AUGUST 2017 UPDATE
FROM SIERRA LEONE.
Q97. “Is God
your personal father?” … “Yes, God is my Father because of Jesus Christ. That
is why I trust him. I am certain that he gives me whatever I need for my body
and soul. He brings good out of my difficulties because he is my all powerful
Father.”
NEW CONVERTS: The catechism question 97 of the I
belong to God booklet sum it all when brother Kamara , his wife and daughter
all gave their life to Jesus on August 6 at the CRC –Kabala congregation .
Having the assurance that they are now children of God, and he is a father that
will protect them and care for them in the midst of rejection and mockery from
family members.
MUDSLIDES AND FLOODS KILLS HUNDREDS:
It was so terrifying
and heart breaking on the early hours of Monday August 14, “after a night of
torrential rain, entire hillsides have collapsed into fast moving mud in and
around Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown”. According to reports about 500 people
lost their lives some were buried alive in the mud, some washed away into the
Ocean. It was a gory site when I visited
the scene of the incident on August 18. Thousands are now left homeless, and
hundreds are buried underneath the Mud. I could not hold my tears seeing the
level of destructions and hearing the testimonies of survivors, especially when
I was told that the place I was standing used to be people’s homes and they may
have been buried alive. We were still talking and wondering how it all happened,
Suddenly one of the rescue team found a body part buried in the mud, and they
pull it . Koinadugu district suffered most of the casualties compared to other
districts. Its estimated that Koinadugu lost about two hundred people , Neini Chiefdom a lone lost 89 people.
MULTIPURPOSE BUILDING: W e give thanks to God, the first
phase our building is now completed which is ready to be used for the Shalom
Radio. We have also concrete the floor of the third Phase which is the Church
auditorium. Trusting God that as soon as Fund is available we will begin to
raise the walls of both the second and third phase. I have included pictures of
the buildings as they stand at the moment.
Meanwhile on
the radio, as reported last, the independent Media commission [IMC] of Sierra
Leone, have so far given their approval, we are still waiting for the
Frequency, which is delayed because of some bureaucracy of the government
offices. We are very hopeful to get that soon, as we have met all the necessary
requirements.
APPRECIATION : Thank you all for your constant prayers
and supports, we appreciate it so much . Please we continue to depend on your
prayers as well as your financial support, to help us move on with the work.
Resonate Global Mission is always there to accept your supports and as you
designate to any project for Sierra Leone, especially the building projects and
the radio.
PRAYER REUESTS:
1. Continue to pray for the victim of
the Freetown Mudslide.
2. Pray for the country as they struggle
with this natural disaster. In 2014 it was the Ebola and this year is the
Mudslide.
3. Pray for Children and staff , as
School will be reopening for the new academic session on Sept.11,
4. September 1 and 2 we will be
conducting interview for both volunteers and staff of our radio station. Pray
for wisdom and God’s guidance. So far 81 people have applied and we need just
four staff with six volunteers.
5. Thank God for Rev. Alpha Moses Kargbo
, he is improving in his health challenges.
SUBMITTED BY :
REV. ISTIFANUS B BAHAGO
LEADERSHIP CONSULTANT CRC-SL/RGM
PHONE. +23278264240
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