FORKKIO NEWSLETTER

 Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ!

Whenever we sit down to write to you, we are always reminded of the salutations in Paul’s epistles. You are indeed beloved to us and our hearts long to see each of you. As you in the U.S. are celebrating Pastor Appreciation Month, we long for home even more. All of you who are pastors have made such an impact on us. The love and nurturing you have lavished on us is a true reflection of the wonderful Savior we serve. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

The angels in heaven are rejoicing over the soul of Akua Golo. She lives in a very far away village and came to Christ when James witnessed to her using John 11:25-26. God has been using those verses quite a lot lately.

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” (NKJV)

Thank God for His Word that is “living and powerful.” Hebrews 4:12 (NKJV)

Speaking of “Word,” our language lessons are continuing. God has provided us with a great teacher. Now as we listen to people speak Ewe, we are beginning to hear words and phrases that we have learned in class. We are even learning biblical phrases like Bread of Life (Agbebolo). We are still in the infancy of our learning, but it is encouraging to see progress.

Praise God with us! We have found a good physical therapist for Denese at a hospital that is only about an hour and a half away. It would be a little scary to be an inpatient at the hospital, but the physical therapy department is more advanced than we had expected.

Another praise report is that James survived a malaria attack. He was very sick, but he is doing great now! 

 Thanks be to God!

 As we travel this journey, we are learning that much more is involved in missions than actual “ministry.” There are so many mundane things that have to be done, that it can get frustrating at times. Meetings with government officials, meetings with other Non-Government Organizations (NGO’s), investigative interviews, even day-to-day life in a third world country…all take up time that we would like to spend preaching the Gospel. However, we are trying to learn to look at every situation as an opportunity for ministry. In fact, more people have come to Christ while we have been conducting interviews than came to Christ when we were going out solely for the purpose of evangelism. It reminds us that no matter how insignificant the task may seem, God will accomplish His will if we are obedient.

Praise Reports and Prayer Requests

1.      Praise God for all the souls who have come to Christ.

2.      Praise God for loved ones in the US and in Ghana.

3.      Praise God for His faithfulness even in the midst of difficulties.

4.      Please continue to pray for healing of Denese’s back.

5.      We are scheduled to move into a new office this Thursday. Please pray that it will go smoothly and that no one will get hurt.

6.      Please continue to pray for many to come to Christ in Ghana.