WE ARE PRAYING BOLDY, FOR GOD'S GLORY!
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We received news from Bobi Reserve, and the news is worse than initially reported. Bandits with guns attacked our church service on Bobi Reserve around 10:00am Sunday, Nigeria time. MANY men, women, and children were kidnapped. These are our friends, our beloveds, our brothers and sisters in Christ, including 2 SFA teachers and a SFA nurse. Lives were lost, cattle and money stolen, and homes were burned to the ground.
We are heartbroken, sad, worried, BUT GOD! God is faithful, and He knows all things. He knows where are friends are, He knows the outcome, and HE WILL BE GLORIFIED! We are praying that no weapon formed against us will prosper! We are praying that, like other Muslims WE KNOW, that JESUS would appear to these bandits in a dream and reveal Himself to them! We pray AGAINST this attempt to distract and disrupt what God is already accomplishing on the Bobi Reserve, in Jesus' name! God is breathing Life, Breath, and Truth into the Fulani people! His kingdom WILL move forward, for His glory.
Father, lead Schools For Africa in Your will!
Director Phyllis Sortor is in Niger State today, meeting with the Governor, Commissioner of Police and Commissioners of Agriculture and Education, requesting immediate help in the locating and release of our kidnapped comrades. We thank God that our two teachers were able to escape. We are requesting that the Governor DO SOMETHING about these bandits who are wrecking this reserve!
The bandits are an army... fully equipped with weapons, transport and informants! As long as there are none to oppose them, they will continue to pillage, kidnap and kill.
Phyllis is pointing all this out to officials and strongly requesting an army of our own! From Phyllis: "God is our Commander and Chief. May He lead, guide, give wisdom and favor before these officials today. We need serious prayer."
This comes in the midst of SO MUCH good stuff!
Just 90 minutes before the kidnapping was reported, SFA Director Phyllis Sortor emailed our SFA team with an email titled "JOY". The email detailed the many new requests for schools, details of new churches we are building, and new partnerships with old friends. Phyllis wrote, "I'm so happy to be here, doing all I can, with YOUR help, to plant seeds of peace and faith in Jesus among all these precious people God brings into our lives!"
Prayer Requests:
Pray for the families of those who lost their lives in the recent bandit attack - number not yet known.
Pray for the safe and speedy return of all kidnapped from the Bobi Reserve - number not yet known.
Pray for our great need for ongoing security on Bobi Reserve, to continue the good work there.
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