Amy and I had the wonderful joy of attending the first baptism at Ouaga 2000. Wow! What a blessing. The joy of the Lord was flowing all over the place. It was fun to see Steve and Debbi in that environment – an environment that they seem to be thriving in. It is clear that they are well-loved. Debbi was sitting right beside us and gave quick resumes of the testimonies of these young people. There were originally 11 “candidates” for baptism, but when Steve gave the invitation for any others, two others stepped into the water to be baptized. It was very cool. I am inserting a couple of pictures for you to see. I hope you will be able to rejoice, as well.
It is wonderful to see this new ministry gaining traction. Pray with them for 3 or 4 complete families to be added to the group. They have a dynamic group of young adults, but lack in mature families.
On another note, ACCEDES will be launching their efforts to help those in need following the flood. Be in prayer for this effort, as it is never easy to try to ascertain who needs help and who doesn’t. Feel free to contribute by sending Mary and email and copying me. We will see that it gets to ACCEDES to help with the effort. Look at the following for something Susan has made available on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E-RINnw88w .
Press on! It’s all for God’s glory and the establishing of His kingdom in Burkina Faso.
Steve
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