Niipaak Laar-May to July 2011

CHURCH OF CHRIST,

POST OFFICE BOX SB, 28,

SABOBA – GHANA.

25^th JULY, 2011.

PRESTONCREST CHURCH OF CHRIST,

DALLAS, U. S. A.

GENERAL REPORTS FROM NIIPAAK LAAR’S TEAM, { MAY TO JULY, 2011 }.

INTRODUCTION; As you know, I operate in two Districts far apart from one another. The Districts are, Saboba and Bunkpurugu in the northern region of Ghana. For the sake of smooth running of the work and to be able to train or disciple more people for the work, I have divided my work into two teams. The Saboba team comprises of the following brethren; brother Abraham, Thomas, Richard, John, and other effective and efficient leaders that you does know. In the same way in Bunkpurugu, I have brothers, Francis, John, Kojo, and also other trust wealthy men from my training efforts. I and these men have decided to take this quarter for a serious and vagarious evangelistical campaign to both establish, and revive if not all, but some of our congregations that collapsed due to certain factors. Brothers and Elders, by the grace of God first, and the financial and prayer support of you { Prestoncrest Church of Christ }, that is backing us, the following are the detailed results of our work for your perusal and suggestions;

ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN SABOBA AREA; We shared among ourselves two congregations each for the whole of May, 2011 to organize and lead the congregations in the following activities; Prayers and fasting for the then upcoming evangelistical campaign, visitations of old backsliding members, house to house preaching for the unreached, communities socialization, and the like to pave way and also to prepare the minds of our members to get involved in the campaign. At the end of this above mentioned exercise corpled with my hospital visitations and preaching, Saboba congregation realized the following new people who had their baptisms and added to the church.

1. 1. N-yasun Augustina =02 – 05 - 11

2. 2.Danaalimo Mercy = 19 – 06 – 11

3. 3. Pigri Moses // //

4. 4. Babayi N-baye // //

5. 5.Mabordo Kunde // //

6. 6. Manan Monica Ugurpi // //

7. 7. Uwumbor-Asan Mabefam // //

8. 8. Bimpuan Isaac // //

9. 9.N-puakpe Bakimee Esther // //

10. 10.Babayi Hannah // //

11. 11.Wasan Agnes // //

12. 12. Nakojah N-nyebah // //

Though others did not realize baptisms in their various places, they did strengthened the brethren, brought back the falling ones, and also shared the good news. Brother Kojo Bonjor was assigned to help construct benches for Gbankooni church with the funds you sent, and he was able to get 23 long ones for them and they are now enjoying it during their services. That was the last funds for benches.

Campaign results; Our campaign started fully on 14^th July, 2011 at a community called; Mulpiido. This community is one of those we had a church there some years ago but due to lack of leadership and monitoring the church collapsed. Getting there that day was not easy because of water on the road to the place. There are valleys to cross before getting there and they were all flooded water. We have to leave our motor – bikes on the way and walk to the place that day because, the people were waiting on us to come and preach to them. On our return, my old motor got spoiled on the way and has to remain until the program is over. The following day I had to hired some two motor bikes to enable my leaders get means to go with me. We walked over 16 miles that day in and out because of the road condition. However, after preaching there that day, the following was the outcome the Lord bless us with;

1. 1. N-geemba Nankoba

2. 2. Naabisuln Jaaboab

3. 3. Agnunna Kaalaln

4. 4. N-lembi Ntiibi

5. 5. Obaadu Andrews

6. 6.Yaayuln Nakoba

7. 7. Kuyeti Jagir

8. 8. Abena M-yeemba

9. 9. Kambonjah Nakojah

10. 10. Neenah Uniiayangnan

The same day at another community called, Mababor we had baptisms of the following;

1. 1. Ginasi Danaa

2. 2. Gmabe Kwaku

3. 3. Makumba Bilegna

4. 4. Teyembor Kudung

5. 5. N-yebe Bayeni

6. 6. Bichetime Tamanjah

7. 7.Kwasi Niwula

8. 8. Iyea N-deep

9. 9.Badag Bitababu

10. 10. Wapou Niwula

11. 11. N-likibe Nabigmado

12. 12. Libuel John

13. 13. Pigir Amos

14. 14. Ajua David

15. 15. Yawa Jabab

16. 16. Wapou Ali

17. 17. Grumpi Tamanja

18. 18. Wignanche Bibobabu

On the 15^th July, 2011, we did house to house evangelism at Garinkuka township in the day and had 11 of our backslidden members back to the church. And the same day at night we held an air preaching with film show at Garinkuka again. At the close of the program we didn’t get any baptism but, I know the good Lord will call some for us later for the seed is planted.

The following day 16^th July, 2011, we had one day leadership training in the morning in Saboba church building and went to a new community called; Buagmal where we showed film again and preached that night. The following were the baptisms we had and the church got established;

1. 1. N-wiinti Mponipir

2. 2. Najo Alex

3. 3. Gmayeyan Akwa

4. 4. N-moadan Salam

5. 5. Kambiche Tapuami

6. 6. Twiiliin Mori

7. 7. Balahbiwir Tapuami

8. 8. Uwumborti Akwa

9. 9. Awusi Bannabas

10. 10. Naayei Tayajawan

11. 11. Ajoa Niwul

12. 12. Mark Wassah

13. 13. Banabas Nakoja

ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN BUNKPURUGU AREA; After worship on the 17^th July, 2011 in Saboba, I left my Saboba team members and went up to Bunkpurugu that afternoon for continuation of the program over there. The following day 18^th I worked at Gbankooni with my other team over there in Bunkpurugu. 19^th we had get together and that was only leaders to share problems and experiences together and had some teachings on leadership. In the night of the same 19^th we had air preaching and film show at a new place called; Nanyiar-paak and had the church established with the following baptisms realized.

1. 1. Gboung Diituk

2. 2. Timbiuk Namidii

3. 3. Saakabika Jananmah

4. 4. Kantikir Peter

5. 5. Niibitong Nakiniib

6. 6. Sawar Kifatisua

7. 7. Dambiar Sananii

8. 8. Yayoa Toanika

9. 9. Bilailia Yentika

10. 10. Gboung Wonpo

11. 11. Sampoa Duut

12. 12. Sawar Bakpanin

13. 13. Suuk Pobiman

14. 14. Gboung Yembe

15. 15. Sawar Namigben

16. 16. Moses Likitekwa

17. 17. Labik Minyeam

18. 18. Laari Balangim

19. 19. Sawar Ajoa

20. 20. Matthew Basubinim

21. 21. Suuk Abena

22. 22. Sampoa Mary

23. 23. Bakpen Aminah

24. 24. Biisom Dananim

25. 25. Laari Moidam

26. 26. Duut Yambar { The village Chief himself }

27. 27. Biisom Yayoa

28. 28. Sawar Saban

29. 29. Kojo Sunube

30. 30. Dabatuog Dindiok

What was more significant about this village was that, the Chief of the village was converted to Christ. This is not common in this our area, but as we all know, with God all things are possible.

SOME NEEDS FOR YOU TO BE PRAYERING ABOUT.

1. More training sections for leaders { possibly establishing a training school in future }

2. More financial support for preachers to help handle the work full time

3. Small motor-bikes for some leaders who are handling distance congregations

4. A portable PA system, easy to carry for village evangelism

5. Baptisteries for areas without rivers or staying waters

6. Due to the rapid growing rate of Hypertension leading to stroke cases every day here in the north, I and my leaders deemed it fit to request to you if possible to ship some physiotherapy equipments for us to help such people to get regular exercise to enable them survive for a while. We had one of our members in Saboba church who was rushed to the hospital on Sunday after church and ended as stroke and he is right now bed driven. I think this will enable our people get regular exercise when they get it. To get this facilities one has to go to Accra which is not easy for us here in the north.

CONCLUSION; We appreciate so much all your efforts you are making to ensure that things go well with us ministry and our families as a whole. We will therefore ask that, you continue to push us this way and even more so we can have happy ministries. I really enjoyed working in my new area and the increase the Lord is bringing over there. Though it is both financially and physically stressful, it is my hope and prayer that, the good Lord will continue to help me and bless my life with all it takes to help the area.