Dear Ayizo and Beyond Prayer Partners,

This week new developments have occurred in Ouega (way-gah).

Ouega is where the population came to the church and said they didn't want any churches in the village and forced the doors closed. Two months later, after trying to calm the situation through proper channels, with no progress, the lay leader said, "We will reopen the church next Sunday. If they destroy the church; they destroy the church. If they kill us; they kill us." Through your prayers and the prayers of the people here in Benin, the church reopened without incident. But, before they celebrated their second Sunday after reopening, the villages' government officials posted a sign before the church indicating that the church was illegally built on land for which they hadn't paid. Of course this isn't true, but the accusation is serious and will be difficult to clear up due to the officials' predisposition against the church. This is another attack in an attempt to permanently close up the church.

Today will be the third Sunday since the reopening of the church in Ouega.

~Pray for God's power to be evident, for people to be drawn to Christ; and that the spirits

of darkness be broken over all the inhabitants of the Ouega area.

Kari and I will go there this morning for our Sunday service. We hope to encourage the struggling believers.

Jeff will be sharing a testimony this morning before the congregation at Westside Baptist Church, Gainesville, Florida during their Mission's Conference and speaking to two Sunday schools.

~Pray that God will mightily use Jeff to impact lives toward a deeper commitment to Jesus Christ.

Jeff Singerman

Ayizo People Group Team

jeffsingerman@usa.net

Web page: http://dwmweb.com/ayizo