On Saturday I sat down with the couple, a friend and Mama Mandara to discuss the wedding vows. The vows are very well written explaining the faith that the couple has in Jesus and that they plan to raise their family according to the Bible. It gave me good opportunity to witness to Mama Mandara. I asked her why she chose Islam. She said she didn’t choose, she was born into the family of Muslims. I asked what Muslims had to do to go to heaven. With a look of embarrassment she said she didn’t know. I mentioned the five pillars that the Muslims base their faith upon and compared it to what the Bible says. I questioned her, which would you rather depend upon, your good works based on these five pillars or the work that Jesus did on the cross? She made a few excuses for her faith and I left it at that, trusting that I would have another opportunity to witness to her again. Please pray for her salvation.
Sunday’s sermon was all about the names and attributes of Jesus mentioned in Isaiah.
Is. 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."
The message was received well and 3 people came forward to pray. While I know my Swahili needs a lot of polish, it is obvious that the Lord is giving me ability to communicate sufficiently. I am really amazed at how long it takes me to write one sermon however. Please pray for me in this area. I would like to spend more time with the people than at my desk writing and translating.
Please pray:
For salvation of Mama Mandara and others who may attend the wedding Dec 19
For direction and ability from the Lord for preaching in Swahili
For growth of our church spiritually and numerically
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