On Sunday afternoon, Kinne Callaway, Pat Hayden, and I left for Nigeria. This marks the fourth trip our church has sponsored since November 2006. Mandeville's First Baptist has become "an engaging church" -- an International Mission Board strategy that targets "unreached people groups" in the world. Our adopted people group, the Z tribe, includes approximately 10,000 people who have little or no Christian witness.
On Thursday we're going out to the bush and will spend three nights living in the village. We'll be accompanied by two Nigerian pastors, Nathaniel and Hosea, who will serve as our interpreters. During the day we'll be encouraging new believers and sharing the gospel with those the Holy Spirit has prepared to hear. Each evening we'll teach discipleship to the believers.
I'm really looking forward to Saturday morning because the Nigerian Baptist football (soccer) team will be coming out to the village. The Nigerian people really love sports and especially soccer, so there will be a crowd. This gives an great opportunity to share the a lot people.
Please pray for us!
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