Be At Peace With All Men

Hi Everyone,
"Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord." Hebrews 12:14

Weekly, Crist (and sometimes me too) goes to the village and prays with the doctor's patients and then he'll go to visit with Pastor Dauda and they'll pray together. We, at Back2Back Ministry, want to become more involved in the lives of the widows and orphans in the village and find ways that we can minister to them without just "giving things away." Yesterday, Crist and Pastor Dauda went to the Catholic Church in the village and met and prayed with the Priest, Simon. The ECWA Church and the Catholic Church work together when needs arise and there is friendship between the two pastors.

Crist was thankful to be able to go meet Simon and have prayer with him and learn a little bit more about his congregation. He said that he has 18 widows in his fellowship and Pastor Dauda said that his church (also, the one that we attend) has 20 widows. In the weeks ahead, we are hoping to be able to meet with the widows and learn more about their lives and what assistance B2B might be able to help them with. The first picture up above is of Pastor Dauda and the priest, Simon, with his church in the picture right below. God is up to something and we're excited to be a part of His work. Pray for patience (for me). I like things to move alittle faster than things in Nigeria do. Give us eyes to see when and where the Lord is leading.

A side note: I'm feeling saddened this afternoon. This morning on the road with Alphonsus to do some shopping, we noticed alot of commotion up ahead in the road. When we finally arrived to where the crowd was gathering, we noticed a body on the side of the road with his face covered. We don't know any of the particulars - if they were hit by an Achaba (motorcycle) or a car or how it happened; but someone was dead and there is a family right now that is hurting and grieving. Then I wondered, "Did they know Jesus?" "Where is their eternity being spent?" It can happen so quickly!

As we went shopping this morning and I paid at the register for what was purchased, it struck me once again how very blessed we are for all the financial support that has been given us and continues to be given. Your generosity allows us to buy our groceries - THANKS! (Crist got his M&M's - his one vice - grin!)

In-joy,

Eileen and Crist