The Maskeys in Nigeria

December 2016

 

Dear Praying Friends, 

A “Simon Experience”...

On October 16^th, we had our annual “Youth & Children Sunday”, and nearly 900 were in attendance with over 550 teenagers and children that day, plus 49 were saved.  Earlier that week, Rose was out for ladies’ soul winning and stopped to invite some children, not knowing that their father was the community “native doctor” (juju priest or witchdoctor).  That Sunday the children came, and about two weeks later when some of our lady soul winners went to follow up on them, they realized who they were and asked the parents if they could talk to the children about salvation.  “Because of your pastor’s wife, you have my permission”, the father said.  As they witnessed to the children the parents also listened, and when they were finished, one of the lady soul winners turned to them and asked, “Did you understand what we just explained to your children?”  The native doctor father said, “Yes, I understood, and I also want to be saved.”  So they prayed and received Christ as their Savior as well!  As the ladies were about to leave, the father told them, “I want to stop being a native doctor and become a Christian.  Can your church help us?”  It reminded us of the story in Acts chapter 8 about Simon the Sorcerer who also believed.  Please pray that his heart will be “right in the sight of God”, and for their spiritual growth as we continue to follow up on them.

 

Other Praises & Prayer Requests...

1.  Blessings of 2016.  For the Nigerians, it was a very difficult year financially and economically, and it continues to get worse.  However, in spite of that we saw over 8,500 souls saved through all of our ministries, and over 200 were baptized.  Our average attendance in the main church rose to 670, and we saw good increases in our other church plants as well, so we are thanking God for all of that.

2.  Property for our 5^th church plant.  Praise God, all of the money needed to purchase the land for a new church in Yenagoa has come in!  We especially want to thank Faith Baptist Church of Berne, IN, First Baptist Church of Hammond, IN, and Cornerstone Baptist Church of Crossville, TN for their part in helping us with this.  We now need your prayers that the process for obtaining the land will go smoothly, and that we can get the new church started as soon as possible.

 

To all of our supporting and praying friends, we wish you a very Merry Christmas, and a very fruitful and Happy New Year.  Thank you so much for having a part in our ministry and for your sacrificial giving throughout the year.  God bless you all!    

                                                    Yours For His Service,

                                                    David, Rose, Cayla & Justin Maskey