June 2015 Update

Dearly Beloved,

 
I thank our God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for His continuous presence and daily working in our midst.  “Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.” Ps. 68:19.  Yes, the Lord carries our burdens day after day.  This can be clearly seen or noticed when the burdens are frequent and heavier.   Praise God He is faithful!

We are striving to get people trained to join in the ministry work of preaching, teaching and leading small groups.  I have only one person who assists me at the moment, but he also is heavily engaged.  He is not as available as I need him.  I have momentarily suspended the counseling and reduced my involvement with the Caregivers outreach due to my pastoral responsibilities.  It was difficult for me to make those decisions, but it was just absolutely necessary to do so.  Please pray with us that God will raise up people to join the work. 

We negotiated with the owner of the current place where we are worshipping and have been given an extension to the end of the year.  Praise the Lord for granting us favor to continue to worship where we are!

We have contacted and are currently waiting on Bible Society that sells the New Testament voice recording in the various Liberian languages.  They are currently out of the materials, but have placed new orders.  As soon as the orders arrive, we hope to be ready to pay and collect our orders and distribute them to those who need them.  Please join us in prayer that they will arrive soon.

Liberia has lost her Ebola-free status, but we are not careless, alarmed or panicky as we were during the initial outbreak.  The fact that we have good knowledge of the disease and how to effectively fight it (we know the disease and its tragic effect, its means of spread, and what to do to contain it), is a powerful weapon we are utilizing.  Yesterday, a pastor friend of mine visited me (we regularly meet to pray together) from the area where the Ebola death occurred.  He told me how he went to comfort the victim’s family who were quarantined.  He went purposely to encourage them not to panic, but saw that they were calmed and interactive, keeping all the necessary precautions in place to contain the disease should it still be around there.  The family themselves had done their own contact tracing investigations and took all the necessary steps to reduce its spread before government could even got involved in the process.  We believe it will be contained quickly.  However, we appreciate all the prayers we can get.

Many people joined us initially because of the excitement that is in beginning new things.  After two and a half years now, we are no longer experiencing the excitement of new beginning though some routines are still being fully established and doctrines are still being studied.  Some people have left–and others have joined–to the glory of God, and for which we are grateful and thankful to our Lord Jesus Christ! 

My prayers have been that people will learn the uselessness of life-without-Jesus from the civil war, Ebola epidermis and other tragedies and turn to God.  Well, all of us who are praying as such should continue because it seem people are drunk with thoughts and desires that make godliness a stench and even repulsive.  But Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior!  He is not limited!  He breaks into the thoughts and desires of people redeeming and transforming!  As the darkness gets thicker, the light of God shines brighter.  What a great God we serve!  I take so much comfort in His Word, “Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty” Zach. 4:6. He is the One who convicts and redeems!  When we make ourselves available, we will find Him at work in us!

We are praying for America and Americans!  Jesus is LORD forever and ever!!!  As you have upheld, and continue to uphold the propagation of the Gospel throughout the world, may our Savior Jesus Christ uphold you at all times and in all circumstances!  We are daily informed of what is transpiring in America – from shootings to Supreme Court decisions!  Thanks be to our God who gave us His Word to inform, encourage and empower us in all situations: “With flattery he will corrupt those who have violated the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.” Dan. 11:32.  May our Holy God shine through His people in all circumstances!  We are standing with you in prayers!

Thank you all for your continuous encouragements and supports.  I am grateful to the Lord and to you.  It is my sincere prayer that you will continue with your supports.  If you are not yet on my support team, would you prayerfully consider joining?  Donations can be sent to:

 Heart of Africa

P. O. Box 5
Wilmore, KY 40390

Donation can be given online at: http://www.heartofafrica.org/ministries/by-the-light-ministries/?tab=needs and click on “Donate” 

Contact info

Mailing address:
P. O. Box 1270
1000 Monrovia 10 Liberia
West Africa
Mobile Tel. 231-880-301933 (from the USA, dial: 011-231-880-301933)
Email:yallahkawala@gmail.com
Skype: yallah.kawala
Blogspot: http://yallahkawala.blogspot.com/

Praises:

Praise the Lord –
-        He is God
-        He is faithful
-        He comforts through His Word
-        He is not limited with man’s limitations in redemption and transformation
-        For granting us the favor to continue to worship where we are!
-        That the Ebola return is not creating fear and panic, but is under control
-        For all our supporters

Prayer:

Please pray –
-        That God will raise up people
-        That we will get New Testament voice recorded chips
-        That Ebola will be quickly eradicated without causing any more havoc
-        That the Holy Spirit will convict people and redeem them from their thoughts and desires that resent godliness
-        That God will continue to shine His light through American Christians and America to the glory of His name
-        For all our supporters that God will meet their needs spiritually and physically