Prayer Letter
December 2007 / January 2008

Dear Friend,

Christmas and New Year's were really fine this year.  Services on both days were well-attended.  Christmas was our high day for the year—54!  The primary children sang for both services and said the books of the Bible.  The youth quoted the Christmas story in Luke 2. Two ladies who had never sung for us before did a fine job.

A month ago I met Idris, the manager of a nearby paint supply shop.  Idris is a Muslim.  He and I have had some long discussions, but he remains unconvinced.  He has heard lots of Scripture, but the Muslims say the New Testament has been changed.  It would have to have been changed 180º if Islam is correct!  Please pray that God's Word will change Idris' mind and heart so that he will be saved.

Last Saturday on soul-winning, Daniel and I met Mary Okpanachi.  As she heard the Word of God and understood that her works had no part in salvation, Mary believed the Gospel.  She then prayed and received Christ's forgiveness.  Please pray that she will begin coming to IBC, since the church she has been in does not teach the truth.

We are now entering a new year and do so asking you to join with us in prayer for Independent Baptist Church, Lokoja.  We rejoice that four received Jesus Christ these past two months.  Please pray for more souls to be saved and that God will bring new people to the church and revive the current ones.  Also, we are praying for some young men who are serious about serving the Lord.  Several of the people in the church need to submit to baptism.  Please pray that they will understand the importance of that step.

Also, please pray for our health, especially Ellen's resistance to malaria and typhoid and my pressurized ears.  One specialist put a tube in to no avail and another removed the tube and gave me nose drops to restrict my Eustachian tubes. Three years later, I am still having the same problem.

Your missionaries in Nigeria,
Ross, Ellen and Daniel Ligon