Gateway Educational Services: Update and Prayer Requests
April 9, 2009
To our brothers and sisters; fellow soldiers of the King,
Thank you for your prayers and support of our last trip to the East!
First ever baptism of a MBB in a Far Eastern Province! Seven of us crammed in our project vehicle and set off on the muddy, pot-hole filled roads from “Sodom” to “Dogtown”. “Sodom” is where Beytel East is located where “E.” is serving. “Dogtown” is where we are working near Iran. While in “Dogtown” pastor Abdullah preached the first sermon in the city at our small gathering! We met with many contacts who were interested in learning more about the King throughout the trip. One story in particular begins three years ago when we began to meet with a secret believer (the only one at the time in his city “Castletown”.) He is afraid he will lose his job and family over his faith and needs great encouragement, yet despite his fearfulness he has been growing. He broke contact with us over a year ago, afraid that contact with us may cause many problems with the secret police. Around 4 months ago J. of G.E.S. received a response to his book Aman Nazar Degmesin! from this very man in “Castletown”!
J. explained to the man that the author of this book was J. himself who had visited him and they began emailing again. This trip we planned to visit with this man. We drove up to this province and pastor Abdullah and J. searched 4 apartment complexes and talked to over 50 people before giving up trying to find him. That night J. E., Abdullah and K. (whom we newly baptized last year) prayed for the city and especially that the Lord would guide us to find this man. After many meetings in the region and surrounding provinces we returned to “Castletown” the next night. While walking on the street we heard from behind us, “Yakup, Yakup!” J. turned around and saw the man whom we had been searching for! We rejoiced in our seeing him and that night we encouraged him to taking new steps in his faith and he said that he would be baptized. Because of the climate in the area, everything covered in snow and ice, and in the East they do not use bathtubs the 8 of us gathered in a hotel room and did a shower baptism! The Spirit was present and honored at this time of celebration. We met with many more who wanted to hear the Good news then returned to “Sodom” without little difficulty! One car breakdown, two flat tires in the middle of the mountains at night and a fierce spiritual battle in “Dogtown”!
Prayer and Financial Need
As finances allow Abdullah plans to visit Dogtown and Castletown to encourage the secret believers and begin CP works in both areas. Pray that the finances will be provided for such trips and that the believers in these areas would grow in faith and courage.
Zacchaeus Project Prayer Request
Medical Project to another very remote Eastern Province! April the 13th five us including Dr. Müjdeci will be heading out to a remote village to treat two young girls. Pray for our unity and that we would encourage each other and sharpen each other on the trip. Pray for protection on the road and from the schemes of the Devil. Pray that we would be effective Ambassadors to this family and village that we will visit. Pray that the Holy Spirit would guide every second of this trip and give us great wisdom. Pray for the recovery of these two girls as well.
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J. of G.E.S.
To support Abdullah’s trips to the East, Zacchaeus Projects, Beytel and Christian Resources in Turkish:
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