of 3 major religions all celebrated within those days proved to be the way the One Who is True had decided to show Himself and His Power to those who were seeking peace and long life. He showed His Power over the spiritual world by inviting several to trust Him for their physical health instead of the unseen powers and potions they had previously believed in. When they did express their faith and trust, He brought health, peace, and a display of Who He is...The One Who is True. He showed His Power as the One Who is True with every story that was told...with the revelation of truth that comes fro
m speaking His Word alone. He showed His Power as the One Who is True and the One Who Provides by feeding the entire village until all were full with 75 kilos of rice and 2 goats. The words of the chief, " Everyone ate and the whole village is full, and there is food left over!"Praise The One Who is True with us today and everyday! He is True and He longs for us to know Him and make Him known...
lori
Monday, November 30, 2009
WOW...that best describes our hearts as we return from 3 days of watching our Father do what only He can do. We just arrived back in Sevare, filled our bellies with sprite, fanta orange, and some of our traveling favorties... things that make coming in fro, the village so refreshing. We refreshed ourselves with long hot showers and some relaxed moments just recounting all we saw our Father do. We are looking forward to a great nights rest and an early departure for the capital tomorrow. We wanted to thank you for ALL of your prayers for us and the P people. You have been heard and our Father has answered. We celebrate holidays the entire time we were in the village. It was a special time to be there...both to learn about their celebrations but ,ost of all to share with them our Thanksgiving celebration. It was a blessed day...filled with evidence of our Father making Himself known and demonstrating His incredible love for ALL of those He created.
Please pray for my email access to be restored so I can continue to share with you all the great things our Father has done. Please pray for complete healing and health to come to an older woman named Je. Pray for the protection of all in our Family. Pray for our travels to be protected by our Father tomorrow.
We thank Him for you and will send more when we get to the capital.
praising, singing, and dancing...
lori
Please pray for my email access to be restored so I can continue to share with you all the great things our Father has done. Please pray for complete healing and health to come to an older woman named Je. Pray for the protection of all in our Family. Pray for our travels to be protected by our Father tomorrow.
We thank Him for you and will send more when we get to the capital.
praising, singing, and dancing...
lori
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Greetings from Sevare
We have had a great day making our way toward our destination. We stopped to pick up our translator and deliver a trunk of goodies to some friends who live here.We made the exchange and visited with the new wife of our translator. We stopped under a large baobab tree for lunch and had quite a large audience watching us...each writing a new chapter in his or her book called life experiences. After lunch we headed on our way along with all who were watching. So today the familiar experienced in an unfmiliar way was not by us but by those going throumericans eating under the baobab.
We found agh their normal day. Today the familiar way was interupted by the unfamiliar A place to rest for the night, ate dinner and are heading for a good nights rest: Please pray for us as we make our way to tell His story. We have been practicing and preparing ourselves with our translator Y. Please pray continually for us and for those we will be living and loving for the next few days. We will stop to greet the family of our partner whose mom is in Bamako and just had surgery. I talked with hi, and she is doing ,uch better today. Continue lifting her up.
Thanks again for taking this journey with us...
lori
We have had a great day making our way toward our destination. We stopped to pick up our translator and deliver a trunk of goodies to some friends who live here.We made the exchange and visited with the new wife of our translator. We stopped under a large baobab tree for lunch and had quite a large audience watching us...each writing a new chapter in his or her book called life experiences. After lunch we headed on our way along with all who were watching. So today the familiar experienced in an unfmiliar way was not by us but by those going throumericans eating under the baobab.
We found agh their normal day. Today the familiar way was interupted by the unfamiliar A place to rest for the night, ate dinner and are heading for a good nights rest: Please pray for us as we make our way to tell His story. We have been practicing and preparing ourselves with our translator Y. Please pray continually for us and for those we will be living and loving for the next few days. We will stop to greet the family of our partner whose mom is in Bamako and just had surgery. I talked with hi, and she is doing ,uch better today. Continue lifting her up.
Thanks again for taking this journey with us...
lori
Off to Panaland
The day has come and our travels begin again. We are all refreshed and ready to be with the Pana. We have a message to share, love to give, and time to hang with them to celebrate two big holidays...one holiday is theirs and one holiday is ours. Our two cultures meet on this trip in new ways...again we see...the familiar in an unfamiliar way!! How fun that we would be allowed to celebrate side by side with the Pana their biggest fet of the year! How fun that we would be allowed to share our thankfulness to God for giving them to us as family...across the ocean. WE serve a FUN GOD! Praying for you ...we know you are praying for us!!
We will be gone until Tuesday of next week...their may be possible updates but no promises...if not be ready for our return...
watching for the unfamiliar...
lori
We will be gone until Tuesday of next week...their may be possible updates but no promises...if not be ready for our return...
watching for the unfamiliar...
lori
update from Mali
Lori was kind enough to allow us to use her blog to speak to all of our friends at home. We arrived in Bamako late Monday night and then awoke early the next day to prepare for a traditional Thanksgiving feast, which was to the delight of all of our friends here. We all shared the duties and the menu. We had turkey, still frozen from the states, dressing, cranberry sauce,corn casserole, mashed potatoes and pumpkin and pecan pies. We were able to share this with some Malian friends as well and talked about what each of us were most thankful for this year.
We were able to see Pastor Dao last night and found out more about the procedure that was used to bring healing to his mother. We found out that she had broken her hip and that they had to go in and do hip surgery which is a pretty invasive surgery here. The prognosis appears to be good. One of the big differences in hospitals here and at home is that the care of the patient is up to the family. So there are large groups of family members with each patient making sure they have food to eat and medicine for their injuries. We were able to pray for her and are trusting God for her full recovery.
We leave to go visit our friends and people today. We are excited about sharing Thanksgiving with them. It has been several months since we've seen them and we are expecting to see great things this trip. We miss you and hope you have a great Thanksgiving.
All our love,
Walter and Cherenne
We were able to see Pastor Dao last night and found out more about the procedure that was used to bring healing to his mother. We found out that she had broken her hip and that they had to go in and do hip surgery which is a pretty invasive surgery here. The prognosis appears to be good. One of the big differences in hospitals here and at home is that the care of the patient is up to the family. So there are large groups of family members with each patient making sure they have food to eat and medicine for their injuries. We were able to pray for her and are trusting God for her full recovery.
We leave to go visit our friends and people today. We are excited about sharing Thanksgiving with them. It has been several months since we've seen them and we are expecting to see great things this trip. We miss you and hope you have a great Thanksgiving.
All our love,
Walter and Cherenne
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