May 1
A native ministry received a letter—folded and smudged—with this message: “My brothers and sisters, covid came and we did not die. There is a lot of malaria in our region, but we are still alive. The illegal miners shot us, and we are still alive. The great famine came, and we are still standing. Foreign missionaries left because of the government ban, but we are still standing, and the church has been meeting all the time. We are moving forward; new relatives have accepted Jesus and we have baptized others. God has kept us; we are steadfast and alive.” Your gifts of $25 or $50 help establish churches such as this. Pray for God’s protection over His people.
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” (Galatians 6:9)