We are in the middle of a very busy season, so even though February is the shortest month, it has felt a lot longer with everything that has been going on. Our church is in the middle of a building program for a much larger auditorium where we can actually seat the 300-plus people who come on a normal Sunday, not to mention our big days. We had a trial run Sunday where we had a service in the building, and we can’t wait to be able to move in completely. We are praying that the construction can be completed by Easter so we can celebrate Resurrection Sunday in the new building.

Please continue to pray for the upcoming Word of Life Baptist Church in Okuku, Nigeria. The sending church that we are working with has been busy soul winning and preparing for the new church plant. Lord willing, the Opening Sunday will be in early March. Please pray for many souls to be saved and for all the work to be done for this new church plant. We also plan to go visit the church plant in late March.

I went soul winning in an area near our church and was privileged to speak with an older man named Lazarus. He is the owner of a small shop, and although he was working, he agreed to take the time to listen to the Gospel. Although he had gone to different churches his entire life and had heard different parts of the Gospel, it had never been presented to him as something that he needed to accept for himself without depending on his works. I was so glad when he decided to trust in Jesus Christ alone for salvation.

Please also pray for an outreach program that our Bible college students will be doing over the next couple of weeks. We are seeking to help several churches in our state. Our students will be going to a church’s area, soul winning during the day, and having an evangelistic service in the evening. We are praying that many will be saved, that it will be great training for the students, and that the nearby churches will be helped and encouraged.

That all the world may know,

Caleb Christiansen