Sunday, February 26, 2012

Nigeria Bound


By the grace of God, I am sitting in the Houston airport typing this en-route to Nigeria. I am confident that the Lord is going to use our team for awesome things as He always does.

The church there is hurting from persecution on the outside and from the pain of watching many walk away from the faith. It’s painful, but not surprising. As the Apostle Paul wrote, “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of heaven.” And even Jesus promised us that, “In this world you will have trouble…”

And that would be discouraging if the thought ended there, but Jesus continues: “… but take heart, I have overcome the world.”

I can go with confidence into a hard situation knowing that Jesus has already overcome, and that no matter what, there is victory in Christ Jesus.

That having been said, your prayers are greatly appreciated as we go to serve the poor, the broken, the destitute, the widows, and the orphans. There is great power in the prayer of the righteous.
I hope to report soon on the wonderful things God has done in Nigeria as we preach, teach, admonish, and bring aid to the least of these.

In Christ,
- Paul