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January 2011 Mission Senegal News
“For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink”
1 Corinthians 12:13
Mission Senegal January 2011
Dear Family and Friends
After two wonderful weeks of ministry and fellowship, the team from Lighthouse Christian Fellowship has returned to the blustering wind chills of western New York. I want to thank all of you that contributed to this trip financially, logistically, in prayer, THANK YOU! I really felt the entire time as though God was linking the two churches as family. Pastor Dave Herr had great fellowship with the elders of the Oussouye church. The women connected through sharing of worship, prayer and food. Throughout the trip we saw that each church served the other in many different ways and that was beautiful to see.
It has always been my vision to inspire churches to see and feel the need and call of a hopeless world outside of themselves. In Oussouye we are seeing our work on the islands advance. We visited Hiitu and Vendaye with the L.H. Team. One man started a friendship with Jesus on the island of Hiitu. I was able to share Christ with a young teacher while we were there. Marcel opened the door for us to share Christ with an entire group of teachers and the church discussed traveling to more islands to meet them. We will soon be returning with gifts from Samaritans Purse for project Christmas Child. We are receiving 500 gifts to distribute with the Gospel. Please pray for this endeavor that many would know the love and care of Jesus Christ.
We are in the final months of the missionary training program for this school year. I am so thankful how God lays his plans out and they so perfectly weave everything together. Christine Feather, my missionary student, feels called to youth ministry in Israel. This year God has launched in my own life, a ministry to teenage girls. Christine has been on the ground level with all of this and made strong contributions to this new ministry. One of the girls she has been in close contact with, Pauline, came to church for the first time last week. We continue with our monthly girls meeting and next year I expect Girls Camp 2011 to be better than ever.
In March I will be joining a prayer tour across the Sahara. My first experience with the turmoil of such an empty place was in 1996 when I participated in a prayer tour across Mauritania. Ever since then, I have wanted to return to the desert, specifically to Mali and Niger. This year Jesus is opening up the door for me to fulfill that desire. Several things draw me to these nations. Mauritania, Senegal, Mali and Ghana are all linked together because of one tribe. This tribe, over hundreds of years, migrated south through these nations finally settling in Ghana. Niger is one of the poorest nations of the world. Both nations are landlocked and have little in the way of natural resources. They are over 90% Muslim, nations in desperate need of a savior and of hope. We are going to pray for the work of Christ, for the people and their nation. The travel through these countries is precarious and long. Please pray for our protection and favor with visa's to get in. A team of four people from my church in Syracuse will be going. The trip is $1600. Please consider supporting me with a special financial gift for this trip.
I love you all for the many ways that you love and care for my work in Africa. I love being a part of your lives as you are a part of mine.
Thank You from the heart of Africa.
~~Kristina A. Friedrich~~
Monthly Support and Special gifts for my upcoming prayer tour can be sent to: University Christian Fellowship, PO Box 35293, Syracuse, NY 13235. Checks can be made payable to UCF, note Kristina Friedrich or Mission Senegal. Donations can also be sent through Pay Pal. The website is: www.paypal.com Click on “Send Money” Send to: info@ucf.org From: Giver's Email Address. All donations are tax deductible.
Prayer Requests January 2011
More contact with girls in need
Presentation of the Christmas Child gifts and Jesus on the islands
Ishmael to find out God's direction and will for his life
UCF Ghana team January 24-February 8th
Matt Manuel's Senegal visit February 9-March 9, 2011
Tom and Lorrie's return to Senegal!!! (Date = Soon)
Christine Feather continue to allow God's hand of change in her life
Burgasi for God to restore his body and mind
Sandarine for her to feel safe with Christ
For the Lighthouse team to inspire missions all around them.
Lighthouse team help in returning home
Pray for my health
Financial provision
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