Growth
Many of you have asked what is going on with the Tobo church since we have been state side. The Tobo church is 2 years old this month. Jason was able to meet with two of our mission’s Church Planting Consultants (2 men who have “been there and done that” and know more than us!). They had both just returned from visiting our co-workers (the Mankins and Williamsons) and the Tobo church this past fall… they were there to do an “evaluation” of sorts on how things were progressing with the church. 25 pages into the write-up on the evaluation, Jason looked up and said to me how encouraged he was by it. Now I found that pretty strange, seeing that the numbers have drastically dropped, our co-workers are still dealing with the same problems, the opposition against the church is still there, and lethargy seems to be the attitude of the day. But yet Jason is encouraged. He spoke to me of the different soils into which the seed had been planted. Some did indeed take root, but the cares of this world choked out God’s truth and they are no longer hungry for the word. And yet some…well 16 or so, from what we have heard, are staying and growing and maturing. It is painfully slow growth and not always obvious to our eyes, but it is happening. Also, the consultants communicated with Jason that they were very encouraged. Again I was flabbergasted. Why were they encouraged? Because they said they saw how strong of a foothold Satan has among the Tobo people, and yet there is a maturing church in a terribly dark place. It is nothing short of a miracle! There is one tiny church among 7,000 people who are opposed to it. Wow, I guess that is encouragement!
Where there was darkness there is now a ray of light; where there was death, there now is life.
Keep Praying!
His Clay Pots,
Jason, Kellie, Micah, Sophia, Malachi & The Tobo Church
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