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Wednesday, 27 November 2013
The Maskeys in Nigeria
November 2013
Dear Fellow Laborers,
“Fine and beyond imaginations!”
That was how one of our men in Nigeria described it when I asked him how our churches did during the month of October. In our absence, the main church in Port Harcourt averaged 667 in attendance, with a high day of 774 on “Outreach Sunday”, Oct. 13th. The bus ministry had a contest that day and had a total of 529 come in on the 15 bus routes. They also reported over 800 souls were saved through all the church ministries that month. That is the best they’ve ever done in all of our furloughs, and it is very encouraging to us. The Eagle Island church, pastored by our graduate, John Abili, also did well, celebrating their 8th anniversary on Oct. 27th with 350 in attendance and 53 saved. The church in Igwuruta, pastored by our graduate, Elvis Ohwojero, had a great month as well, averaging 85 in attendance, a total of 48 saved, and a high day of 104. We really miss our people in Nigeria and are looking forward to getting back there as soon as we can.
On the furlough trail…
So far, we’ve been to 11 of our supporting churches and 12 new churches, with four of them taking us on for support. We are encouraged by that, but still have a ways to go yet before we have what is needed to get back to the field, so your prayers are needed about that. Once again, all of the churches have been a blessing to us and we’ve seen many decisions for Christ in these meetings, for which we are thankful.
Continue to pray for our newlyweds, Jonathon & Jenny, working in their new positions at the church in Maryland. They both seem to be doing well there. For those who would like to send cards or notes, their new address is: 7823 Oakwood Rd., Glen Burnie, MD 21061. Also, remember our college kids in prayer, Carissa and Joshua, for provision and God’s will in their lives. Their address is: Hyles-Anderson College, 8400 Burr St., Crown Point, IN 46307.
“In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (I Thess. 5:18). There is so much for us to be thankful for this past year. God has been so good! We also thank God for you and your prayers and support that helps make it all possible. We wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving, a Merry Christmas, and a Blessed New Year in advance!
Yours for His Service,
David, Rose, Jonathon, Carissa, Joshua, Cayla & Justin
Thursday, 16 May 2013
The Maskeys in Nigeria
May 2013
Dear Fellow Laborers,
News in Nigeria...
In March, the Igwuruta Independent Baptist Church celebrated their first anniversary with 189 in attendance and 20 receiving Christ as their Savior. I was invited to preach for them on this special day and God blessed in the service with a great response during the invitation. Our graduate, Pastor Elvis Ohwojero, has been doing a fine job in this new church, and they have been seeing steady growth since the beginning. Among their most faithful members is a former Muslim man and his family whom Bro. Elvis had led to Christ there in the village of Igwuruta.
We also had the joy of ordaining Pastor Ohwojero and another one of our graduates, Pastor John Abili, in a special service in the main church on April 14th. Bro. Abili is actually our first Bible Institute graduate, and he started the Eagle Island Independent Baptist Church in 2005. They now average about 150 on Sunday mornings and have had high days of over 400. We had a great day for the ordination service with 749 in attendance as Missionary Mark Holmes preached for us, and several other Nigerian Independent Baptist pastors were there as well. Pray that God will use these men in a great way here in Nigeria.
Also in the main church in Port Harcourt, we have continued to see an increase in our attendance, averaging over 660, and we have seen 4,097 souls saved so far in 2013. In April, we conducted our 2nd annual SMITE program with our youth, and they alone saw 330 children and teenagers saved in meetings throughout the city. It was a great week for our youth and we believe it really strengthened them spiritually.
DON’T FORGET to visit our website, maskeysnigeria.blogspot.com, for updates, pictures, and videos of our ministry, and for information about Nigeria.
Furlough News...
We arrived safely in the States on April 25th and have been enjoying our time reuniting with family and friends. It was also a blessing to see our oldest son, Jonathon, graduate from Hyles-Anderson College on May 10th. He and his girlfriend, Jennifer Davis, were recently engaged, so it will be an added blessing to see them get married, Lord willing, in September! Pray for them as they make preparations for their life together in His service. In the mean time, Jonathon will be working as a intern for the summer in our home church in Mansfield, OH. Pray also for Carissa and Joshua as they are looking for summer jobs. Carissa will be a senior this fall in Bible college, and Joshua is still deciding on what he will do. Cayla and Justin will be travelling with us as we visit churches giving reports and trying to raise some much-needed additional support. Pray especially for safety as we travel and that we can quickly raise the support we need to get back to the field.
Finally, we need you to pray for our churches in our absence. In the main church, our Bible Institute students and graduates are sharing the responsibilities, and we are confident they’ll do a great job once again of “holding the fort” until we get back. Thank you so much for praying and for your faithful support of our ministry through the years. You are a big blessing and encouragement to us!
Yours for His Service,
David, Rose, Jonathon, Carissa, Joshua, Cayla & Justin
Monday, 25 March 2013
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