After an extremely difficult and
testing year, Ms. N gives thanks to God for using the hard times to
grow her in godliness & prepare her for His service. She says that
God is increasing her compassion for people with problems. Her
vision to reach out to prostitutes and drug addicts is starting to
bear fruit. She has met a couple of drug addicts who said that they
wanted to quit drugs and wanted to hear about Jesus. With the help
of some other Christians in her village, Ms. N took the 2 drug
addicts into her home. One of these two drug addicts believed along
with 4 other local youths who were taking drugs.
Pray:
- for Ms. N to
know God’s victory in the temptations, pressures and
disappointments she faces.
- for these 5 new believers. Pray
for complete victory over the addiction of drugs. Pray for the
glory of Jesus to shine out of their lives, drawing many to God.
Occupational Training
We
prayed earlier this year for a house in the city that could be used
for occupational training. Ms. N decided that rather than renting a
place, God wants her to use her own house as a rehab & training
centre. She wants to train people in raising animals and fish, to
give opportunity for playing sports and training in furniture
making. She already has agricultural training & her brothers can
teach how to make furniture. There are currently few other
opportunities in Laos to help people out of drugs or prostitution.
Pray:
- for God to guide and provide a
physical place that is appropriate, the supplies needed to carry
out the work and wisdom in knowing which people to work with.
- for God’s
anointing on Ms. N and those she works with that they will serve
in the love and purity and power of Jesus.
Earlier in the
year those opposing her work wrongly labelled Ms. N a false teacher.
The Christians in her village were warned not to meet with her.
Praise God that she’s now teaching adults and youth in her village
every Friday. Five people recently believed in a neighbouring
village. She is now discipling these five people. Ms. N asks us to
pray:
Pray:
- that former drug addicts and
ex-prostitutes will find work. Pray for them to grow in
Christian maturity.
- for God to
provide financially for this work.
- that Ms. N &
the women working with her will work in the strength of the
Lord.
- that the
village authorities will not oppose this work. There have been
problems in the past & she needs God’s protection.
