The Maskeys in Nigeria

June 2016

 

Dear Fellow Laborers,    

What’s been happening...

On April 24^th, the Grace Independent Baptist Church in Omoku, our fourth church plant, celebrated their First Anniversary with a record of 183 in attendance.   We made the two hour journey to be with them that morning, and I preached in both the Sunday School and morning services.  God blessed again in a great way as 57 souls responded to the invitation to receive Christ as their Savior.  The church has been meeting in the living room of Pastor Osueke’s house and also in tents outside.  However, that morning the crowd was so much and because there was not enough chairs, many were just standing or sitting wherever they could find a spot.  Thankfully, they have already begun building the foundation for a larger building for the church.  They are really going to need it now!  Continue to pray for their provision, spiritual strength and growth.

 

For over a year now, the financial situation in Nigeria has been deteriorating due to the falling price of oil, which is the mainstay of their economy.  Jobs are few, and many are being laid off or not getting paid.  It has affected many of our people as well, and some of them who were already living in poverty are really suffering now.  We are doing our best to help them, but our offerings have also been affected and that is limiting what we can do.  There has also been some unrest in some of the communities around Port Harcourt, and even some clashes between militant groups and Nigerian forces.  Please remember to pray for our safety, provision for our people, and peace and stability in Nigeria.

 

In spite of all this, we are also praying for an open door to start a new church this year.  We have located some properties in the nearby city of Yenagoa where we’d like to start one, but still need to raise about $5,000 more to purchase any of them.

 

In May we had our 7^th Nigerian Christian Ladies Spectacular with 265 ladies attending from eleven Independent Baptist churches across the country.  Rose and our church ladies worked very hard to make it a good success once again.  This year they had the Holmes family from Abuja and Miss Shari House from Thailand as the special speakers, and they did a great job.  From what we heard, the ladies had a wonderful time and received some very helpful instruction on the home, marriage, and Christian womenhood.  We pray that God will continue to use these conferences to strengthen our Christian homes throughout Nigeria.

 

We really appreciate your faithfulness in supporting and praying for our ministry here through the years.  May God supply all of your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Amen!

                                        Yours for His Service,

 

                                        David, Rose, Cayla & Justin