God is at work and we are joining Him
We have as many as 36 adults come to the English as a foreign language classes that have been started by the volunteers mission team from Warren Woods Baptist church in MI. We have been so blessed by each student’s participation and enthusiasm.
We have played charades with then to learn new words. We have sung and danced the hokey-poky with them to learn the names of body parts. We are using Bible stories to introduce new words.
I have been blessed to see how the Lord will use this in each student’s life. I will take over these classes at the end of June after these mission teams leave. I need your prayers to have the confidence to do this. Please pray they we will get to the place they understand the messages from God’s word during the lessons. I have been able to pray for the health of one man during class. The next day all his symptoms were gone and he was able to return to class. God is able to handle every need. Later that night he asked the men to pray for his family.
Of course the enemy isn’t happy about all of this and I am personally feeling depression, irritability, frustration and tiredness. Please pray that I will put into practice Philip. 4: 4-9. I am finding it hard to do while I am in the battle and very busy. But I must learn this and have victory.
During July 20-27 all of us will be in our annual meetings. Please pray we will gain rest, knowledge, have good fellowship and come back to the field ready to do the Lord’s work once again. I will take a week for R&R after this. So I will not be sending a news letter in July. But please do not take time off from your prayers I am counting on them!!
I will be seeking out two of our students that know English very well to take over the classes while I am gone. I pray this will work out well. Pray for these two students to be able to do this class and gain good experience from this.
Thanks to all of you for all your prayers. God bless each of you, Bonnie
Last night was our first English as a foreign language class. We had 18 male adults that came. God is so good. They all really were excited to be learning. They all were very actively participating in every exercise and laughed, enjoyed each other. It was such a blessing. They hung around when the class was over to continue speaking their new language. God is so good. Keep praying for the mission team as they continue to start this new ministry. They have 3 suit cases that did not get on their plane and are lost. Thank you for all your prayers. God is at work here in Niamey. Love Bonnie
