Ray and Sheila Davis

Greetings from Ghana!

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves:  it is the gift of God:  Not of works, lest any man should boast.”  —Ephesians 2:8, 9

A young fireman came to Bro. Nixon after I preached at the Ghana Fire Service Tuesday morning and expressed his confusion concerning salvation by grace and not works.   After further explanation, he bowed his head and prayed to receive God’s gift of grace by faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ.  We praise the Lord for the opportunity each week to preach in chapel at the Ghana National Fire Service.

Please pray for Mary Frazier, wife of Liberian student Jones Frazier.  She is experiencing kidney problems and has been given conflicting
advice by two different medical institutions.  Pray that she can receive proper diagnosis of her problem.  Jones will be graduating from the Bible institute this semester.  It is a very destitute situation because of their circumstances as refugees.

Also pray for an eighteen year old girl that the Lord brought us in contact with this week.  Adwowa, was crying profusely as she came limping to our house with her grandmother and small sister following in her steps.  Before reaching our yard, we could hear her cries in the distance and asked Bro. Evans, who could see them coming, what was the matter.  The grandmother said that Adwowa had been bitten by an animal.   We tried to calm her as we examined her foot for a wound.  We noticed that both feet and ankles were very swollen but could not detect any sign of a wound where she was pointing.  Finally we were able to calm her and Sheila applied antibiotic spray and a bandage.  After further questioning, it was revealed by the grandmother that Adwowa suffers from Filariasis, a disease of the blood and lymph caused by a worm transmitted by mosquito bites.   Repeated infections over a number of years can cause enlargement of parts of the body, called Elephantiasis.  That explained the swollen feet and ankles which progresses to the appearance of an elephant’s foot.  We transported the family to the village and she was later given an injection at the local hospital.  Since no animal was actually seen, we suspicioned that she was stung either by an insect or a scorpion.  Pray that we will have opportunity to share the Gospel with the family.

Please pray for the approval of our three year visa quota renewal and quota approval of missionaries Charlie Luther and Micah Colbert.  We are praying that both the Luthers and Colberts will arrive in Ghana before the end of 2008.

The needs we witness are often overwhelming, both spiritual and physical.

Thanks for your faithful prayers and financial support.

Love in Christ,

Ray & Sheila Davis

“But without faith, it is impossible to please Him; for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.” (Heb. 11:6)

I am convinced that we, as Christians, do not diligently seek Him faithfully as we should.  It shows up in our service both personally and in our churches.  Please pray for us!  The spiritual warfare is a daily battle and we need God’s power to gain daily victory.  God is able!
Our students at WBBI are in the midst of exams.  Much study makes the flesh weary.  I praise the Lord for the students that we have at this time.  The maturity and spiritual growth is a blessing to behold.  We will have two Liberians graduating at the close of this semester.  These men need some study resource materials (Study Bible, Exhaustive Concordance, Dictionaries, etc.) for their personal library.  If there is a church or individual who would desire to give toward the purchase of such materials to the graduates, please contact me.  We have visitors coming in June and could possibly have the materials brought over and avoid excessive mailing expense.
Please pray for follow-up at Diabene Senior Technical School.   We have had fourteen male students saved in the last thirty days and are seeking wisdom about sending teachers there to disciple them.
Thank you for praying for our dry weather conditions.  We have begun receiving a steady supply of rain and all of God’s creation is rejoicing in His blessing upon us.
Please pray for Pastor Nixon’s son, Justin.  He has been recently struggling with asthma.
Thanks for praying!  It is such an important thing for us and the ministry.
Love in Christ,
Ray & Sheila Davis
1 Thess. 5:24