It is safe to say we have officially “settled” back into South Sudan. Everyday has been an encouragement to us! All areas of ministry seem to be growing, the team is working hard, and our children have adjusted well. We hope you celebrate with us as we share all the Lord has done in the month of October.
Everything is Growing
When we first came back it was encouraging to see a great number in attendance for Wednesday night services. Every Sunday morning, we have visitors come for church and as a team we have made changes in our church seating arrangement to accommodate for the growing number of attenders! All three of our church choirs have grown, some even doubled compared to one- year ago. Friday night youth has gone from two rows to three rows of chairs! Even our daily staff devotion has grown. This past week we had thirty-five in attendance one day. The number of our staff devotion varies due to some workers who only come for a day (i.e. plumber, electrician, welder, etc.). Other areas of ministry that have grown are our ushers, hospitality department, and translation team!
Salvation Stories
We want to share the stories of those who have been saved this month: Mega Yeno came to Chelsea’s Tuesday afternoon Bible study as a first-time visitor. After the lesson they sat together, and Chelsea shared from the Bible how to get saved. Mega put her faith and trust in Jesus Christ that day, and now she is attending discipleship as well! Another woman came for church on a Wednesday evening, then came for women’s choir practice the next day, and the following Monday I sat with her and shared the gospel. The next day she came for our morning devotion and shared that she understood she was a sinner, that Jesus died for her sins, and she asked Jesus to forgive her of her sin! On a Sunday when the hospitality department met with the visitors, two of them got saved. The following Friday, Chelsea and Betty went to visit Evelyn. She has attended church several times before, is married to assistant pastor Mori’s brother, but has never fully understood salvation. That evening Evelyn was ready to be saved, and accepted Jesus as her Savior! The following Sunday we had a visitor who spoke Dinka. One of our youth girls speaks Dinka and English and was able to act as a translator. He got saved that day! It was encouraging to see this young teenage girl confidently help an older man understand how to get saved. These are our favorite stories to share. God is providing opportunities to share the gospel all the time!
Upcoming Events To Pray For
Please pray for our children’s fun day coming up at the end of November. This is a big event with hundreds of children in attendance. The gospel will be presented, and we pray many will accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior that day! Additionally, please pray as we prepare for Christmas events in December.
Praises

  • The salvation of six individuals this month
  • Church ministries are increasing
  • Lincoln’s resident visa paperwork has been accepted

Prayer Requests

  • Those who got saved would faithfully come for discipleship
  • Children’s fun day
  • Preparation for Christmas events
  • Chase’s resident Visa paperwork has not been approved yet.
Our hospitality team is faithfully sharing the gospel with the visitors. The man in the middle and woman in the blue dress got saved after church!
All of our choirs are growing! The top picture is our kids choir, bottom left is church choir, and bottom right is women’s choir.
This is the man who only spoke Dinka and the teenage girl named Abau who helped with translation.
Chelsea and Cecilia are pictured with Mega Yeno, who got saved!
Women’s Bible Study
Friday night youth is growing!