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KINGDOM ADVANCES IN THE VILLAGES

In 2006 we started proclaiming the gospel in unreached villages and saw a regional revival as news of the miracles spread and people came from everywhere asking us to come to their village. We ended up with 6 village churches, and stopped there as we did not have the capacity to follow up on any more churches. We left one pastor in charge in the region - and he ended up stealing and lying to us, and those churches were lost.

We did continue ministering to one village church - a two-hour drive from our base in the capital - as they were so very hungry for God and had seen God miraculously protect their fields when all the other fields around them had been devastated. Every other Sunday our old truck makes its way to Goro and back, and we've seen the blind see and a paralytic girl being able to move again.

Every Wednesday we head to Dara, a village 45 minutes from us in the opposite direction. Those two village churches are the only ones we have left right now. Healings have been a regular part of ministry in Mali, and these past few weeks we have seen them abound as Randy has joined our teams going to the villages.

It's a challenge with one truck out of commission for this past half-year, and the other old truck in really bad shape. It's been a blessing to have Randy here who can maintain and repair it somewhat, but it's simply old and keeps breaking down. They thank God every time they make it back from the village - and sometimes they don't make it back without a breakdown. Other times our kids need to take a taxi home from school when the truck breaks down at the side of the road again. We are just in desperate need of a new vehicle, costing an unfathomable $35,000 or 20.000€ though half that would buy us a decent 10-year-old one.

That need gets even greater if we want to expand again in ministry, as we've been praying and looking into reviving some of those churches lost a few years ago. Two are on the way to Goro, and we could do ministry in all three villages simultaneously. Also we're praying about starting house churches in our area of influence in the city of Bamako.

More April pictures here.

HEALING TESTIMONIES

These are some healing reports written by Randy:

I held my hand on the tumor and spoke in Jesus name for it to leave! As I was praying and holding the tumor it disappeared - I felt the skin go back down flat!

A baby I prayed for that the chief had asked me to pray for was standing now and just about to walk - praise God!!

The brother of the man with the sick group said his broken leg was better and the man with a tumor that shrunk away in my hands was now a believer and doing well.

The woman I prayed for who had epilepsy and fell in fires just like in the Bible was still well. I got to pray for another tumor by a lady who asked me, and she said she felt better. Other pains from headaches to backaches were made better or removed in Jesus name!

Claudia and I lay hands on her and prayed for her; she sweat the fever off and was up in the morning. A young man here was feverish and I got to pray for him. I felt his hot feverish head turn cool against my fingers. He told us tonight that he was well a few hours later.

Just got in from the village. God healed every person we got to pray for. Several who could only see close up, God opened their eyes, and they were saying that they could now see in the distance. A lady could only whisper; Jesus opened her throat and she began to talk normal. Pain went away in many.

We found out that another man from our first prayer day had been healed enough that he was going home well.

An older lady I prayed for with Joseph was healed. Her heart hurt, and she was not breathing well. God gave me a word for her to take some deep breaths as we prayed to Jesus. Her expression changed, and she began to breath better. I looked around and everyone almost had left for a walk to a house. When I got there, I got to pray for a little girl with a swelled hurting jaw. Jesus healed her, and I told her he did because he loved her so. I told her she was his princess. And I finally saw her smile real big with no more pain.

We have also seen an increase in healings in our prayer meeting and services.

PARTNER WITH US

This is the first spring when I'm not traveling in Europe to minister, and we can feel it financially. It also seems like checks simply don't arrive or are not sent, and I'm just puzzled why there is so little money coming in. It seems the greater the need, the less comes in.

We've never had more than 50% of what we need come in from monthly donors, and Randy joining the ministry has only added one single donor to the list. However, the needs have grown, and vehicles are worn out, as are generators and sound system, all in need of replacement. And we can't even keep up with taking care of daily needs and repairs.

Would you consider supporting us on a monthly basis? No amount is too little, so whether it's 10 Dollars or Euros or 100 Dollars or Euros, we'll be very grateful!

QUICK NEWS

•        Malian Wedding Celebration - Paul organized a wedding celebration on our base for us, and it was beautiful! I was very moved when the children sang a "thank you" song for me; you can watch it on YouTube here. And Joseph sang a blessing song over us that you can watch here. Look at the pictures here.

•        Paul - After three years of working non-stop since he got married, my Malian leader Paul was very much in need of a vacation, and I'm glad he got to spend a week in a hotel to have time off to rest. Any help with those expenses would be very much appreciated.

•        Easter Party - We put on a party for the street children at Easter, playing games, sharing the gospel, children getting saved, getting shoes and food and praising God together. Look at the pictures here.

•        Our Marriage - We have now been in Mali for 5 weeks, and being newly-wed couple, we are dealing with a lot of things, plus Randy being new to the culture and ministry. Please do not forget to include praying for our marriage.

•        Patricia King - A month from now Patricia King is coming for 48 hours, and Bruce & Cheryl Lindley for a week. Please pray for much fruit from their visit.

•        New Video - Professional producers have made a new promotional video for us that you can watch on our YouTube channel here.

•        New Truck Needed - We're currently spending hundreds of dollars to get our truck repaired that hs been sitting broken down for months. Our only working truck also keeps breaking down. We desperately need a new Toyota pick-up truck, which unfortunately costs as much as $40,000 or 30.000€.

•       Volunteers - We always need volunteers in Mali who can stay a few months or more. If you'd like to come help us, please contact me.

So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. (Lk 7:22)

Trusting HIM,

Claudia