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Dear Awesome People, Thank you so much for your prayers and support of us and through us, of God’s work here in Nigeria. It means so much to us when we hear from you that you are praying for us. We received a couple of postcards from our church a few weeks ago and it was so encouraging to know that people are thinking, and much more importantly, praying, for us! There is something special about getting something in the post, at least for me! Maybe it is because I was not really born in the digital age? However, e-mails and Facebook messages and other digital communications are also great to get!
We are going through a bit of a busy time at the moment.
We had our annual Staff Conference at the end of last week. It was a fantastic time of getting together with all of our staff who are in Nigeria, celebrating what God has done and reminding ourselves of the importance of prayer through everything we do. There were also some sessions dealing with tough issues like funding and how that is changing. Tim was very involved in planning and presenting that topic. There was some concern beforehand about how it would be received but we had some really encouraging feedback afterwards. They said that Tim did a great job of presenting a very difficult and potentially controversial subject clearly, interactively and in a way that helped people to really understand it better. James Poole (the Wycliffe UK director) joined us for Conference and led the devotions each morning. He spoke on Jesus’ parables from Matthew 13 and managed to make an oh-so-familiar passage speak in a new way to me.
There have also been a number of social/community events that I (Ali) have been involved in preparing things for. One was our celebration of Bonfire night last night that involved Sticky Toffee Pudding cooked on the fire! Another one is coming up on Saturday, the biannual International Food Fair at Dan’s school.
On Sunday morning I am traveled to Abuja and from there I flew on to Ghana. I will spend a week and half in Ghana, joining in the celebration and dedication of the full Bible in Kasem. My parents first started working in the Kasem language before I was born so this is also a kind of celebration of their life’s work! Most importantly however, it is a celebration that another group of people has the full Word of God in the language that will best speak to them! Please pray that God’s Word will not just remain on the pages but will be written on their hearts and minds.
I will be leaving Tim and Dan at home in Nigeria. We also have a good friend staying with us for the month, Jono Barnhoorn, whose family are in furlough at the moment in Canada. He will be with Tim and Dan while I am away so I am sure they will have fun together!
If you can, please take a few minutes to pray for us . . .
Praise An encouraging Staff Conference Lots of fun community activities to get involved in
Prayer Safe travel for me to the north of Ghana for the Kasem dedication That the Kasem Bible will impact lives and not just be a book on the shelf Peace and joy for Tim and Dan while I am gone That Tim and I will communicate well in the midst of the busyness
