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B.A.S.I.C. NEWSLETTER #28
I Cor. 16:9 For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. GHANA and TOGO
In April 2000 the Koenig's met Gideon Abussah at the contact's house in Lome. After some discussions Gideon agreed to study with us to see if he was in agreement with us and could work with us. He had had several years of training in a Bible school. He began a small congregation at Denu, Ghana on the border with Togo. There has been competition with the pentecostal/charismatic and subsequently the congregation is no more. Also, Gideon's wife has been deathly sick, so that the work has not gone forward. Let us pray that he may begin again to reach out with the precious Word of life. In September 2001 we met Kossi Joffre Blewu after having had problems making connections. In April 2001 he was waiting at the Lome airport for us, while we flew in the Accra, Ghana airport and drove down. Arriving at the hotel in Lome and waiting, we made no connections. He was still interested, so that we met five months later. He began what we call theological education by extension, TEE. This is carried out by us with the sending of lessons to him by the mail and classes held when the missionary is present. We are doing this with several other men also. After a study of the catechism Kossi left the Baptist church and joined us, seeing that we teach correctly on baptism and communion. At the present time he is conducting services in Lome with a small congregation and teaching school to support himself. With him as with many of the pastors in our sister churches we are assisting with a self-help loan. This is in line with Paul working with his hands to support himself. So we encourage the pastors of our sister churches whose congregations are not large enough to support them to follow Paul's example as we read of it in: Acts 18:3, 20:34-35, II Thess. 3:7-8. In Lome as in many cities where our sister churches are working, the land is too expensive for us at this time. Pray that land can be found and the people can build a modest church building in which to hallow God's name. WORKERS TO VISIT YOU
In Him,
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B.A.S.I.C. NEWSLETTER #29
I Cor. 16:9 For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. LUTHERAN CHURCH OF EAST AFRICA
- TANZANIA
In May of 2003 with CLC assistance they started St. Peter's Seminary at Himo, Tanzania. There were nine students the first year of the three year program offered. The school has served already as an outreach opportunity as of those nine students there are several who are not of the LCEA but are interested. It takes a lot of hard work to have a school like this function well. Pray that they can persevere. In outreach they have work among the Masai tribe. Only one in ten of the Masai are Christian. The Muslims are also working to bring the Masai into their religion. The LCEA has several stations where some Masai attend. It is hoped that one or more Masai men can attend the seminary. In the last visit by the missionary
there were several new preaching stations. In addition to this, one
of their pastors is seeking to establish a congregation in Dar es Salaam,
a large and Muslim city. Pray that these brethren go forward
In Him,
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