Central Baptist Church of Mazabuka - August 2008

CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH OF MAZABUKA

Bi-Weekly Prayer Report for the period 28th July to 10th August 2008 No. 40

• Josephine: She attended the June ladies meeting and we have been following her up. We called to ask her how she had received the message and she said after we talked to her, she reflected over her life and she has now given her life to the Lord. She said this has been evidenced by her starting to pray and to read the bible. She agreed to come to church and also for us to have bible studies with her. But she left town soon after this discussion to attend to family issues. Pray that her profession of faith will prove to be genuine.

• Bernard: He has continued to show consistence at church ever since he claimed to have become a Christian after we shared the gospel with him and his elder sister Mrs. Mbembela. He has prior to this led a riotous life. He was not serious at school; he impregnated a school girl; and was a source of continuous grief to his guardians to the extent that no one wanted to keep him. Let us pray that his profession of faith will prove genuine and that from now onwards he will lead a profitable and fruitful life.

• Holiday YP: A number of youths who normally are in boarding school are around town during school holidays prompting us to run holiday youth fellowship meetings. These meetings are tailored to encourage interaction between the youths and to address youth relevant issues like character development. Pray for the success of these meetings.

• School leavers club: We had been struggling to find the best means of informing the school leavers whenever we have a meeting. But the Lord has granted us the wisdom to use sms text messages to get to those who have attended at least one meeting and have left us with their telephone numbers. This seems to have worked well for the last meeting we had where the attendance was more than 30 and most came in response to the text messages. The radio programs have also continued. Continue to pray for this ministry.

• Funeral: In the past week we experienced the passing on and funeral of a dear friend and brother, Dr Simon Mphuka. He was also an elder at Kabwata Baptist Church. Simon was a childhood and family friend. We were classmates in high school, church mates firstly at LBC and then KBC, university mates and above all friends. His passing leaves a deep ache which is only soothed by the hope we firmly hold on to that one day we will be reunited in glory. Let us continue to pray for the wife, children and parents he has left behind.

• Ladies meeting: The monthly women’s meeting for August is scheduled for Saturday the 16th. The topic for discussion will be ‘Medical Issues that affect women’. This is the topic that was supposed to have been handled by Dr S Mphuka before he fell ill and ultimately passed on. It will now be handled by Dr Grave Singogo pastor of Evangel Baptist Church.

Report Compiled by:
Raphael Jadge Banda
Missionary Pastor
Central Baptist Church of Mazabuka.

11th August 2008.