2014

2014 – The year is upon us – what will you do with this new year which God has allowed you to see?

“The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.  He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor…”  Isaiah 61:1-2

This year will be the year of the Lord’s favor for those who hear and accept the good news of Jesus Christ.  Is God calling you, in 2014, to encourage the brokenhearted – to share His grace and mercy with someone held captive in sin – to witness to someone walking in darkness, lighting their path to the Savior?

Mwimuto Baptist Church began 2014 on just such a note!  It was decided that on the first Sunday of the New Year we would allow God to use us to encourage a broken heart.


We have been praying that not only would the English congregation continue the vision of giving and encouraging, but that the Swahili congregation would catch the vision as well.  So our small group was encouraged as the Swahili congregation also took advantage of the opportunity and participated along with us.

As hands were placed on this one and hearts were bowed, a prayer was offered up that God would be with her throughout this year, that He would be her source of strength and refresh her spirit, that she would understand that God is her loving Heavenly Father and she could trust Him with the coming days of 2014.

How about you -- will you trust your Heavenly Father with 2014?

Pray for Shosho (grandmother)  Hannah that God would make Himself known to her in amazing ways -- that she would testify to His loving kindness.

Pray for Mwimuto Baptist Church as we gather this Sunday to discuss the exciting ideas we have for ministry this year.

Pray that the Swahili congregation would catch the vision and join us as we minister to people in and around the village of Mwimuto.