January 27, 2009
January 27th, 2009Greetings from Ghana!
We praise the Lord for your prayers for Moses Mensah (11 year old) with the serious leg infection. Because the infection was in the bone, the doctor decided to perform surgery last Wednesday. To date, he has shown remarkable improvement. He is walking around in the hospital and is anxious to return home. Lord willing, Moses will be discharged from the hospital later today or tomorrow.
Last Friday, Sheila had taken Moses’ mother to the hospital for a visit. Upon returning to the house, the mother gave birth to a baby boy in the house while alone. Both are doing fine. She was up and about as if nothing had really happened. She was scheduled to deliver at the hospital but the baby had other plans. Thank the Lord for a safe and healthy delivery.
Please pray for Moses’s family, mother, Cecilia, brothers Daniel, Oppiah, Michael and grandmother Baidoo. The grandmother is involved with a cult which is called the “Twelve Apostles”. The children have begun attending church and we are still working on the mother and grandmother. Pray for their salvation!
Pray for teachers and students as we begin another Bible institute semester this week. We will celebrate the graduation of two of our students on January 31st: Evans Benyah and Solomon Ebu have completed three years of Bible training. We anticipate the Lord using both of these men for His glory. Please pray that God will continue to call men to preach and that we can have a part in equipping them for the ministry.
In recent correspondence, I mentioned how light the Harmattan was this season. Satan must have been listing because in recent days, the Sahara Desert dust has been very heavy in our area. Many who have respiratory disorders are surely suffering. The presence of the Harmattan blocks out the sun rays which lowers temperatures (which we like) but the nationals are searching for jackets or more articles of clothing to keep warm. You know the dust is heavy when you can smell it inside and your eyes are constantly itching. Please pray for Bro. Nixon’s son, Justin, who has asthma and is suffering because of these weather conditions.
Thanks for your faithful prayers for the ministry in Ghana.
Love in Christ,
Ray & Sheila