The Maskeys in Nigeria

September 2014

Dear Fellow Laborers, 
   

20 Years in Nigeria!

In July a new milestone was reached in our ministry, as we celebrated the 20^th anniversary of our arrival in this great mission field of Nigeria.  We have experienced so many blessings as well as challenges along the way, and God has certainly done some great and mighty things in those two decades.  During that time we have seen over 150,000 souls receiving Christ as their Savior through all of our ministries in the three churches God helped us to start.  Over 4,000 of them have been baptized and many are now growing in grace and serving the Lord.  Some of you have been supporting us for all those years, and you have much “fruit that abounds to your account”!  We are excited about the opportunities that we have to start more churches and to see many more souls saved in the years ahead with God’s help and your prayers and support.

More turmoil and blessings…

The Boko Haram terrorists continue to cause a lot of problems in northern Nigeria and are even taking over small towns there.  The Nigerian military has had a hard time stopping them because they are well-funded and well-armed.  Lately, another crisis has developed in the country with the arrival of the deadly Ebola virus in July.  Since then, there have been 17 cases in Nigeria and six deaths, including one in Port Harcourt.  As you can imagine, everyone here is very concerned.  However, in spite of all this, God has continued to bless our ministry, and we are still able to move forward.   In the last two months, we saw a total of 1,933 souls saved, including over 400 saved by our youth during our 3^rd annual SMITE (Student Missions Institute in Training and Evangelism) the last week of  August.   It was a great time for them, and we had our highest enrollment so far, with 100 teenagers from four churches.  We also had our highest church attendance for the month of August, and we were able to make a lot of progress on the building for the new church in Omoku as well.  It seems like the devil is doing all he can to close the door in Nigeria, but God is still working here, and more than ever your prayers are needed, so that we can continue to reap the harvest while there is still time. 

Also pray for…

1.  Jonathon and Jenny, as they are expecting their first child in February….and our first grandchild!  Of course, we are very excited about that and very happy for them, as well as looking forward to being grandparents.

2.  Carissa, now in her final year at Hyles-Anderson College, and pray for God’s guidance and provision for her.

3.  Joshua, for God’s intervention, guidance and restoration in his life.

4.  Our health and God’s hand of protection upon all of us here in Nigeria.

THANK YOU again for having a part in our ministry, and God bless you all for your faithfulness! 

                                                Yours for His Service,

                                                  David Maskey & Family