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TRAVELING THE USA & SHORT STOP IN VIENNA

The few weeks we were in the US we attended three conferences and visited and ministered in a few churches. The Lord already spoke to me during Patricia King's conference which was immediately followed by Randy Clark's conference. On the very last night he called all full-time missionaries forward to lay hands on them. All week I could feel the Lord at work in me and when that call came, I had a sense of great anticipation that God was up to something.

When Randy Clark and Leif Hetland took my hands to pray for me, I started manifesting like I hadn't since the heights of the outpouring in the 90s. I lay on the floor for a long time with the Lord speaking to me. At this time I will not tell you more about this profound encounter until I have seen its fruit back in Mali, so maybe in our next email.

And yet, I have already seen fruit in my personal life and when I ministered in my home town of Vienna a few days ago (picture).

And now, I have such a sense of excitement and anticipation of what the Lord is going to do as we return to Mali. THIS is the time for BREAKTHROUGH! It's so near, you can smell it!

Many of our friends are surprised at our lack of fear as we go back, considering we left because jihadists were planning to attack our base. At the same time, we received word after word that the Lord is with us, protecting us and watching over us. If the Lord is with us, who can be against us?

Look at our USA pictures here.
Look at our Vienna pictures here.

SHORT-TERM VISITOR

24 hours after our own return to Mali we have the joy of welcoming Andrew from Kansas City on our base. It is Andrew's first missions trip and he is only coming for one week. Please pray for his time with us to be life-changing.

LONG-TERM TEAM MEMBER

We are eagerly awaiting Magda's arrival in a few weeks. Magda is from Romania and a kindergarten teacher. She will be a wonderful addition to our team, one that is very needed. Please pray for her preparation. Once she arrives in Bamako, I will be teaching her Bambara as she settles into her new role.

We are also excited to have an intern from a missions school come for two months in January. This is the time to go to Mali!

QUICK NEWS

•        13-Year Anniversary - Our Canadian guest speaker for this year's conference has unfortunately canceled. We have decided to only have our big celebration on December 10th instead of doing a several-day conference.

•        Christmas in Mali - December is my favorite month in Mali, as we are trying to make Christmas as special as possible for our children, especially for those who have never celebrated it before. On the 24th we will be going out for a special chicken dinner with staff and all our sponsored children, and on the 26th we'll put on a party for the street children and neighbors' children, handing out candy, drinks and shoes and serving them a special meal. Would you like to help us bless these children?

•        Building #4 - Praise God we have the money to start building the foundation of the next building! It will serve as dorms and classrooms for our elementary school in the beginning, and will be our business and workshop section later. The Lord has given me faith for it to be finished by next fall so that our elementary school can start in it then. Total cost: $99,000 or 84.000€.

•        First-Grade Teacher - We are still looking for a French-speaking first grade teacher to join our team. There is such a need for a good, Christian school where the children are treated with dignity and learn something. Many of our Muslim neighbors would send their children to our school. Please pray we'll find a teacher by next fall!

•        Security Situation - The Malian government has not set a new date for the referendum to change the constitution that the population is rising up against. Also, Mali is becoming more and more radicalized by jihadists. I just read this excellent article about it here. Please pray for peace, and for protection from jihadists.

•      Sponsor Needed - We're looking for a half-sponsor for Patrice (10), our cook's son. If you'd like to enable Patrice to go to school and be taken care off, a half-sponsorship is $30 or 25€ per month.

•        Disciple-Making Movement - Our groups continue to thrive and multiply, and we can't wait to see it with our own eyes. This Sunday we'll be going to Sebela, where we started a church last year and where the whole city council now consists of believers in Christ.

•        Malian Leader Paul - Please continue praying for Paul who has a lot on his shoulders. He has a lot of physical attacks. Also, we realize more and more that him not living on the base any more is a huge problem, as he lives a long way away. Please pray for a solution so he can live closeby or move back in (which his wife doesn't want).

•        Miracle Baby - Please keep praying for our promised child. Only God can create life, and nothing is impossible for Him!

•        Language Learning - Randy has been learning French for the past few months but will join our new team member Magda in my Bambara class. Please continue praying for language acquisition.

•        My book in French - My book has already been out in English and German for years, and now it's only a matter of a few more weeks or months and the French translation will be out. Praise God! Please pray for the final stretch.

•        Partners - We're looking for monthly financial partners as we only have 49% of our budget covered by regular monthly donations.

•       Volunteers - Do you want to come change an orphan's life? Do you want to heal the sick? Preach the gospel to those who've never heard? Come to Mali for a season and let God change your life. No language skills needed, but French skills are helpful.

Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand guard in vain. (Psalm 127:1)

Trusting HIM,

Claudia (& Randy)