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ZEALOUS YOUNG AMERICANS JOIN US FOR TWO WEEKS

This is the third time we have a team come to Mali, but never have we prepared like we have this time, and never have we been more in anticipation than this time. There is such a sense of purpose, of something major ahead, of this being a milestone in many ways. Our church has just completed 7 weeks of prayer and fasting, and even during this time we have seen an increase in healings, especially.

These past three days we all fasted together, in unity, and the Lord encouraged us and confirmed to us that He was up to some great things in the two weeks ahead (more details in the blog for May 13). We are all very excited, and ready to do whatever He has us to, whether the team here in Mali, or the team that is on the plane on the way to Mali right now.

I'm asking all of you to keep us in prayer these coming two weeks, and maybe some of you can lift us up on a daily basis. For this reason I'm including a detailed schedule of our activities:

  Departure for the village after lunch.
  First open air meeting at night - prayer for healing, preaching.

  Morning: Village of Sotoly (animists) - preaching to gathered village.
  Afternoon: Street evangelism.
  Evening: Second open air meeting.

  Morning: Village of Goro (animists) - preaching to gathered village.
  Afternoon: Street evangelism.
  Evening: Third open air meeting.

  Return to Bamako.
  Afternoon: Ministry on our property, inviting people to ministry in upcoming week.

  Morning: Weekly program for street children
  Evening: Prayer meeting

  Church Service at 4 pm.

  Day of rest or sight-seeing.

  Morning: Praying for sick in hospital (we're still looking for one since they've all turned us down so far)
  Evening: Bible School

  Morning: Street evangelism around our property.
  Evening: First open air meeting on our property.

  Morning: Street evangelism around our property.
  Evening: Second open air meeting on our property.

  Morning: Street evangelism around our property.
  Evening: Third open air meeting on our property.

  Morning: Weekly program for street children
  Evening: Prayer meeting

  Church service in the morning.
  3 pm departure for Dogonland, arrival at 1 am.

  Touring Dogonland.

  Return to Bamako, departure of team at night.

Please pray for strength for all of us. None of the team members speak French, so it will be a full-time job for me just to interpret.

Pray for unity in our team.

Pray for our children to be obedient and trustworthy, and to be transformed forever.

Pray for Paul who has his end-of-the-year exams during the second week of their visit.

QUICK NEWS

•    Construction Update - The official papers were issued to move the people who are illegally on our property, and this week all the buildings on our property will be leveled. We're expecting to start drilling the well by May 21.

•     Finances - No money for the construction has come in yet, but we know without a shadow of a doubt that the Lord will build what He has promised. We've sown into several church construction projects of other ministries, and are believing to reap a harvest from that seed. We need the first half of the money for electricity now, and the other half in a month. By then we will also need the money to build the wall around the property. All the details and the current situation can always be found on the CONSTRUCTION page of my website.

•     Keep praying for a new car for us, and pray these two upcoming weeks that our 20-year-old car will make it and not let us down. It will certainly run on prayer! We also need to go to the village with it - something I didn't want to risk at first.

•     In June I wll be in Austria, more exactly June 4-July 1. Details are on the left, and always updated on the CALENDAR page of my website. Also, the schedule for my summer trip to the US can now be viewed as well.

The kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it. (Mt 11:12)

Serving in HIS army,

Claudia

Our Resident Family of 12
(March 2007)