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OUR VOLUNTEERS

Our American volunteers Mary Beth and Clay have now been with us for a month, and we're thankful that they have decided to extend their stay by another month. Praise God! Not only that, Maja from Germany arrived a few days ago and is staying for 2 months. For years I have prayed for workers to be sent into the harvest, and while we had some people in the early days, it stopped abruptly when we had a military coup in 2012. I'm so thankful that God is raising up fearless sons and daughters who will come to Mali even when their governments does NOT recommend travel to Mali. Praise God! Please pray for them.

We're also excited about Nadia's return to Mali for one year later this year, possibly with another lady, and about the possibility of church teams coming. And when you hear each of their stories, it becomes clear that is has nothing to do with us, but that it was simply God calling them to come. We had not met a single one of the six volunteers we have had recently in person before they came!

Favor is the most precious commodity there is, favor with God makes all the difference, and He is the one who gives us favor with people as well. God's ways are so much higher than our ways, and sometimes we simply don't understand why things take so long that you think should have happened much earlier. It's a time of learning to simply trust Him, and that His timing is perfect.

Just over 6 months ago Becca Greenwood prophesied over us that in 6 months there would be breakthrough (paraphrased), and that we haven't seen anything yet. The time for fulfillment has come!

OUR PROMISED CHILD(REN)

So many of you have been praying and believing with us. God gave Randy a vision of us having twins, and he has been holding on to that. We have both been holding on to the promise, even while the years passed, and I advanced more and more into the forties. It seemed less and less likely or possible. BUT GOD!

A few days ago, we celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary. On that very day I found out that I'm pregnant. And there is a good chance it might be twins! I have started week 5 of the pregnancy. Our due date is November 6th. Please pray for us during these next few crucial months! We need your prayers, and so do our baby/babies!

NO MORE DEBT!

A few months ago we were more in debt than ever and I wondered how we would ever get out of it again. BUT GOD! He did what seemed impossible and we are out of debt today! Praise Him! We thank all of our supporters from the bottom of our hearts because without you we could not do anything!

However, we do need more monthly supporters as less than half our budget comes in through regular donations. Already our surplus is dwindling, and we'd rather not end up again where we were a few months ago. And with the pregnancy and then a newborn, we won't be able to do as much itinerant ministry as we have been doing.

CONSTRUCTION ADVANCING

It's been so good to watch the walls of our 4th building come up these past few weeks. Praise God! It raises our faith to believe for the remaining 56.000€ or $64,000 to finish it. We're eager to have this building done, so Paul and his family can move back onto our base, and so we can start our elementary school.

Years ago we built a two-bedroom apartment on top of our multi-purpose hall where we house our visitors. We now have need for more rooms, especially with teams coming, and have drawn up plans to build another apartment (4 bedrooms) on the remaining space of that roof. I'm still waiting for the amount of what it will cost and will let you know next time. (The hand-drawn part to the right is the new apartment.)

QUICK NEWS

•        Spiritual Warfare - We need intercessors to hold us up in prayer! We have a closed Facebook group for our intercessors.

•        First-Grade Teacher - We are still looking for a French-speaking first grade teacher. 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!

•        Malian Director Paul - Paul's wife Rokia has been doing well with the treatment she is getting. Please pray for her complete healing.

•        Security Situation - Mali is becoming more and more radicalized by jihadists. Also, the population is rising up against the government, still not accepting the president's election. Please pray for peace, and for protection from jihadists.

•       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.

For You formed my innermost parts; You knit me together in my mother's womb. I will give thanks and praise to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made! (Psalm 139:13-14a)

Loving HIM,

Claudia (& Randy)