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East Africa
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Ken, Sharon, Jonathan, Sarah, Charlie, & Marcus
CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP Prayer Newsletter
September 1993
The wizened old man, Ole
Tangile, shook his head in
disbelief. "Are you sure?" he
asked. "Are you sure it was my
age-mate, Ole KoikaiT
Ole Tangile -- a puzzled hut
pleased old man.
Of course Ken was sure. He
had sat under this very tree
and shared the Good News of
Jesus with Ole Koikai. It was
under this very tree Ole Koikai
prayed to receive Jesus. "Why
is it so hard for you to believe?"
asked Ken.
Ole Tangile's face took on a
reminiscent look. "Several
years ago," he mused, "three
men of my age-set (60 to
75-year-olds) listened to the
news of Jesus. We believed
what we heard. We were
baptized. Shortly after our
baptisms, we were cursed by a
fellow age-mate. Two of us are
still strong in the Lord, and one
has fallen away. The age-mate
who cursed us was Ole Koikai.
How could he now beheve?"
"Come with me to his
village tomorrow," Ken
suggested, "and see for
yourself."
A group of 13 men
accompanied Ken and
Ole Tangile the following
day. As the day's lesson
drew to a close, Ole
Koikai was the first to
speak. He looked
intently at the group of
men and asked, "How long
have you all known this Good
News and, yet, kept it to
yourselves?" Some of the
men looked nervous; others I
suggested that theyhad i
only recently heardofJesus. I
The air was thick with |
tension. i
Only Ole Tangile countered
the challenge, "Why did you _
curse us?"
A subdued Ole Koikai
answered, "I didn't ^
understand what you were
doing. We hadn't talked
about Jesus and baptism ^
together." His voice trailed [_
off.
"But now YOU believe this
(rood News, too?" asked Ole
Tangile.
"Yes, I do!" firmly answered
Ole Koikai. The tension was
gone. The dividing wall was
destroyed.
"It is late," someone suggested.
"Let us drink tea and return
home!"
"Therefore, remember that
formerly you ... were separate
from Christ... without hope
and without God in the world.
But now in Christ Jesus you
have been brought near.... For
He Himself is our peace who
has made the two one and has
Ken "under the tree"harvesting!
destroyed the dividing wall of
hostility.... And in him you are
being built together to become a
dwelling in which God lives by
His Spirit" Ephesians 2:11-22
A dividing wall of hostility has
fallen here, and a living stone
has been added to the dwelling
in which God lives by His
Spirit. Rejoice with us and all
the angels around His heavenly
throne!
PRAY FOR:
Selection of elders for the
three area churches.
Preliminary disengagement
from three major development"
projects in our area.
Jonathan as he begins his
Ole Muloi is one ofthe church
leaders in our area.
senior year at RVA.
Renewed vigor for us
as harvesters.
PRAISE THE LORD
FOR:
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Die Koikai's new life in
Jesus.
A clearer vision of
where we are headed in
this "new-to-us" location.
Family-wide good '
health and contented hearts.
The new Saturday night
English speakers' Bible study.
Rejoicing with all the saints,
Ken and Sharon Ball
CHRISTIAN Missionary Fellowship
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46250-6020
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