Dear Ayizo and Beyond
Prayer Partners,
Pray for Ouega
(way-gah):
1. That the
land issue be resolved in truth and peace.
2. That the
passage way to the church's property will remain
open.
3. Ama be
healed of Typhoid.
4. Satan's
power be broken in the name of Jesus.
5. This power
struggle will result in the entire village turning to the Lord Jesus
Christ!
The
Battle Rages!
Kari and I had a good time
with the few that were gathered at the Ouega preaching point yesterday. We
talked for a time, sang and spent a significant session of prayer.
New problems have now mixed with the old. In short:
~ The sign planted just in
front of the church door claims that the property does not belong to the
church but to
another party.
~ Mr. Tijani (tee-john-ee),
one of the preaching point's two lay leaders (from the church of Calavi),
who has all
the proper bills of sale for the property, has called for an official hearing on the issue to
be held on
Friday.
~ We contacted a well-known
lawyer and friend, who is also a Baptist pastor, to aid Mr. Tijani as
necessary. Honore (on-or-ray) accepted, which is
excellent.
~ The church's property is
land-locked. From the beginning a family who's home/land sits on the
pock-marked, red-dirt road gave permission for the
believers to traverse their land to get to the
church.
This week he let Mr. Tijani know that he could no longer permit their
passage. Mr. Tijani
accepted his
words, but asked him to block off the path if he were to uphold his
decision. As of
Sunday
morning, it was not yet blocked off.
~ Ama (ah-mah), the other
lay leader was present Sunday morning, but in a prone position on a
grass
mat. This week he fell ill with Typhoid.
Voodoo worshippers
surrounding your church and stopping the service. Passage to the church's
property being suddenly cut off. Someone else claiming ownership of the
land. Typhoid attacking a leader.
Sounds like warfare!
Your prayers are the
victory in Christ.
With
love,
Barbara (and Jeff in the
USA)
Jeff Singerman
Ayizo People Group Team
Barbara J. Singerman:
author of Beyond Surrender