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Church Plant in Gwenduguba

28/3/2015

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Pastor Issac & Sita arrived in an unreached village today!

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Last night at 9:30 Kristi & I received a call from church leaders that the new church planter/missionaries had arrived in Banfora after riding in small buses all day.  We all jumped in the car and went to collect them and their belongings and to take them to our pastor's house to sleep for the night. 

Before 8 a.m. we were back at pastor's house to load up all of their earthly possessions and drive the 47 km to a village they had never visited. Pastor Issac and Sita have 3 children who will be joining them as soon as school is out for the year. They were eager to see this place and meet the people that God has called them to.

As we drove, my heart and mind were bouncing between excitement, joy, concern and the stark realities that await this family.  To think that a large village of thousands of people would see a pastor come to live and work among them is awesome.  Before several new believers came to Christ during recent evangelism, there was only 1 known believer. To see God moving and to witness his mighty hand is pure joy.  At the same time, I thought of the concerns, thoughts and uncertainties that must be flooding their hearts and minds as we drove.  The realities of tangible spiritual warfare in a village that has never had a church and where Islam and animism are ways of life.  The realities of day to day life in a new area without a nearby support system.

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Acts 9:16 came to mind,  "For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”  The weight of knowingly walking with someone into the jaws of suffering hit me in a new way today.  After unloading, we got down to business...we prayed.  Coming before the throne of grace with my Burkinabé brothers and sister, lifting up our voices to the King of Kings, waging war with long enthroned spiritual powers is sobering.  As we talked about their prayer requests I could hear and sense their utter dependance on the Most High God. 

We talked of biblical truths to encourage them and then it was time for us to go.  To use a wartime analogy...we now have troops on the beach and the real battle begins.  Brothers and sisters, will you pray with us for Pastor Issac and Sita as they faithfully march into battle?  We are convinced that the key to

victory is prayer!  I will be adding more specific prayer needs on the Light Up Burkina website soon.
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They will be living in 1/2 and holding church services in the other 1/2 of this rented one room literacy center to start.  The building has no water or electricity, it is 7x9 meters and as you can see they will be using palm trunks for church benches.  Tomorrow will be Pastor Issac's first Sunday in Gwenduguba.  Pray for strength, health, soft hearts and perseverance.  I am constantly humbled by our Burkinabé brothers passion for the gospel and willingness to suffer for His name sake. 

For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.     1 Peter 2:21


In Christ,
Aaron


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Church Building in Bodajugu

25/3/2015

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Revelation 7:9


9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”


Last week, our mission director John Rowell visited us in Burkina Faso and we had the opportunity to travel to the village of Bodajugu.  We were excited to see the progress being made on a church building there.  We are praising God along with our Burkinabe brothers and sisters as He has provided a church in Georgia who is partnering with Pastor Levi in this unreached village.  Through ongoing prayer support God is connecting churches on different continents for His glory.  

The church below (7m x 7m) will be able to hold between 120 and 150 people.  May we see this church filled and overflowing with Turka believers!
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A church building like this is appropriate in certain remote villages and can be built for about $3000 U.S. Dollars.  It is made of mud and straw bricks, then stucco coated inside and out, cement floor and finally a corrugated metal roof.  


There are meaningful projects which churches and individuals can get involved with, ranging from several hundred dollars to $55,000 dollars.  By U.S. standards a small investment goes a long way.  We are asking individuals, small groups and churches to begin by partnering with a pastor/church planter or unreached village through prayer and watch to see what God can do.

Bodajugu has about 1700 residents and is primarily made up of the unreached Turka people.  They are Muslim, but also practice animism when seeking spiritual power.  Pastor Levi planted this church 1 1/2 years ago and he and his family were the only believers.  Through many trials and much ongoing spiritual warfare, they have persevered.  Now, there are 10 adult believers and about 25 children who attend.  Pastor Levi is excited for the community to see the church building as a place of prayer and worship and a sign of his longterm commitment to serving this village in the name of Jesus.

Light Up Burkina's vision is to see prayer and financial partnerships between churches and believers for the advancement of God's Kingdom in Jesus' name.  Visit our website Light Up Burkina, to learn more about what is happening in Burkina Faso, West Africa.  There are many villages still without a church.  There are many church planters struggling to persevere in extremely difficult villages.  There are many ways for us to come alongside our brothers and sisters in Christ as they endeavor to serve faithfully in one of the poorest nations on earth.

Your brother in Christ Jesus,
Aaron



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    Aaron & Kristi

    Married for 21 years, with 3 children. Serving the King of Kings in Burkina Faso, West Africa.

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