Forkkio Newsletter (9-30-12)
FORKKIO NEWSLETTER
The
LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of
the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can
fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who
hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They
will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will
walk and not be faint. Is 40:28-31 (NIV)
Dearest Brothers and Sisters,
For God is my
witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:8 (NKJV)
This
verse has been in our hearts as we think of you with love. You have been and
continue to be a wonderful blessing to us. Thank you for being a part of our
lives.
At the end of August, we were
able to bring many of the Trokosi women together for a prayer service (called
deliverance) where a pastor from Accra prayed with the women and each of the
women had the opportunity to receive individual prayer. Many of these women are
suffering from satanic bondage and physical ailments that stem from curses
being placed upon them from witches and other devil worshippers. Even the women
who claim Christ are suffering continual onslaughts by demonic forces within
their villages. Please pray that those who received both physical and
spiritual healing will keep their eyes fixed on Jesus.
One
of the tasks that we have been assigned is to investigate the women presented
to us as Trokosi by the shrine leaders. We have reason to believe that the
shrine owners presented some women to ECM and other NGOs as Trokosi slaves who
were not. Whether this was done in order for the shrine owners to receive
additional funds or if it was done so that the women could receive free job
training and capital, we are not yet sure. However, these investigations are
giving us guidelines that can be used to help us to discern the truth in future
liberations. Please pray that God would grant us His wisdom as we conduct
these investigations.
Because
of these investigations, James recently travelled to Aflao to assist the ECM
team there with their investigations. During the field work, the Holy Spirit
led 5 souls to Christ! God is good! Despite the enemy’s attack on our work
here, the LORD still reigns. Please pray that those individuals who were led
to Christ will not return to their old ways, but will grow in Christ. Also,
please pray that the ECM staff in Aflao will be diligent in their efforts to
disciple these baby Christians.
Well, we have finally been able to secure a competent instructor to teach us the local dialect called EWE (pronounced A-Vay). We only started the classes the first week of September. Please pray that the LORD will loosen our tongues and give us the endurance to learn this language. The EWE alphabet has 30 characters and there are about 7 characters that are not found in the English language. Gosh! Talk about getting tongue-tied!
That’s
all for now! We miss all of you sooo much! And we love you all dearly!
God
Bless,
James
and Denese
Prayer Requests
ªContinued spiritual growth of the former Trokosi
slaves, especially that they would not return to idol worship
ªGod’s wisdom and guidance as we conduct
investigations
ªEncouragement
and endurance to learn the Ewe language
ªHealing of Denese’s back. Please also pray we will
be able to find a competent physical therapist near us.
ªUnity
and spiritual growth for James and Denese
ªContinued
spiritual growth of our families
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