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PAUL SPARED

On July 28 Paul was on his way home from our base, taking the same path he always takes, when a motorbike with two men on it was approaching. They were dressed like jihadists. The one in the back raised his rifle, aimed at Paul and shot at him from a distance of about 16 feet/5 meters, then they raced away. The shooter had missed Paul which is a huge miracle. God protected Paul who was shaken up. The police came and has started an investigation to try to find the two men but so far they have no leads. Paul now takes a different route every day. Please continue praying for his protection.

Symbolic picture.

NGOLO DELIVERED

Dara's village chief died not that long ago, and a new village chief was sworn in. Paul was at the ceremony and got to talk to the new village chief. Ngolo is his third son but he had lost his mind two years ago and caused a lot of trouble for his family and in the whole neighborhood, destroying things and being uncontrollable. Before that, he was known to be the best farmer around, his fields yielding more harvest than any other. His neighbor became jealous of him and went to a witch doctor to have a curse put on him, and that's how Ngolo lost his mind, unable to work any longer or live a normal life. His family took him to the best hospital in town where he stayed for a while but then the doctors sent him home as there was nothing they could do for him.

Two years had passed. A member of our church in Dara suggested to Ngolo's family that the Christians could pray for him, and they were okay with that. For one week, all the Christians in town, i.e. our church there, prayed for him. Then Paul went to his house with a few believers to pray for him directly. Ngolo became so enraged and violent when he saw the Christians that several of the church members fled. The second time Paul went there, Ngolo wanted to run away from the Christians. Paul and a few believers returned a third and a fourth time to pray for him, and the fourth time he was delivered. He was in his right mind again and went back to farming, being once again the best farmer near and far. His neighbor was so upset about that that he moved out of town. As for Ngolo, he and his wife have become believers in Jesus, while his father, the village chief, is very interested in finding out more about our powerful God.

The second picture shows Ngolo with one of the two local pastors Paul has trained up in Dara.

 

YAKORO CONVICTED

Yakoro is a former government deputy and current adviser to the village chief of his district within Bamako where he lives. He is originally from Dara and still has a big farm there, right next to Ngolo. As his neighbor, he followed all the events that had been taking place in recent years and weeks. He was very impacted when he saw Ngolo delivered after the Christians had prayed for him and wanted to become a follower of Jesus as well. However, every time he wanted to approach Paul to talk to him about it, something told him to stay away from him.

Time went on, and then one day he had a vision. Jesus appeared to him and told him that he needed to come to Him right away, and so he did. He is on fire for Jesus and wants to start a Bible discovery group in his home.

 

MAYMOUNA PROTECTED

Maymouna is a Christian in our church in Sebela. A few years ago her husband went to Algeria to make his way to Europe and was never heard from again. She now raises her five children on her own.

It is rainy season right now. It was raining one night recently while she was praying when she heard a sound. She and her children left the house and went to their neighbor. The next morning they saw the wall of their mud brick house and were amazed that the house had not crumbled on top of them. She knows that God had kept the wall up supernaturally to protect her and her children.

Unfortunately the damage cannot be repaired. The house has to be torn down and rebuilt. The believers in the village are going to rebuild her house for her but they have to wait for rainy season to be over first. Unfortunately the Christian neighbors that gave her emergency housing do not have enough space fo the 6 of them. She would like to rent a house for the next 4 months or so until she can move into her new house but does not have the funds for the rent which is $28 per month. If you would like to help her, please let me know.