June 1, 2007

 

Dear Ones,
 

No we haven't dropped off of the face of the earth!!  We are still alive and well in Congo.  God has been so good in keeping us these many weeks during very busy days.  During April Joyce taught a course on the Holy Spirit in the Bible School.  We helped host a team from Owen Sound, Canada.  They worked hard on our classrooms and also the radio studio.  We also had a wonderful Field Forum where a team from the Georgetown Alliance church in Ontario, Canada ministered to us.  The messages, brought by Paul Little  seemed to be exactly what each of us needed to hear at the time. The worship team sang such wonderful songs too!   Praise God for His ministry through this team both in the messages and the music.

The month of May was also quite busy as Kevin spent some time transitioning to take over as Field Director for Congo for next year.  Please pray much for him as he learns so many new things.  This position includes alot of computer work, and that isn't our strength.  We have to keep remembering that when we are weakest then He is strongest.  Kevin also helped "fill in"  for Stan Hotalen who was away for a month.  He enjoyed leading the Bible study for the English group....most are from India or the Phillipines.  They brought two new guys to the study who don't know Jesus yet....It was exciting to hear their questions and realize that God is already drawing them to Himself.  Kevin continues to meet with Saari and they continue to have good conversations about Jesus and the gospel verses  Islam.   Keep praying that soon Saari will give his life to Jesus Christ.

During the month of May,  Joyce taught the course on the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit in Brazzaville.  She also had opportunity to hold a seminar for youth on the Biblical view of Sexuality.  About 50 youth attended.  God really enabled as they asked many questions.  The month of June finds Kevin and Joyce both teaching in the Pointe Noire Bible School.  Joyce is teaching the course on Christian Education and Kevin is teaching a course called " Resolving Life's Problems."  Please pray for renewed strength daily,  wisdom,  grace,  and patience for both of us.   Our team in Congo is rapidly dwindling due to Home assignments.  Julians,   Bellamys,  Anne Stephens and Chia Lin Yu are all on Home Assignment this year.  This means that their ministries have to be covered by the rest of us here.  That means that we all have to double up on our work load.
 

We covet your prayer for us.  Pray that God will enable Kevin to lead the team this year.  Pray that He will pour his grace and love into both of us for this coming year.  Pray that God will give fresh vision of what He wants to do this coming year here in Congo.  Opportunities to build Christ's Kingdom abound here...but we need to know how to maximize our impact here.  Pray that we will hear the Holy Spirit's voice very clearly.  We are so grateful to you who partner with us.  We truly count on you.

In Him, 

Kevin and Joyce McCabe