Rainy season is back! The road to church is impassible. This was AFTER someone tried to “fix” it. I am still wondering if we need a small tractor. On the way back from visitation, we were practically driving through a small river.
In April, Nathan and Hannah Schrock arrived to begin their first term. Nathan is already teaching and preaching in French. They are waiting for their fourth child.
After a one-month overlap, Susanna, Matthew, and Selah went to America at the beginning of May to attend Isaiah’s graduation and to begin the process of becoming full-time missionaries with Baptist World Mission.
Isaiah has graduated with honors from Ambassador Baptist College and has become engaged to Alyssa Jones. They plan to be married on September 1. We are PLANNING a trip for that; that always causes upheaval in our lives, but for a good reason. We will surely be back shortly after the wedding. Someone has said, “If you want your African missionaries back on the field, just pray for cold weather.” We do not want to taste American winter even in North Carolina.
Stephen and Martha also graduated from BBTI. They have started to raise support to come here to work for a year with Seth and Paige while they seek God’s will for their lives for the future. If you are interested in helping them for this one-year short term or want to receive their prayer letters, you can contact them at: stephencuth6@gmail.com.
It was another wonderful day when Lucian from our own church received his Bachelor of Theology from our Bible Institute. He has been a big help to Dan as he did his internship; helping at the church with teaching, preaching, and visitation. Pray for us as we DO the WORK of an evangelist; IN season and OUT of season. There were only two graduates. Pray for more faithful men who can teach others also.
Our Christian church school is at the end of the year. YAY!! Rewarding as it may be, teaching little kids (kindergarten through sixth grade) is challenging and exhausting. Yay, no more bus driving on bad roads with the car full of boisterous, sweaty kids. I had 28 in the car with some absent that day. Lydia has done a super job as director. We are already getting energy - revived and new ideas for next year. Lydia the director. I Joan the Bible teacher of upper grades. Praise God for Esther, the Bible teacher of the little ones (That takes even more patience.) AND Rebekah is planning to come teach the English classes next year. So, we are already excited about all of that.
Dan, Nathan, (Matthew when he was here), and the other Ivorian young men continue to teach and preach here in Lac and in Petit Pedro. Please continue to pray for growth.
Last but surely NOT least, Seth and Paige are expecting their fourth child!! Praise the Lord for ALL His many blessings.
Thank you for your prayers!
In His grip,
Dan and Joan, Lydia, Esther, and Gideon
