Is it possible to fit 40 people into a 14-passenger van? Yes.

Bus Ministry
The past two Sundays have been great! We started our bus ministry this month and it has been a huge blessing so far. We had more than 40 people ride the 14-passenger van for our ‘Thanksgiving’ service! That’s about 10 more people than normal. Ha! I expect that we will normally carry 20-25 people. If we surpass this number I will have to add an extra van to the route.

Thanksgiving Service 
On August 7, we held a sort of Thanksgiving service. My purpose was to invite friends and neighbors to a special service where we would preach the gospel, give thanks for God’s blessings in their lives and of course eat food. We had more than 60 visitors! That was a huge encouragement to me and it really excited our people. I expected that we would draw many people to our service because we were having a meal. But what really got the people excited about this service was that we were giving away Bibles to everyone who needed one. One of our supporting churches gave us a large number of Bibles to give away. The problem with giving away Bibles in any crowded area is that it literally starts a stampede of people.

During the testimony time many people praised God for the new Bible they were given. Some even blessed me for giving it to them. I told them that I was just the delivery boy, that a church in the USA made it possible. They didn’t care they still wanted God to bless me too. I’m happy to receive God’s blessings anytime. I am praying that many of those visitors will be saved and become a part of our church.

Grace
The following Sunday (Aug 14) I preached a message about grace from John 8. Often times God gives me a sermon that really thrill my soul. This was one of those messages. Not only did God give me a good message but He really helped me communicate well as I preached in Swahili. Thank you to all who have prayed for my language learning. I still have tons to learn but I am getting better progressively.


Please Pray

• Pray for those who received Bibles at our special service. Pray that they will be saved and become a part of our church.
• Pray for our soul-winning efforts every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
• Pray for our “bus ministry” –safety is always a concern while on the roads.