The Ligon Family
BBFI Missionaries to Nigeria
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Prayer
Letter Dear Friend,
A young unemployed man in
our church is coming under increasing pressure to “get serious”
with his life. He graduated from high school at age 21, slowed
by several years out of school in the work force. An
unsuccessful effort at passing the exam to enter the local
polytechnic discouraged not only the young man, but also his
family and other interested sponsors. Students generally need a
sponsor here to provide financial assistance because jobs are
scarce.
Yesterday he told me
he had agreed to apply to a Bible school his mother's
denomination just opened. I think financial inducements
played a part. Taken by surprise by the matter, I queried
him about the denomination (I was somewhat familiar with
them already) and pointed out that they are pentecostal.
They would be expecting him to be pentecostal if he was
going to work for them after graduation. He then told me
that he did not really speak in tongues even though he had
attended pentecostal churches for most of his life. He said
he just faked speaking in tongues!
Please be praying for
Sam that he would examine his salvation and seriously seek
God's will and direction. Sam told me last January that he
wanted to get closer to God this year. Pray that that would
indeed be the case.
These past two months
have been very challenging. Several of our people have had
serious misunderstandings and complaints, all of which seem
to have been put to rest for now. People are quick to
complain, but slow to commit. Oh, that the two were
reversed! To add to the stress, we have been renovating
part of the church and just moved there last week. Through
it all God has been faithful, even during the times when we
were discouraged. Please remember to pray for your own
pastor and his family. We do!
Yours in Christ,
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