DAVID ING’OLAN NAKOKIL
Wife: Mary Ingolan Maraka
Children:
Abel Etabo, Dan Engor,
Mathew Ekai, Obadia Ekaalee
Adopted Children:
Alex Ekai, John Ekaru,
Calos Ejikon, Emze Nabuin
SIMI Class: 2017-2018
Zone: Kalemngorok
# of Churches: 5
Total Members:
Lighthouses: 3
Champions: 3
Disciples in Lighthouses: 13
Main Village: Lopur
With a population of more than 980, their economic activities include nomadic pastoralists and farming, while some are doing small scale business in Lopur Village. The village is known for general worship of idols under the control of demonic spirits, in which, witchdoctors are the mediums. Some common idols of worship in the area are the stars, moon, and charms. The villagers believe these idols are the source of life and protection.
Church Progress:
As a result of evangelizing and witnessing by Missionary David Ingolan, the church enrollment is increasing rapidly. 45 adults have given their lives to Christ and worship together regularly. The number of born again youth is 15, and there are 40 Sunday School children.
Updates from the field:
February 2020
In February, Motivator David shared the Gospel in his church. An average of 178 members attended church each Sunday in the mother church in Lopur Village. 269 members attended church in the 3 churches combined. David is grateful to Share International for making it possible for him to be a missionary and do God’s work.
Prayer Needs
– For David’s family
– That David’s children would be able to attend school
Challenges
– Reaching the interior part of Kalemngorok Zone is a challenge
– Walking long distances
January 2020
In January, Motivator David shared the Gospel. An average of 180 members attended church each Sunday in the mother church in Lopur Village. 363 members attended church in the 3 churches combined. He is currently discipling 7 students. David is grateful to Share International for making it possible for him to be a missionary and do God’s work.
Prayer Needs
– God to open doors so as to reach more people with the Gospel
– For his family
– That his children would be able to attend school
Challenges
– Reaching the interior part of Kalemngorok Zone is a challenge
– Walking long distances to reach other villages
December 2019
In December, Missionary David shared the Gospel. An average of 180 members attended church each Sunday in the mother church in Lopur Village. 280 members attended church in the 3 churches combined. David is grateful to Share International for making it possible for him to be a missionary and do God’s work. He is planning an outreach to the Village of Kangiragae in the future.
Prayer Needs
– God to open doors so as to reach more people with the Gospel
– Spiritual support
– That his children would be able to attend school
Challenges
– Reaching the interior part of Kalemngorok Zone is a challenge
November 2019
In November, Missionary David shared the Gospel. An average of 180 members attended church each Sunday in the mother church in Lopur Village. 130 members attended church in the 3 daughter churches combined. David is grateful to Share International for making it possible for him to be a missionary and do God’s work.
Prayer Needs
– Strength to walk long distances to visit other villages
– That his children would be able to attend school
October 2019
In October, Missionary David shared the Gospel in the Village of Aligoi, and 10 people accepted Christ. An average of 376 believers attended Sunday services. They added 10 new members.
Prayer Needs
– The need for a house
– That his children would be able to attend school
Challenges
– Church construction
September 2019
In September, Missionary David shared the Gospel in the Village of Angarabat, and 20 people accepted Christ. An average of 311 believers attended Sunday services. They added 8 new members. There are 10 students attending discipleship classes. David is looking at doing an outreach in the Village of Kakipom in the future.
Prayer Needs
– God to open doors so as to reach more people with the Gospel
– Spiritual support
Challenges
– Worshiping under a tree
August 2019
In August, Missionary David ministered to the mother church and daughter churches. An average of 369 believers attended Sunday services. They added 16 new members. There are 4 students attending discipleship classes. David also has 4 evangelist/elders that have been trained to help him with the ministry work. David is grateful to Share International for their support.
Prayer Needs
– Grace and favor of God upon David for His work in Lopur area
– Spiritual maturity of the body of Christ
Challenges
– Walking long distances to reach out to other villages
– High rate of illiteracy
– Stability of the daughter churches in terms of church leadership
July 2019
In July, Missionary David shared the Gospel again with the people in the Village of Lopur. An average of 217 believers attended Sunday services this month. David is grateful to Share International for their support.
Prayer Needs
– God to open doors to reach more people with the Gospel
– Strength to walk long distances to reach other villages
Challenges
– Reaching the interior of their land is challenging
– Illiteracy
June 2019
In June, Missionary David shared the Gospel in the Village of Lopur, and 162 people accepted Christ. 62 people were baptized. He is currently discipling a class of 21 students. An average of 191 believers attended Sunday services this month. David is grateful to Share International for their support.
Prayer Needs
– God to open doors to reach more people with the Gospel
– Walking long distances to reach other villages
Challenges
– Reaching the interior of their land is challenging
– Walking long distances to reach villages
May 2019
In May, Missionary David had 21 students in Discipleship Class. The mother church had an average of 152 members attend service each Sunday. The daughter churches gained 7 new members.
Prayer Needs
– God to open doors to reach more people with the Gospel
– David’s family
– David’s children to be able to attend school
– Completion of the church construction
Challenges
– Reaching the interior of their land is challenging
– Walking long distances to reach other villages
April 2019
In April, the average attendance was 161, with 5 new members added in the mother church. There are currently 4 people enrolled in discipleship classes. In the daughter churches there are about 50 people attending weekly. They added 6 new members in the daughter churches this month.
Prayer Needs
– Grace and favor of God upon David and His work in Lopur area
– That the local children will be able to attend school
– Spiritual maturity of the body of Christ
Challenges
– The distance of reaching out to other villages is vast, and walking is strenuous
– Drought and famine
– Stability of the daughter churches in terms of church leadership
March 2019
Missionary David serves as the pastor to the village of Lopur. The average church attendance each Sunday is 147. He saw 7 new members added to the church this month. They did an outreach to the village of Kagitonkori, where three people accepted Christ as Savior. There are four people attending the discipleship class in Kagitonkori. David has four men who have been trained to help him with his work of evangelism. He also serves in the following villages: Kekunyuk, Nakebusen, and Kagitankori. These churches are about 40 km from Lopur.
Prayer Needs
– Grace and favor of God upon David and His work in Lopur area
– Financial breakthrough
– Open doors for the Gospel to reach many more lost souls
Challenges
– The distance of reaching out to the villages is vast, walking is strenuous
– Drought and famine
