Gospel News — Jun-Aug 2012

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NEWS FROM BROTHERS & SISTERS

because the transport fares are high. The people need visitors to warn and encourage them.

Nigeria is in big trouble because of the increase in the price of fuel. Businesses are closing down, even Banks; hunger has taken over and people are using the opportunity to block roads. Please send us Bible Reading Planners as many of us do not have one.

Sadly ,we lost a brother on 11.1.12. He had loved us dearly but had been sick for a long time. Due to trouble in Nigeria we managed to bury him on the same day that he died. Only a few of us attended the funeral service which I conducted. Please remember us in your prayers because people are killing others. Food items are very costly and also house rental because of the fuel price increase and subsidy removed.

IBADAN

Thank you so much for the kindness and love in sending some Christian literature. I am most grateful to you for supporting my faith, being just two years old within the Christadelphian family and being in a state of isolation.

I was baptised on 10th October 2010 by brothers affiliated with the Lagos Ecclesia and since then I have been supported with a little literature from the brothers, because of being away from them, since I am studying at the University of Ibadan . Being in isolation cuts me off from regular fellowship and corporate Bible study, weekly meetings and the memorial service, so I will really cherish your kind support and continued help for regular Bible-based literature, especially on the core doctrinal teachings of God's Word. I am facing family opposition to my faith at present so I feel the need to be well grounded and rooted in the understanding of God's eternal truths.

I am counting on your prayerful support as it is very hard to stand alone in isolation, facing opposition from one's family to my faith and being treated as a heretic

for embracing the truths taught by the Christadelphians. Please kindly keep me in your prayers – you will surely be in mine.

MBAISE

My Ecclesia needs Bibles for reading the Old and New Testaments. We are eight in number now but if I count for those moving into the township to look for work and those who are preparing for baptism, it will be more. Also we need more copies of Bible Basics to give to others.

OHAFIA

By God's grace we are alright today and trying our very best to spread the Truth to our people. Kindly remember me in your prayers and I do pray for you so that God will continue to give me more power to spread His Word. The people here have the zeal for God but not according to knowledge, holding a form of reverence toward God, but having denied the power of it.

I really need Gospel News and other books from you as they are like fellowshipping with other brothers and sisters. Our family ecclesia is in isolation here and that must not stop me from preaching the Truth to those in our community. We need to work, as we are in the last days, so please send me leaflets to reach out to people here.

I received the materials you sent to me, giving thanks to the Father who made us suitable to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light, and my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

We need here in Ohafia four complete Bibles and my senior brother is now studying with us and by God's grace he may be preparing for baptism. Please send materials/books to me as they have been a great help to our family Ecclesia and for our house to house proclamation. We need 10 more copies of the New Testament to share with those we meet without a Bible