Greetings from Sarh! We’re thankful to God for what he is allowing us to be part of here in YWAM in Chad - nations have been touched with the Gospel, and His Kingdom is being extended!
Sahara Nations
Chadian Arab, Cameroonian Fulfulde, CAR Sango, Nigerian Hausa, and Sudanic Kulfur are some of the peoples/languages our teams have had to contend with this year. As a result a church with an attendance of 200 strong has been planted 100 miles from our base in collaboration with a local Church. Another church planted last year 15 miles from us is also doing well (average attendance 80 plus) with the ministry of Bienvenue, one of our staff. It is a privilege to partner with local churches to expand the kingdom!
Newsbytes…..
Impacting Cameroon….
Moses traveled to Northern Cameroon (the country just west of Chad) in August to speak in a youth camp organized by YWAM Cameroon. There were about 200 young people from all over the country and even some from Nigeria and Chad. Reaching Muslims and poverty eradication were some of the subjects taught. It was a great time to mobilize for missions.
Bangui Outreach:
Our DTS staff and students ministered in several towns here in Chad, and the capital city of N’Djamena before going to Bangui, the capital of the neighboring country of Central African Republic. They were very well received there and had a fruitful time…not without sacrifice, though: the trip back to Sarh (of 600km/350 miles) took them six days by dirt roads on public transport! We thank God for the lives that were brought into the kingdom, and encouraged in their faith through the ministry of this team.
Our boys are as usual, full of energy and keeping us busy! Zachary began walking (actually running!) in June at 15 months and loves to go outside exploring. Joshua now understands and speaks lots of French, due to the fact that none of his playmates speak English! We’re thankful for their continued good health and growth.
Kulfur 4 Jesus!
One of our joys this year was when Moses went to evangelize the Kulfur people with some coworkers. A man who came to the Lord through our DTS outreach last year, preached and led 4 to the Lord. In our vicinity there is no Kulfur church and most of the Kulfur we know of are either Muslim or Animistic.
Equipping for Missions
We are in the 10th week of our 3 month Inductive Bible Study Course (SBSCC.) We have two French missionaries, a Cameroonian and a Nigerian as students. We have also had a missionary working in Central African Republic who needed a break and has been studying the Bible with us. The feedback from the students is very encouraging as they explore with us the depth of Gods word and the liberating truths therein.
Coming up
We are looking forward to a short season in Switzerland and USA this fall and winter. Moses will be doing a three month course in YWAM Lausanne, Switzerland, which begins the end of September. Jo and the boys will also be in Switzerland until mid-November when they travel to the US, where Moses will join them just before Christmas. We plan to be in USA for four months, catching up with friends and family and sharing about Chad and what God is doing here. We also need to increase our support base as we are finding that with a growing family, and devalued dollar our support doesn’t go as far as it used to! (We receive about 30% less in local currency for the dollar than we did three years ago, while our expenses have gone up.) Please pray that this trip would be a refreshing and renewing one for us as a family. Please also pray with us for provision of our airfares, our total fares will be about $8000 to come to the US and back. THANK YOU for your partnership with us. We look forward to seeing those of you in the US! As always the best way to stay in touch with us is via e-mail at thekariukis@yahoo.com We’d love to hear from you!
Blessings,
Moses, JoAnna, Joshua & Zachary Kariuki
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