Finding Good Soil
Stephen and I(Davy) are walking down the street after an appointment with some of his leaders in training at IFTG. We glance at a building and see a banner for a university. Wait… there are four other banners on the building as well. We just found five new schools not on our decoding map. We have a few minutes to spare, so we mount the stairs and grab the first student we see. Turns out, he is the president of the prayer group at the school. We set up an appointment for the following week. We move on to the next school. Turns out, the security guard has already done follow-ups with Cru and watched the Jesus Film. We tell him we’ll be back the next week as well. That was day one. I went back last week and talked with the administration at the school Onyx, the secretary was watching a video on how to walk with the Holy Spirit when I arrived.
God is at work in our midst friends. He is bringing about the growth both apart from us and through us. Who is God working on in your sphere of influence that you can join in the story of training?
An Unlikely Helper
Some days you run into a million dead ends before you find an open door. Makda and I (Melissa) ventured to ISTC, but no one was interested in talking. When we finally met a woman who would talk with us she insisted on taking us to the administration to get permission to share with students, even though we already received permission months ago. On the way to the administration we ran into a student named Emanuel (pictured above, to my right) that we had shared with with last month. He isn’t a believer, but is a textbook “person of peace.” After talking with the administration he took us to his classroom and allowed us to speak in front of about 25 students. We were able to pull a few really interested students aside and challenge them to become leaders on their campus. Many of the students enthusiastically promised to share their faith. Please stop and pray for the students from ISTC pictured above. Pray that they have a heart to see their campus reached with the Gospel.
Prayer Requests
- Mid-Year Conference and vacation were great for reflection and evaluation. Pray for our team to have endurance and effectiveness as we head into the “fourth quarter” of the year.
- A collection of Cru staff are coming to visit us next week on what we call a “Vision Trip.” These are staff from our partner schools and others looking to get an idea of what is happening. Pray for a couple to decide to STINT with us next year!
- Pray for some of the leaders I am coaching: Kouamé (ESBTP), Paul (ISTSJ), Kevin (ISGEMA), Emmanuela (ESCOGET), and Alpha, a Muslim student.
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Our team departed for three distant cities while our family battled sickness. 43 college students heard the gospel that week. 8 students said yes to owning the responsibility of every student on their campus hearing the good news and received training on how to do that. The gospel is bearing fruit and growing in Daloa, Bouake, and Khorogo.
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What's next? Please pray for our Key Volunteer training
happening this weekend. Pray that the students are able to attend (can be
difficult due to their lack of finances) and make strong commitments to reach
their campus with the Gospel.
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We are so thankful for our team and the community we are a part of. Here Aiden is pictured with Juliette, the youngest of our teammates’ four kids. Juliette likes to tell everyone “baby Aiden is my best friend!”
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