March Update

Answered prayers...a safe return

We had a rather uneventful return flight to Kinshasa from Nairobi on February 17, and we were happy for all of our Congolese friends to meet baby Sophia. They are all rejoicing with us!

Lingala

We’ve jumped back into learning and practicing Lingala, and we are enjoying communicating with the Congolese people. We were greatly encouraged yesterday when our teammate Alan and Tyler conducted the Bible Study in Mitendi completely in Lingala without the help of a translator. The Lord is blessing our efforts.

a team is coming to help!

In the next few weeks, a team of college students from Lakeview Baptist Church in Auburn, AL is coming to minister here through evangelism and discipleship. They will spend time in the local universities and also in Mitendi. We can’t wait for them to be here!

Developing a strategy for kinshasa

Tyler’s job title with the IMB is “strategy leader” for Kinshasa. That means he is responsible for developing a strategy to reach the 10 million people in this mega-city with the gospel. As we are just beginning our ministry here, we are really seeking God’s direction as to which locations of the city we should focus on first. Please help us pray for that dirction from the Lord!

Prayer Requests

1.Continued perseverance in speaking Lingala.

2.A group from Lakeview Baptist Church in Auburn, AL is coming to do discipleship and evangelism in a few weeks. Pray that the Lord will give them safe travel and a fruitful time of ministry here.

3.Pray for discernment as we begin to further relationships with Congolese and as we start to begin new Bible studies in different neighborhoods.

For daily prayer requests, go to www.twitter.com/pray4congo.

Thank you so much for your continued prayers, and for the emails and e-cards you sent for Jennifer’s birthday this past month. You have been a blessing to us.

Please feel free to forward this on to anyone who would like to pray for the Congolese people and for the work God is doing here. May God bless you!