Dear Friends,
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you. (2 Cor 4:7-12)
For 38 years we have been blessed to train pastors from many Francophone nations. The Lord has blessed us with a wonderful dean for our Francophone Department today. Our students are intelligent, led by the Spirit, and they love and support each other. We are grateful.
Whenever our students travel, we are always in prayer for them. Dangers on the road, dangers from bandits and terrorists. And when we have large conferences, thousands of our friends travel large distances. They have always arrived safe in their places from Wurin Alheri.
Above right is our student Michael from Chad. After two years with us, he was returning last Friday to Chad to lead a church and fulfil a role in a government job. When he died in a road accident last Friday, our Francophone students were shocked and stricken. So many of them were close to Michael and were blessed by his faith.
Above left is Alipa, who wrote the following:
I don’t have the strength to continue, Michael. Just before yesterday I was translating your book into English. Your fiancée is currently inconsolable. You just finished pastoral training, to go home to marry, to lead a church in Ndjamena, and to work with the government after your promotion. You always called me Prince and Champion. You are more than a brother. We always composed worship songs together, ate together and shared our work from Cameroon and Chad together. I believed I would join you in December. But here you left me alone, far from everything! My heart bleeds, Michael, your fiancée makes me cry every moment. May the Lord comfort our hearts. Rest well. We'll see each other again someday. Leaving it all to God. Thank you for everything.
Mark Ngu wrote the following:
I never knew this was our last conversation. I tried to hold my tears yesterday, but I can't because of the times we shared. My worry is that we will never have such times again. You will never regret as you depart, because you lived the kind of life that the Bible told us to live. Wait for me as I come, if there is friendship in heaven you will still be my friend. I called you boss, and you called me my big boss. What a humble man. Who am I to be your big boss? You are a man of honour. Thank you very much for your joviality. What I am happy for is: I believe you are resting with the Lord God Almighty. Rest on Papa Michael.
We celebrate the love the Francophone students share and the many churches they share God’s love with.
Abubakar Amos was a Muslim who came to Christ at Wurin Alheri. He stayed for seven years, growing and training. Now he is married, the pride of his Muslim family in a highly militant region, and a missionary with his wife to the far north-west of Nigeria. Last week, Abubakar wrote from his mission centre: “Please my brothers and sisters, help me and pray for this people for the peace of mind in their community because they are in a problem with bandits.”
Part of the marriage ceremony in north-western Nigeria. The bride and groom give each other food.
Pastor Henry, CFM Egypt, spends time with some of our missionaries in Adamawa State, while he is with us in Nigeria. Because of prolonged terrorism, many youths in the region have left Christianity, embracing violence and witchcraft. Henry has been encouraging existing churches and planning with pastors and missionaries to overcome this devil’s work for the gospel.
The basic structure of our Bible school class lecture hall for Year 2 English-speaking Diploma students is almost roofed and ready for internal tiling, windows, doors, ceiling, electrical fittings, paint, chairs and tables. If you are able to help finance the finishing, this would be very helpful.
Malthusian theory took off in the early nineteenth century, claiming “scientifically” that population growth could not be sustained by food or other resources, inspiring a fear-induced cutback in development, which hit the poorest hardest. It was empire management: keeping the masses undeveloped and less competitive. The truth about population growth is we are heading for sharp declines unless we go back to having children.
Malthusianism is still the “science” behind climate change (taking away energy), our response to terrorism (taking away freedom of movement), internet security (taking away freedom of speech), health policy (building structures of human control). Malthusianism puts billions of people in jeopardy, to control wealth. We have seen this in Africa, where Malthusianism has ruled over economic deconstruction, with resources theft and continued slavery. We see where it comes from, and we see what scripture says about Pharaoh and jubilee deliverance.
Cheap dangerous drugs are a huge issue in Nigeria, due to the ongoing economic crisis. They take many lives. CFM students hold drug awareness programs in many schools in Africa.
Thank you for praying for us and the wonderful CFM team, serving in some very tough places, with many challenges. God bless you. If God enables you to also send funds, we are grateful to God for sharing in tasks of gospel proclamation by word and deed.
Blessings,
Kent, Ruth and CFM team.
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