Thank you for praying for our “Outreach Sunday,” which I mentioned in our last letter. We met in 17 different locations for services, had 946 in total attendance, and saw 76 people place their faith in Christ alone for salvation! God has greatly blessed these last 2 outreach services, and we plan to schedule another for this year.
After our “Outreach Sunday,” our family traveled about five hours by road to Jos with the Holmes family and Ms. Pat Hamburg to celebrate Thanksgiving, which hosted by the Youngs who worked with us for nearly two years. We had a restful Christmas/New Year’s season, as we were able spend time at home and with other missionaries, enjoying many traditions and activities that we’ve come to enjoy during our holiday season here.
As I’ve mentioned in previous letters, during our last furlough, we sought to raise funds to help some of our church plants, specifically those that are in predominantly Muslim areas, to build church buildings. God has greatly blessed, and we were able to raise $30,000 for church buildings, support for helping churches start institutes, and support for some of our converted Muslims attending Bible college.
A portion of the funds was used to build a building for one our church plants in a Fulani village (predominantly Muslim). In October, I had the opportunity to preach at their building dedication and meet the Muslim chief, who gave permission to build in the village. God has greatly orchestrated everything, and we are praying that He will continue to work. Please pray that God would continue to use the First Baptist Church of Saka in a miraculous way!
We are using some more of the funds to build a church building at the City of Refuge, our ministry that houses and helps those converted Muslims who have had to flee their homes. This building should be ready for use in the next couple of months. Helping a few of our church plants with small church-building projects, taking trips into the North to survey areas to start churches, and helping to start and maintain a couple of Bible institutes are a few more of the ways that God has used the resources that have been put in our care through this fundraising project. Thank you to the eight churches and two individuals that gave financially towards these needs and to those who have prayed for provision!
Many of you have seen Nigeria in the news recently, with some of the persecution and conflict happening being the main topic. Our above-mentioned City of Refuge ministry has been for years and currently is making a spiritual difference in many people’s lives! This ministry is currently helping 13 families rehabilitate who have been greatly affected by insecurity in their home areas. We’ve seen some young men come through who, after being saved and discipled, have gone to Bible college and are now pastoring in areas that previously didn’t have an independent Baptist church! Please pray that we can get some offerings or monthly supports, as the requests for help seem to be increasing.
Thank you for your prayers and continued support of our family and ministry! We know that it takes folks like you to send folks like us!
In His service,
Daniel, Erin, Ezekiel, Gianna, and Juliet Lang
