David Wumbei Tadili, Jul-Sep 2011, Quarterly Report

NSAWAM ROAD CHURCH OF CHRIST EVANGELISTS QUARTERLY REPORT TO MISSIONS MINISTRY, ACCRA – GHANA

PERIOD: JULY TO SEPTEMBER.

EVANGELISM

My home Church, Buaduyili has recorded one baptism on the 3^rd July, 2011. My presence has increased the attendance I continued to frequently visit and encourage to remain faithful to the Lord.

The onset of the raining season has made it difficult to cross certain streams to reach some of communities. We continue to pray for this village for the Lord to guide and protect them till such a time that be favorable for us to reach them.

On the 17^th July, 2011, I visited Frigmado church and encourage them to remain faithful in Christ. They organize fasting and prayers, every last week of the month. This helps them to grow in spirit.

On the 7^th August, 2011 I visited Yinsala Church, I preached to them to remain faithfully to the Lord and also to encouraged to organized the fasting and prayers for them to stand faithfully in Christ.

We the evangelists also preach Christian religious studies at the Church of Christ- school in Yendi and we do visit them every week ending, which is every morning on Fridays at least 30 minutes before we hand over to the teachers. And it helps them to know the Christ.

I visited Wambung Church on the 21^st August, 2011 and encourage them. The reception was cordial except that no baptism was recorded.

I and my brother Paul also went there again on the 4^th September, 2011 and successful won 10 soul for Christ.

I have also visited and exhorted the souls of already existing congregations such as Wambung , Buaduyili, Kanimo, Frigmado, Yinsala, Andoyili, Diseikura and Timunkado to mention but a few among others. What I discovered is that they really need regular visits to encouraged them, help strengthen their faith.

Thanks so much for your support and concern for the work of the of the Lord. All the villages mentioned above are far part.

In general the works here need fervent prayers from the brotherhood.

EDIFICATION

We have been doing communal labour for village communities outside Yendi: on every third Friday of the month there is no home of praise by evangelists

(songs of thanks and praise) for what God is doing for us. We the preachers have monthly fasting and prayers for our preachers oversea. On the first Wednesday of every month, the second Wednesday of every month is also used for fasting and prayers for Lord’s working in either the whole world or Northern Ghana. All these house been proofed to been effective. The world Bible school campaign and the programme is effective in Yendi Municipal. The entire Junior High School students in Yendi Municipal were able to enjoy the world of God.

We the evangelists have been collecting world Bible school (W B S) material distribution and posting them back to the united states of America (U S A ) and is use as Evangelism.

The lord blessed the family of Joshua and Pakpena with a bouncing baby boy at Boaduyili this happens to be more or less the first second since the church was established there. The church members organized a naming ceremony on the 28^th August, 2011.

Brother Isaac Azindow Damba and I went to grace the occasion. The opportunity then came for us to exhort all those from the communication who came to witness the ceremony and it was highly Commendable. I and brother Paul also was invited to perform a namely ceremony organized by the Wanboung church on 4th August, 2011 the same month and Yinsala church also was invited. We the evangelists to come and perform the naming ceremony on the 14^th August, 2011.

On the 9^th August to 10^th August, 2011 Brother Dan and his brother coming from the village of Hope Accra came with clothing and shoes, we the evangelists went to village to village to help distribute the items. The beneficiaries were happy. This was possible through Brother Andrews who communicate to them.

Brother David Wumbei Tadili

David Wumbei Tadili, Apr-Jun 2011, Quarterly Report

NSAWAN ROAD CHURCH OF CHRIST EVANGELISTS QUARTERLY REPORT TO MISSION MISSIONARY, ACCRA, GHANA

PERIOD: APRIL TO JUNE 2011

EVANGELISM: I and Brother Stephen K. Morogo visited Frigmado on the 3^rd April, 2011. The preaching was successfully carried out. They came out in their numbers. On the 10^th April, 2011. I visited Boaduyili Church and my presence has increase the attendance and everything seems to be going well by the grace of the Lord. And I do visitation to them two times in a month because I had to attend for other congregations. I and Brother Paul visited a community called Frigmado church on the 26^th June, 2011. We do a productive preaching and ten (10) people were baptized on that day. Attached are the pictures:

Kwesi Nignado, Chando Gifty, Wassah Lydia, Biwati Magan, Ntorni Berki, Unipiin Kwuku, Isaiah Baajin, Elizabeth Baajin, Mathew Grundow and Grundow Lazarus.

On the 17^th April, 2011, I visited Andoyili Church to encourage them to remain faithfully to the Lord. They also organized fasting and prayers and invited me to come and join them for worship and it went on successfully and also help the church to flourish.

On the 1^st May, 2011, I and Brother Alhassan Yabdow organized for a joint service for the three (3) communalities. These are Buadiyili Church, Andoyili Church and Frimgado congregation we have joint service at Andoyili Church. The total number of people who attend the joint service were 155 people and the second joint services is going to Frimgado church. But we have not yet scheduled the date. In Fact, it has encouraged them on their faith. And we try to bring more people to join us.

On the 22^nd May, 2011, I visited Yendi Church and do a fruitful preaching. I encouraged them to remain with their numbers and also to encourage others to increase their number. But we need prayers to win more soul.

Brother Paul and I visited Jagrido on the 29^th April, 2011, and preaching was successfully carried – out. In fact prayers need to be offered to these people.

The attendance continued to increase due to regular visitation and encouragement to remain faithfully to the Lord. In my effort to reach others who are very far has been humpared by means of transport.

By the grace of Almighty God, I was able to visit some of the church, they needed regular visitation and they are doing well.

EDIFICATION: A number of prayers meetings have been organized and proofed to be very effective. The Lord blessed I and sister Gifty, my wife to join together as husband and wife. For this reason brethren in Yendi Evangelists organized us to have a beautifully married ceremony on 24^th April, 2011, at Yendi Church. The brethren in Yendi came and witness the marriage ceremony.

And the married was done successfully. I am happy I am no more single. I am now married with Sister Gifty.

We have been collecting world bible school (WBS) material distribution and posting have these back to the USA and is use as Evagelism.

It also encouraged some of the student to give their life to God.

Our father Jaakum Dasana died on the 7^th of March 2011, and he was a staff of clinic Yendi. When the preaching was done about one thousand (1,000) people came and witness the final funeral rites. And the preaching impacted the people. And the funeral rights took place at his home town at Gbungbaliga in the Yendi Municipality from Friday, 29^th April, 2011, to Saturday 30^th April, 2011. And it went on successfully.

Elder Josiah Tilton and his group from the United States came to Yendi and we the evangelists were able to meet them on 28^th May, 2011.

Church of Christ 50^th Anniversary Planning meeting at Kumasi Church of Christ Bomso.

The Church of Christ 50^th Anniversary was able to divided in too two equal part. At Nsawam Road Church of Christ Accra was able to take southern sector of Ghana, to celebration 50^th Anniversary.

An Kumasi also to taken Northern sector of Ghana, to celebration 50^th Anniversary. And Kumasi Church of Christ Bomso, was able to invited northern sector Churches of Christ. In Yendi Evangelists.

I was chosen as a delegate to go and participate the meeting in Kumasi Bomso Church of Christ on 18^th June, 2011 and meeting was go successfully.

The date is not yet scheduled for the anniversary.

Brother David Wumbei Tadili.

David Wumbei Tadili, Jan-Mar 2011, Quarterly Report

NSAWAM ROAD CHURCH OF CHRIST EVANGELISTS QUARTERLY REPORT TO MISSION MINISTRY, ACCRA, GHANA

PERIOD: JANUARY TO MARCH

EVANGELISM: On the 2^nd January 2011, I visited Boadeyili church, to encourage them to remain faithfully in the lord.

And I thought them to organize fasting and prayers to help their church flourish.

On the 12^th January 2011, I visited a community called Kubagmado. There is no church there yet. We planed to establish a church for them. But baptisms were recorded, due to my regular visitation; they were able to worship with a nearby village called Andoyili church.

I also visited a community called Gbando on the 29^th January 2011, and I preaching to them successfully but reception was cordial except that no baptism was recorded. In an attempt to pray for them, they seem discouraged because there is no church there. I will put effort to visit them again.

As time went on, the church attendance continued to increase. I do visit them regularly and encourage them to remain faithful in the lord. In my effort to reach others who are very far has been hampered by means of transport.

On the 6^th February 2011 brother Kant charmbers and his group from the United States, came and did evangelism at Yendi they visited the Municipal directorate of education for world Bible School campaign.

And the programmer started on the 7^th February 2011, and ended on 11^th February 2011. The programme went successfully.

The total numbers of schools which attended the programme were 33, both senior and Junior high schools in the Yendi Municipal. The Senior High schools were two whiles the junior high school also were (31) Thirty –one. Brother Kant chamber and his group were able to visits all the school in Yendi District and they did very well, for their lessons. We the Yendi evangelists also work hand in hand with them.

I visited called Frigmado church on the 13^th February, 2011. My presence has increased the attendance and everything seems to be doing well by the grace of God. Due to my visitation three (3) people baptism recorded there. Their names are as follow, paul Nlanbaa, grace Waja and John Tamanja

EDIFICATION

On the 7^th January 2011, we lost one of our brothers called Kanbomja John; he was a preacher at Kulekpeni church. And the burial took place at his home town called Macharleyili on the 8^th January 2011. Yendi local association organize a thanks giving non-denomitional service. We were able to meet at Yendi community centre on the 16^th January 2011.

It was very interesting and it made an impact on our work. All the Christians both preachers and members were able to enjoy the lesson. We thanked and praised God for what He has done for us.

For the last year 2010.

These programmes were organized by Yendi local association churches committees. This programme occurred on the 23^rd January 2011. Roman catholic church Bishop at Yendi also organized a party for both preachers and their wife’s to enjoy and refresh themselves. This was done successfully.

We the preachers were shearing ideas and life experiences about our past life.

On 28^th January, the lord blessed the family of Inimoh and Bisulib with a bouncing baby girl and boy (twins). Wamboung church helped organized a befitting naming ceremony and it was very encouraging to them. For this reason, brothers in Yendi organized themselves to have a befitting ceremony. I and brother fusheni musah were chosen as a delegate to go and perform the naming ceremony.

Our father Ajakum died at Yendi on the 7the of march 2011. Our father Ajakunh was a watchman at the Yendi church of Christ clinic. And we pray our father rest in peace. And burial took place at his home town called Gungbalga.

I will continue to remember you and your congregation for your daily devotion that may come to know Christ to his glory.

Thanks so much for your support and concern for the work of the lord.

Boadulili church members has put-up the local building, we the evangelists also helped them to complete by roofing the building.

We started teaching students of Project-Timothy school on the 13^th February, 2011 and ending 2^nd march 2011. We the evangelists at Yendi were able to pass through their lesson successfully. Classes were moving effectively.

This is my second time to teach Project-Timothy students and their doing well for their learning. And we plan for another session for this year.

Work plan for Yendi Evangelists (carried out).

Our reach: we have planed to show based on the scriptures in some village communities outside Yendi on every third friday of the month there is no home of praise by evangelists (songs of thanks and praise) for what God is doing for us. This beginning January, Starting from January2011, we have monthly fasting and prayers for our preachers oversea. On the first Wednesday of every month, the second Wednesday of every month is also used for fasting and prayers for lord’s working in northern Ghana. All these have been going on successfully.

Brother David Wumbei Tadili

Niipaak Laar, Aug-Oct 2011, Report from Saboba, Ghana

FIFTH QUARTER REPORTS.

COVERING PEROID; AUGUST TO OCTOBER, 2011.

OPERATIONAL AREAS; SABOBA / BUNKPURUGU DISTRICTS.

FROM; EVANGELIST NIIPAK LAAR AND HIS TEAM.

TO; PRESTONCREST CHURCH OF CHRIST, DALLAS, U. S. A.

DATE OF WRITING; 24th October, 2011.

INTRODUCTION; Let me always first of all give thanks to God Almighty for using people like some of us for His kingdom glory. This quarter has not been easy for me due to my ill health but God proved Himself faithful in my life again. As you all know my throat surgery was done on the 17th August, 2011 successfully. I also want to again express my profound gratitude and heartfelt appreciations to you for your prayer and financial support given to me during this hard time in my life. As you know, chances of my survival would have been very narrow if our good Lord had not given me a good Doctor for this surgery. However, in this hard time of mine, the Lord was able to restore my health quickly and my team members were also working hard and the following are some little or small achievements the Lord was able to use us to achieve;

ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT; We have since then gird our efforts towards the following; Visitation of our already established congregations, encouraging and strengthening of our members and native leaders of the congregations, film shows and preaching within the old congregations, social services such as blood donations, environmental clean up exercises, fasting and prayers, helping to feed orphans in the churches, hospital visitations and praying for patience, house to house evangelism, and Saboba women's fellowship has also been doing evangelism every two weeks within township.

We also took from 7th to 9th October, 2011 celebrating the church of Christ in Ghana @ 50 in both Saboba and Bunkpurugu Districts respectively. We again did environmental cleaning exercises, blood donations, donating bread for patients in the hospital, and above all, announcing to the public on air our donation of High Lift Pump costing GH 7,200.00 which you financed to help solve Saboba water problem. The pump is right now with the mechanic under testing to be brought down for installation soon. I wish I could record people's voices in the community here about this donation for you to know how our Lord is been gloried by your sacrifice. That day we invited two Radio stations and they covered the program.

BAPTISMS ACCORDING TO VARIOUS CONGREGATIONS WE ARE WORKING WITH;

BUAGMAL CHURCH IN SABOBA AREA; 7th August, 2011

1. Bitabimi Wassan

2. Samata Alasha

3. Sulogna Niwuli

4. N-digumbi N-lanjerbor

5. Badakibu Kusanjah

SANGULI CHURCH IN SABOBA AREA; 12th August, 2011

1. Gmayun Matanli

2. Bilentime Bagumbu

GBENJA CHURCH IN SABOBA AREA; 14TH August, 2011

1. Winalir Joshua

NANYIAPAAK CHURCH IN BUNKPURUGU AREA; 21st August, 2011

1. Daak Wanin

2. Labik Yaalin

4th September, 2011

1. Mintianipo James

2. Naapak Dimdiok

3. Kofi Lamisi

4. Butikah Teresa

5. Larbik Yennugmam

6. Bijie Ama

NANYIAR CHURCH IN BUKPURUGU AREA; 17th September, 2011

1. Sadema Manuk

PAUK CHURCH IN BUNKPURUGU AREA; 18th September, 2011

1. Duut Milah

2. Akuya Jakpel

3. Kwaku Minkamaan

4. Banii Gmakibir

5. Jakpel Bigbah

TANYEN CHURCH IN BUNKPURUGU AREA; 25th September, 2011

1. Gingan Konduk

2. Duut Nimbilah

3. Duut Kanyork

4. Laar Vida Migmina

5. Boninyab Mibuami

6. Kofi Dinkimi

7. Danam Moijiar

8. Sadenimah Saboriliah

GBANKOONI CHURCH IN BUNKPURUGU AREA; 28th September, 2011

1. Konlabik Lari

2. Tanpuk Bumbom

SABOBA CHURCH; 23rd October, 2011

1. Tamanja Comfort

2. Saaja Biliko Joseph

3. Yennukoa Laar

SOBIBA CHURCH IN SABOBA AREA; 7th September, 2011

1. N-yawani Jakpaan

2. N-yamor Bitadam

3. Baadaa Bawa

4. Eliiba Baatur

5. Akosua Baba

CONCLUSION; To God be the glory for His great opportunities and privileges He is giving to us to serve Him through others. Though there are difficulties in the work, but very rewarding also. We should be grateful to the Lord for the opportunity to serve in His name. I want you to continue to pray for the following topics;

1. The fast growing Islamic influence in this area

2. The rise of man churches and prayer camps causing havoc and confusing

3. Preaching of false doctrines known as "prosperity Gospel" in our media etc.

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.

Niipaak Laar, Feb-Apr 2011, Report from Saboba, Ghana

CHURCH OF CHRIST,

POST OFFICE BOX SB, 28,

; SABOBA – GHANA.

2ns May, 2011.

The Elders,

PRESTONCREST CHURCH OF CHRIST,

DALLAS, U. S. A.

QUARTER REPORT { FROM FEBRUARY – APRIL, 2011 }.

INTRODUCTION; Let me first apologize for late sending of our report to you this time, it is due to my rounds. This week did not meet me at home, I was in Bunkpurugu area. For the sake of work effectiveness, accountability, and proper evaluation, I have decided to assign my Project Timothy evangelists each to a particular congregation this time. Though all of them still rotate and go to different places with me, I thought it wise to assign them this way to enable me monitor their performances. The following are details of their assigned places for now;

1. Evangelist John Nteche Takal – Nayili – Sachido congregation { Saboba area }.

2. Evangelist Thomas N. Bigrumi – Sobiba congregation, { Saboba area }.

3. Evangelist Richard Bisan Tibie – Sanguli congregation, { Saboba area }.

4. Evangelist Abraham Tibulm – Gbanli congregation, { Saboba area }.

5. Evangelist Makinan Suuk Francis – Gbetmonpaak congregation, { Bunkpurugu area }.

6. Evangelist Kumasi John Minte – Nanyiar congregation, { Bunkpurugu area }.

7. Evangelist Bonjar Dagbiaman Kojo – Pagnatiik congregation, { Bunkpurugu area }.

Besides these, we have a duty roster where everybody is rotating and visiting all the congregations we have but the above mentioned is for accountability and performance monitoring. Because of this new development, all of them have started holding week days and evening services with their assigned churches which they never did before. However, I am responsible of making sure these congregations are fed or brought up well both physically and Spiritually.

ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT; [ A ]. Besides the regular visits to the churches, on the 6^th February, 2011, we made a pre – campaign trip to a new place called GBENJAK for permission to evangelize the village. On the 13^th February, 2011, we went back and showed Jesus’ film in Konkomba and after brother Thomas preached, we had the following souls and started a new congregation;

1. Kosah John

2. Tiyando Kando

3. Kusah Sah

4. Ngako Timukmi

5. Kosah Kaaye

6. Wajo Ngako

7. Wamor Tamanja

8. Bilami Yambir

Niipaak continued to worship with this new congregation till now and the following increment has been given by the Lord. Other baptisms from the same place but different days are;

1. Tabalabe Wimalir – 24^th April, 2011.

2. Ngako Moses // //

[ B ]. 19^th February, 2011, air preaching and film show at a community called, BOAGBALN, a community around Saboba township. No baptism was made however; we had two of our backslided members returned to the church.

[ C ]. On 13^th March, 2011, Niipaak preached at Nayili – Sachido and the following people were added to the church through baptism;

1. Chito Baador

2. Chito Joshua

3. Bingrini John

4. Bagnor Akua

5. John Gmagnan

[ D ]. 14^th to 19^th March, 2011, brother Thomas was assigned with two of our Sunday school teachers in the church to attend a workshop on behalf of the church. The workshop was on the theme; Child Evangelism, organized by World Vision International branch office in Saboba. It was meant to equip our Sunday school teachers with skills on how to handle children in the church and also to evangelize them.

[ E ]. 22^ND TO 24^TH March, 2011 Niipaak conducted a leadership training seminar in Bunkpurugu District churches where 21 of the church leaders attended. It was an exciting moment for all and very impactful. All the leaders were so happy and asked for more of such kind in future. All leaders came with their wives. I believe the influence needed for every preacher lies on how he can influence his own family first. The women were really excited for getting to know their role both in the church and in their homes. All pictures sent to you already.

[ F ]. 25^TH TO 27^TH March, 2011 preceded with the general seminar for all the churches in the area. In attendance I had 537 people attended with children all. We had 8 congregations participated in this program. Because there was a provision for feeding in the seminar, we taught even in the night. I had brother George Yaan and brother Bawah Laar to help teach one lesson each whiles’ my Timothy evangelists handled the children and helped the women who were cooking. Brother Bawah Laar is one of our old members in the church who is now retired from active service with Social Security and National Insurance Trust and now residence in Bunkpurugu. After the seminar we had 4 people baptized and added to Pauk congregation.

1. Mialika Dubick

2. Tanjong Samuaka

3. Jajinjin Kosua

4. Yobe Jabamong

[ G ]. We had again on the 2^nd April, 2011 organized a film show and air preaching at Sanguli to encourage our members there and to look for more souls. The program was very successful though we had no baptism that night. It happened to be the first time the people of that community heard and saw Jesus’ film in their own language. I believe you can imagine how much interest and concentration would have given to the program.

[ H ]. We went ahead to continue our seminars where 14^th to 16^th April, 2011 was for Gbanli zone. Over there I co – taught with brothers; Nteche, Thomas, and Richard, Ntech taught on giving, Thomas on Christian life, Richard on True worship, and Niipaak on Marriage, and Idol worship. In attendance we had 317 members attended the program with children inclusive. The problem we faced with that zone was lack of water for drinking and cooking. The community has no water and women have to travel many miles for water.

[ I ]. From 21^st to 23^rd April, 2011 was the Saboba District leadership training seminar conducted in Saboba church building. All the congregations represented their leaders for that program. The leadership training program is one of the programs I like so much because, it is very rewarding. Through this program I have raised by God’s grace a lot of capable leaders who are now visiting and teaching in the churches we have in these areas. Personnel is fast becoming no problem for the work if not logistics. Above all, the Spiritual maturity they portray outside is making the church to be able to withstand false doctrines of this generation.

[ J ]. The Saboba church women’s fellowship under the leadership of Sister Victoria [ Niipaak’s wife ] is also yielding a lot of good fruits. The women meet now every Saturday to pray together and do other activities like; visitations, house to house, and visiting the patience in the hospital.

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES ON GOING; The administrative activities going on are; 1. General evangelists meetings, twice a month. 2. Nyualakani church building’s roof is ongoing. 3. Repair work on Chagbani church building and brother Thomas’ house. Seven congregations have been equipped with benches to sit during worship. 4. The children’s Sunday school building project is ongoing in Saboba however, Sanguli’s building is now stand still due to the fact that, their funds are all exhausted. And the day to day activities that make the church run smoothly.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; The above mentioned evangelical efforts and others been mentioned, is been motivated and facilitated by the quick response of our needs by Prestoncret church of Christ. We must acknowledge that, your quick response to our financial needs and logistics has indeed brought us this far. The provision of the Projector, Generator, replacing of my motor-bike, Bicycles, physical cash [ money ] for several programs and projects has by all standards enhanced our work greatly. Individual helps provided to brethren in the church like, myself, brother George’s medical care, brother Thomas’ home repairs, etc are all the true example of Jesus’ life. It is our prayer and hope that, the good Lord will continue to bless every efforts of yours and add more mission minded people to you, to help advance the Lord’s work in this area.

SOME NEEDS; There is a particular need in Bunkpurugu area that is affecting our work. We need to build at least two baptistery in the area. The whole area has no river that has water in the dry season, the only sources of water in the area are bore-holes. Luckily, some of the bore-holes were drilled by church of Christ, which we can just build baptistery or water tanks close by the bore-holes for baptisms in the dry season. Another need to be praying about is a Van for evangelism. This is actually a need, thank you.

Niipaak Laar, Nov 2010-Jan 2011, Report from Saboba, Ghana

CHURCH OF CHRIST,

POST OFFICE BOX SB, 28,

SABOBA – GHANA.

31^ST JANUARY, 2011.

PRESTONCREST CHURCH OF CHRIST,

DALLAS, U. S. A.

QUARTERLY REPORTS FROM { NOVEMBER, 2010 TO JANUARY, 2011 }.

INTRODUCTION; This reports is coming from brother Niipaak Laar and his team working in Saboba and Bunkpurugu. Because of our usual end of year festivities and the nature of our weather in Ghana at this particular time of the year, we concentrated much on teachings, strengthening, and restoring some of our congregations that were affected by floods and conflicts rather than air preaching and the rest. The following are categories of evangelical efforts made and its fruits yielded.

DAILY ACTIVITIES; whiles my Timothy evangelists lead worship services at their various native communities on Sundays and other programmed days, I do my visiting of the villages on daily basics to strengthen, and hold special sections with the churches. This time I visit the hospital and pray with the patience only in the night because I have to leave early in the morning for villages before the sun gets hot. This time our streams and water ways are dried and movement is easy everywhere. All the congregations have their weekly services days differently to enable me visit them easily because, every community is looking for Niipaak to visit them.

CONGREGATIONSTHAT WERE HAVING SPECIAL PROBLEMS; The following are congregations that were affected by certain misfortunes and had now been restored;

1. GBANKOONI CHURCH; This community was been affected by a clan conflict which led to burning of their houses and other properties of theirs. The people took refuge at Togo, a nearby or neighboring country. It took a very lengthy intervention of some of us talking to the chiefs and other opinion leaders of the area and by God’s grace, now there is peace and calm in the area. The congregation was scattered and on the 14^th November, 2010 the congregation was been restored and now they worship every Sunday.

2. TANYEN CHURCH; This is one of our controversial communities in North where every season has its own problems differently. The community was flooded during the rainy season where their church building we did three years ago with local mud got immersed and collapsed. However, in the dry season like this, they don’t have water for any use and right now, we have 5 people there ready for baptism but no water to do it. Though those people are coming to church but they wish they were baptized.

3. SAJEGBAN CHURCH; This church suffered local leadership in the pass and was only worshipping when I am there. But glory to God that now, one of my other Timothy evangelist called, brother Amos is now helping them seriously. I only go there on my visit days but the brother is doing very well with them. As at yesterday when I visited them, they were 36 in attendance.

4. NYUALAKANI CHURCH; This church equally suffered the floods which led to the collapsed of their building, but they have rebuild it again needing assistance to roof. I had already sent pictures of these efforts to Elder Charley this week.

BAPTISMS; The following are some few baptisms we had for you to be praying for;

A. 31^st night at Gbetmonpak in Bunkpurugu we had four people baptized and added to the church.

1. Konjit Lambon

2. Fati Kakraba

3. Yennusom Kamboib

4. Santin Adamu

B. 16^TH January, 2011 at Nyualakani two baptisms were realized.

1. Wassah Liwal

2. Mawiidal Sanjah

REMINDER; I wish to remind you of my annual upcoming leadership training workshops and seminar for Bunkpurugu churches. The Bunkpurugu area leadership training and the seminar is scheduled to take place in March, 2011 whiles Saboba leadership training will be in April, 2011. I therefore want to seek your financial support towards these programs. Actually, these programs are very rewarding because, through that, I have been able to get more brothers in the congregations going out every Sunday to preach.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; I cannot afford to forget to acknowledge the fact that, Prestoncrest Church of Christ has actually demonstrated to us the true love and care that Christ left for us all to continue. I never thought in my life that, God will give me such open doors for His kingdom’s growth. The way and manner you have supported my ministry within this short period of time I got in partnership with you is a miracle. Even, the motivational telephone calls and lovely emails I gets from Elder Charley almost every day, makes me feel belonging and encouraged to work more for the Lord. For the first time in the history of Timothy evangelists in the northern region to be supported to work for the Lord is something to be noted. My long awaited dreams in my ministry have now begun to be fulfilled to the glory of our Maker. I know how much sacrifice you are making to let us realize these blessings, but I want to say to you with Apostle Paul my mentor in the Bible that, your labor in the Lord is not in vain [ 1 Cor. 15: 58 ]. Many have opportunities to do what you are doing and even more, but will not do and causing the cross of Christ to suffer lost. Let us all brethren endeavor in our means to raise the banner of Christ high to the dark world now that we are alive. I do welcome all your advices, suggestions, and inputs all the time as my working seniors and overseers of the work, thank you.