Dear Brethren,

I am hereby, once again, writing for the report and prayer needs from Faith Baptist Church.  Thank you so much for praying for our church in all spheres.  I hope you are doing very well spiritually and in your ministries.  In a sweet hour of prayer, it is now time to go to the Lord and offer all our petitions and thanksgiving to him who is the great I Am.  The following is what transpired at Faith Baptist Church:

Last Saturday, I followed up on all the visitors who attended our church in the month of April.  I went to the house of Mr P Simbeye, who visited our church with his entire family.  He has been showing up at our church for a while now, particularly this year.  I presented the gospel to the family and we are hoping the Lord will make His way of salvation to this family.  They seem to be interested in joining our church.  They will need your prayers, especially concerning their salvation.  Pray also for us as we continue meeting with this family.

Pray for me as I visit yet another visitor who came to our church in the month of April.  His name is Mr. Chongo.  Mr. Chongo visited our church with two of his boys.  He used to live in Ndola rural and was a member of Union Baptist found in Ndola rural. They have relocated to Chipata compound, a township next to Kabanana.  I was supposed to visit him last week, but could not find the time.  Pray for me as we present the Gospel to him and his family.  He indicated that he had a lot the share with me earlier, when he visited.  My prayer is to have a profitable time with him.

We have been having good attendance in the children’s Sunday school class.  Children in our neighborhood have been coming and this has scored the increase in attendance in this ministry.  One of our children’s Sunday school teachers, Gertrude, resigned because of other commitments.  Now, only Raymond is leading the ministry.  Last Sunday we asked the congregation for a replacement of Gertrude by anyone with a heart for children.  Please pray for us to find a replacement.  It is clear that the Lord has been blessing us in this area, hence, man power will be needed.  We do not need to ignore this ministry, because tomorrow the same kids will make up our church.  If anything, pray for more than two teachers for this ministry.  We sometimes have up to 40 kids on any particular Sunday.  We cannot afford to lose the opportunity of sharing the Gospel at such an open opportunity.  Pray for us.

We are glad to mention here that the actual classroom block building project commences this week.  All the modalities needed to begin the work have been sorted out.  We have already found the manpower needed.  Please, pray for us to be able to occupy the building in the coming three to four months.  In short, our target is to complete the project within three to four months, if all the material needed is available.  Pray for the Lord to go ahead of us in our plans.

Continue praying for the faithful preaching of God’s Word every Sunday and the salvation of lost souls.  Remember our ministries at Faith Baptist Church and pray for the Lord’s direction.  Continue praying for Brother Bonaventure Lukwesa, who lost his wife not too long ago.  He seems to be doing fine.  Again you will do well to pray for our men whose wives and children do not attend our church.  Remember to pray for my family.  We do have a lot of needs as a family and school opens next week. Pray for us and may God bless you all, Amen!

Yours in Christ service,


Curtis Chirwa
Pastor
Faith Baptist Church, Kabanana