December 2024
DEAR FRIENDS,
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord”. Colossians 3:16
Whoa! The Lord in His marvelousness is carrying us step by step through this year 2024 which soon will come to an end. Some went through a lot by losing their loved ones; some lost their jobs; etc.… but He is faithful to us all. For that we are very grateful to Him in everything. “I WILL SING OF THE GOODNESS OF GOD”.
We had some visitors from the 7th to the 29th of November. It was for three weeks. We ministered in 3 villages, and we were at one of the hospitals in Lome, giving kits to the newborn babies. We were all exhausted after everything. I am so thankful to the Lord that each and every person reached their destination safely.
The pastors and their wives were together in Sokode from the 13th to the 15th of December. It was a three-day seminar where I taught the Judgment Seat of Christ / BEMA. It was a good time together in the Word, in prayer, and in fellowship. We used this time also where each pastor shared about their ministry from last January up to November. The number of the people the Lord brought to Himself; about those who were baptized; the blessings and the hard times we had; the progress and the family and ministry needs. Every pastor couple went well to their homes.
We continue with church building construction in Kara, Temple Shalom. We are getting ready for the concrete roof of the church. The church members have been working on the last Saturday and Sunday of the month after church service. Everybody and even the children are happy to do something. This concrete roof will serve as the floor of the continuation of the school classrooms. This Saturday will be the day when this great job will be done. We will need to start at 5 am and it can take us up to 9 pm because the job needs to finish the same day it was started. Please, continue praying that the Lord may provide for all these needs regarding the ministry.
We want to share this testimony with you from one of the churches.
Here is the testimony of a lady called Sika. She is in the picture with her child. At eight months of pregnancy, her TH is at six. She was very weak. After the treatments, she felt like new again. Her serology test was negative. On the day of delivery, the midwife saw in her files that the serology test was positive. She requested another test which turned out to be negative. When she was in labor and the baby started to come out, she no longer had the strength to push. The women of the church came together to pray. God listened to their prayers and suddenly the strength came back to her. She pushed and the baby came out. We saw the hand of God. The name we gave to the child is Jeanne which means God is gracious. The child is one year old now. Praise the Lord.
There is another lady from Temple Shalom who is now pregnant after ten years of marriage. Please, pray for her delivery to be successful.
A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND BLESSED NEW YEAR 2025 TO EACH ONE OF YOU. MORE BLESSINGS.
In the Service of the King of Kings,
Pastor Paul & Nicole ASSIGNON