Prayer and The Word - November 9 Meeting

Today, Jocelyn led a very meaningful time of exhortation for the team. She shared her personal testimony and the critical role that intentional time of reading, meditation and reflection in the Bible have had in her life. We have made it a point to exhort our students to be students of the Bible, independent of their class time. Someone once shared with me that the breadth of my ministry should never exceed the depth of my ministry. This is true for all who are called to minister - adults and students.

To this end, Daisy has worked very hard to produce a self-guided study through the gospel of John for our students. Each verse is examined for its content, meaning, impact and application. In their small groups, they are going to be working their way through John's gospel, verse-by-verse. I am confident that the sustained immersion in the Bible will produce much fruit in and through the lives of our students. Would you pray that the promise of Isaiah 55:11 will be evident in our students?

We have received some preliminary plans from the Radfords, in Senegal, regarding schedule and program. Please have a look at the tentative schedule they provided...

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						February 27 Team arrives
28 Music, skit, testimonies in Dakar church – Temple/Bethel/ Maristes	March 1 2 3 4 SIPS Dakar ministry ideas: Mural painting at Christian schools Children’s presentation at Christian schools Bible clubs assistance Possibly Youth presentation at a local church Possibly Youth Group presentation at Dakar Academy Thursday night After school interaction at Dakar Academy				5 SIPS Possible attendance at SIPS (Sports Invitational for Private Schools) activities for interaction with DA students and other non-Christian schools.	6 SIPS Leave for Thiadiaye (2-4 hour drive from Dakar to rural Senegal to set up for several days of ministry)
7 Attendance at and participation in a rural church. Evening evangelism	8 9 10 Rural ministry ideas: Work on Pastor’s home repairs Kids’ clubs in villages Evening evangelism in village Wednesday evening – leave for debriefing venue.			11 Debrief	12 Debrief in morning Leave for Dakar in afternoon Pack and leave for airport.	13 Team leaves

One particular item that they have asked for is a fascinatingly simple yet ingenious evangelistic tool called the "Evangeball." If you would like to learn more about these balls or purchase one on behalf of the team, please check out the following link:

http://www.africanazarene.org/wmafrica/RegionalServices/EducationDiscipleshipNED/JESUSFilm/EvangeBall/tabid/367/Default.aspx

Please continue to keep us in your prayers. Pray that we would be equipped to preach the gospel fearlessly and clearly, as we should.