Thursday 4 February 2016

21st Anniversary Sunday, January 31, 2016 - 1,258 in attendance, 383 visitors, 156 saved

Mrs. Kaine Enyindah, Visitors Contest Winner


                                The Maskeys in Nigeria


February 2016

Dear Praying Friends, 


“I shall come forth as gold”...
That’s what Job proclaimed while he was going through his firey trial, and a similar experience happened to one of our faithful ladies last year.   Mrs. Kai-ne Enyindah is a professor at the College of Education here in Port Harcourt, and also a very faithful member of our church.  In May 2015, she suddenly became very ill with what the doctors here believed to be a severe case of meningitis.  Within a few days she was completely bedridden, unable to walk, and in constant pain.  According to her, the pain was so intense at times, that she could not even cry out, but just had to lay there with tears streaming down her face.   Our church at once began to pray fervently for her, and the doctors did everything they could, but for three months she laid like that in the hospital, and it seemed as if she would not recover or at least, never walk again.   We continued praying, however, and gradually she began to improve.  Many times when visiting her, she would encourage us with her good spirit and the fact that she was trusting in God to get her through this.  Mrs. Enyindah continued to get better, and it was a wonderful day in October last year when she was finally able to attend a Sunday morning service for the first time in six months, and walking under her own power!  She recently told us that as a result of her experience, she has drawn closer to God, and she now prays and reads her Bible even more than before. 

On January 31st ,we celebrated the 21st Anniversary of our first church plant in Port Harcourt, and we had encouraged everyone to pray and invite everyone they could.   God gave us a glorious day with 1,258 in attendance, 383 visitors, and a total of 156 souls saved that Sunday.  However, the highlight of the day, I believe, was when Mrs. Enyindah came with 47 first time visitors she had invited (many of them getting saved), and won the visitors contest.    She has truly “come forth as gold”!   You can see pictures of our Anniversary Sunday and Mrs. Enyindah at www.maskeysnigeria.blogspot.com .

Prayer Requests:
1)     A open door to start our fifth church plant this year.  Thank God, some      have responded and have given, but we still need about $5,000 more to            purchase land for this.
2)      Our upcoming Ladies Conference in May.  We haven’t had one in a              while, and we are looking forward to a great conference this year.  Pray              especially for Rose as she prepares for it, and for the guest speakers and            ladies who will be coming.

Thanks again for your prayers, gifts and faithful support, especially to those who have stood with us for the last 21 years.  We thank God for you!


                                                                        Yours for His Service,

                                                                        David, Rose, Cayla & Justin
                              The Maskeys in Nigeria

December 2015


Dear Praying Friends, 

It was a great year!

As 2015 comes to a close, we are rejoicing in what God has done in spite of all the challenges we faced here this year.   In January, we successfully celebrated the 20th anniversary of our main church in Port Harcourt, with a record attendance of 1,560 and 190 saved that Sunday.  In March, the Igwuruta Church had a record attendance of 346 on their 3rd Anniversary Sunday and they continued to grow.   In April, we started our 4thchurch plant, the Grace Independent Baptist Church in Omoku, and recently their attendance has been increasing to around 60 on Sundays.  Our daughter, Carissa, graduated from Bible college in May and got to spend a few months with us here back in Nigeria.  Our prison ministry also expanded this year, reaching more inmates, and having a total of 314 saved.  Our Missions & Leadership Conference in September was a great success and a big encouragement to all who attended, as well as seeing an increase in our Faith Promise commitments.  On October 18, we had a wonderful Children’s & Youth Day, with 850 in attendance and 42 souls saved.  Recently in December, we had a special day for our deaf and had a record attendance of 127 deaf in our service that Sunday.  The average attendance of our main church increased to 660 per Sunday, and to God be the glory, we saw over 10,000 souls trusting Christ as Savior through all our churches and ministries in 2015.



There are many difficulties we face here on the mission field (almost on a daily basis) that we don’t always share with you, but in spite of them, God continues to be faithful and do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think.  We are so thankful for the privilege of serving Him here in Nigeria, where so many are open and receptive to the Gospel. 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  We are planning to expand our ministries and churches to see even more souls saved in the coming year, and praying for an open door to start our 5th church plant.  Many thanks to all of you for your prayers throughout the year, your faithful support, and gifts that really help and bless us during this holiday time.   May God bless you all and give you a wonderful Christmas and successful New Year.



                                                                        Yours for His Service,


                                                                        David, Rose, Cayla & Justin